Coral Blooming | Petra Meikle de Vlas

Ocean Art | Petra Meikle de Vlas

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About the artist

Inspired by the waters around her, Petra Meikle de Vlas creates mixed media works in her coastal studio about 25km from the beautiful Great Barrier Reef.

Petra rarely follows conventional art methods and has developed techniques that create different effects that closely resemble reef and ocean-like formations. The texture is the exposed reef and rocks, liquid paint is the water, the spray bottle is the force of nature such as rain, the hairdryer is the wind, the blowtorch is the sun, gravity (tilting the board back and forth) is the tide. Petra is constantly experimenting with different methods and tools and is constantly learning.

Besides brushes, she uses her hands, air guns, spray bottles, a blowtorch and gravity. Petra usually works on large formats and 'sculpts' her paintings, starting with a board on which she places different materials on top of each other.

The results of applying mixed media, where the chemistry between pigments creates dynamic compositions as they attract and repel, resulting in beautiful formations. Each work can have multiple layers, starting with the original layer of paint poured in place.

About Art & Pictures

Art & Pictures Gallery is an online platform with an exhibition space in Amsterdam.

The unique composition of the collection is what sets Art & Pictures Gallery apart. We work with a very diverse group of artists and photographers. Both established names and emerging talent, from home and abroad and aged from 26 to 76! This makes our collection pleasantly versatile, also in terms of prices.

There is a choice of both original artworks and paintings as well as photography and fine art prints in limited editions. Whether you are looking for something small and personal or a large 'statement piece', the team at Art & Pictures Gallery can help and advise you to make the right choice for your home or office. We have competitive prices, various finishing options and custom solutions.