From up Above

Image © Petra Meikle de Vlas About the ArtistBased in Cairns Australia, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, artist Petra Meikle de Vlas creates brilliant abstract mixed media works inspired by the turquoise waters near her home. Mostly self-taught, Petra rarely follows conventional art methods and has developed a technique of her own. In addition to paint brushes, she uses her hands, air guns, spray bottles, a blow torch, and gravity. Typically working in large formats, the artist "sculpts‚Äù her paintings, starting with a board upon which she layers various materials. She loves to experiment with different methods and tools so that she is always learning. This series of works is from the artist' s "Colourscape‚Äù collection inspired by the Great Barrier Reef. This series represents the results of mixing media, with chemistry between pigments creating dynamic compositions as they attract and repel, sometimes resulting in beautiful formations. Each work could have severa