Her lifelong love for nature and the deep connection she has to the landscape and its magical beauty inspires Petra Daecke to paint.
The artist was born and raised in Germany and lives now on the Gold Coast in Australia since 1988. Petra also has travelled through many countries over time with a diversity of vegetation, climate and cultures and always loves to learn and explore more.
Her paintings are part of collections in Australia, Canada and Germany.
Her favourite medium is pastel with its vibrancy of colours and possibilities of textures, but also loves the versatility of oil paint and its rich glow.
She endeavours to communicate not only what she sees and feels, but also a place’s rhythm, atmosphere and spirituality in her paintings. Her aim is to inspire people to reconnect mankind back to nature and remind people that we are all part of a whole.
From her own experience, Petra believes that spending time in the natural landscape may open people’s hearts, give time to reflect, restore energy and has the potential to heal bruised souls.
In today’s busy world with all its challenges nature brings peace and wisdom to whoever is prepared to watch and listen.
The impact of paintings can be immediate and lasting, it is a universal language that speaks to all people with layers of meaning.
2019 First Prize for landscape, Redcliffe ‘Excellence’ exhibition
2017 Winner for pastel and oil, Sawtell Art Exhibition
2015 Highly commended D’Arcy Doyle Award
2015 Second prize for pastel Ekka
2013 Second prize for landscape Gold Coast Show
2010 Third prize for pastel, Big Art Awards RQAS Gold Coast
2009 Highly Commended, Annual Competition RQAS Gold Coast
2008 Second prize for pastel, Annual Competition RQAS Gold Coast
2008 Second prize for pastel, Annual Competition RQAS Gold Coast
2020 Redcliffe Art Society, joint exhibition (3 artists)
2019 Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, joint exhibition (3 artists)
2018 Redcliffe Art Society, joint exhibition (3 artists)
2014-16 The Art Gallery, Mount Tamborine
2014 Hilltop Gallery, Mount Tamborine, joint exhibition
Every year Darcy Doyle Awards
Every second year Border Art Prize
2013 Boonah Art Galley, joint Exhibition
2011 Hanasho Brisbane, solo exhibition
2011,12 Gainsborough Greens Art Award exhibition
2011-13 Lethbridge gallery Brisbane, finalist in ‘Lethbridge 10000’
2010 Robina Community Gallery, group exhibition
2007 Lovett’s gallery, joint exhibition with one other artist
Royal Queensland Art Society Gold Coast
Redcliffe Old Fire Station Gallery
Stanthorpe Art Gallery
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Memberships:
Royal Queensland Art Society
Pastel Society of Australia
Redcliffe Art Society
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