A Poem for Petra

This painting features the back of an elfin young woman with a braid standing in an autumnal forest setting. The image comes from a photoshoot by the artist shot for a dutch fashion designer in Paris. In the painting version her ears have been accentuated to suggest elfin characteristics. The surroundings of burnt umber and gold suggest the end of winter.

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Born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1975, Price studied Fine Arts at Canterbury University.
A multi-hyphenate artist, internationally accomplished in the realms of Painting, Photography & Music, she spent 15 years living in Paris and speaks fluent French.
Currently rooted in Brooklyn, New York, Price is a mother, wife, and a prolific creator of work. Price’s work has been shown in eminent galleries in Paris, New York and New Zealand.
Known for her use of bright, vibrant colors, bold brush strokes, drips, splatters and chalky lines her art work grabs the viewer and invites them into a world of sacred and magical imagery.
An overarching concern for Mother Nature permeates the work as the artist seeks to awaken viewers to the beauty and genius inherent in the natural world and compel them to act with urgency in face of the current Anthropocene