Petra Van Niekerk Art Unclaimed

The paintings of Petra van Niekerk is known for the vibrant, joyful colours depicting the simple pleasures of ordinary South Africans at work and at play. Although believing in diversity in art, she tends to have a few favourite topics, eg. “Street scenes, farms, children, donkeys, little coastal dwellings” etc. She started out in oils, but enjoys using acrylics / mixed media, capturing the essence of a place or scene and adding her own interpretation.Many paintings has been sold in South Africa, a few has “emigrated” and been sold abroad.Petra van Niekerk is gebore in Johannesburg, skool gegaan in Pretoria, gestudeer in Johannesburg en woon tans in Roodepoort, Gauteng.Kuns is ‘n gawe maar ook ‘n uitdaging – ‘n verantwoordelikheid.“Dit is so maklik om teen die donker en negatief van die