Peta Laurisen

I paint most days,have been for some 20years now. Life is art to me, and art is life.I am inspired by the old masters of Renaissance and the Pre Raphaelites. After many years in the fashion industry Peta was ready for a change of direction......Painting on a large scale art that looked three dimensional, called Trompe L'oeil. Paintings were commissioned for both commercial and residential clients in Australia and South East Asia.
Peta's work regularly appeared on television and in many magazines, House and Garden Year Book1999 , Country Looks Magazine, " Belle" Home Beautiful. The Melbourne Age Newspaper " Domaine" and many more .
In 2000 Peta then moved on to create a coffee table book of her own all about her knowledge and experiences in the art world of illusion,called "Creating Grand Illusions" documenting her work over the past twenty years.It has sold Nationally and Internationally.
Peta has now scaled down her art and paints on canvas. She paints all her images directly on to the canvas, painting in layers of colour using acrylic paint building up layers of colour creating a translucent affect. Some work is figurative and some are of flowers.

Painting from an early age as my father,Harvey Hall was a well known Albury artist in country New South Wales. He was self taught as am I.After schooling I went onto the field of Dress Design at R,M.I.T. Melbourne, Victoria. Some years later travelling overseas took me later to London's West End where I worked as a designer at "Biba" and "Top Shop".After several years working in London I returned to Australia and opened two dress shops of my own, called " Montego Boutique" in Chapel St, and Hawthorn, Melbourne.

Commissions:
Peta has been commissioned for many large commercial and residential projects both nationally and internationally.


Village Road Show Cinemas Camberwell, Melbourne, Rivoli Cinema, Camberwell, Victoria.
Exhibitions:
2015 Soho Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W.
2015 Boarder Art Show. Gold Coast, Queensland.
2013 Gallery One, Southport, Queensland.
2013 Boarder Art Show, Gold Coast, Queensland.
2012 Brussels Art Fair.Belgium.
2012 Retrospect Gallery. Byron Bay, N.S.W.
2011 Manyung Gallery, Victoria
2010 Soho Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W.
2010 Manyung Gallery, Victoria
2009 Erotic Art of Today, E S Publishing (book) 2009 2009 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza. Victoria.
2008 _ Manyung Gallery, Solo. Mt Eliza, Victoria. 2008 2008 _ Fehva Art Exhibition, Byron Bay, N.S.W.
2007 _ Melbourne Art Show , Melbourne.
2007 _ Manyung Art Gallery, Mt Eliza ,Victoria.
2007 _ Sydney Art Show,07'Royal Hall of Industries, 2007 N.S.W. 2007 FEHVA Art, Byron Bay N.S.W. 2007 Soho Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia (solo)
2007 FEHVA art, Byron Bay, N.S.W.
2006 Border Art Show, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia 2006 FEHVA art exhibition, Byron Bay, NSW,
2006 Soho Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia (solo)
2006 Fresh, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia (solo)
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