Petra Zantingh

Petra Zantingh: “Working in mixed media, I combine graphite, water-based pigments, and inks to prepared wood panels and seal them with UV varnish, wax, or acrylic mediums. This approach to painting is unpredictable and allows for a unique flow and rhythm of colour and texture that bring the subject matter and themes together. As the water evaporates the pigment is left on the surface and creates mysterious designs and marks and I layer those to further craft the painting.” Zantingh has a MA in Art in Education from Concordia University (Montréal, QC, Canada). She is interested in discovering how teaching art influences her own practice and in turn her work benefits those she teaches. Her lesson plans are kept in sketchbooks to allow the visual to take precedence over the text. She teaches at Redeemer University College (Hamilton/Ancaster, ON, Canada) (https://www.redeemer.ca) in the Art and Education departments, at Visual Arts Mississauga (https://www.visualartsmississauga.com) and at Indwell (http://indwell.ca). www.petrazantingh.ca