Petra Goldschmitt

Petra Goldschmitt shows a representative overview of her creative work

01.07.2003 - 31.07.2003

Apart from her occupation—she is an engineering draftswoman by trade, a housewife, and a mother—Petra Goldschmitt of Kuelsheim has taken the initiative for creative development. For her, painting is like a dream, the withdrawal from everyday life, colourful dreaming, an expression of her observations and emotions. Due to its demand for spontaneous decisions which are almost irreversible in their effect, she continues to be fascinated by watercolouring. She is continuously challenged to quickly respond to runaways and structures as well as wait in a disciplined manner for the paint to dry to continue working. Her watercolours speak their own language and are intended to reach the viewer—and this exhibition at the LAUDA FabrikGalerie reaches her goal. This is confirmed on a daily basis by feedback of our staff as well as our numerous business callers. Her work depicts colourful plants, unique buildings exhibiting a number of different structures, picturesque spots, and dreamy landscapes in subtle pastel tones. The artist discovered her passion for painting in school when she chose painting as her first major course of study. According to the artist, she learned the art and craft of painting by attending watercolouring, portrait drawing, and ink drawing courses as well as weekend seminars and advanced training courses. Meanwhile the artist has become an active member of the Kuelsheim and Lauda art circles, and she holds seminars for individuals of all age groups that are interested in art. As her paintings speak well for themselves, Petra Goldschmitt does not provide too many explanations regarding her work. Instead, she enjoys talking about her personal inner satisfaction while painting, passing into dreaming, escaping from daily life, and losing herself in the painting until it is completely finished. However, she can only fully "release" her work if it stands up to her critical scrutiny—after sufficient time. The work of the artist certainly passes her close examination, and a tour through the exhibition at the LAUDA FabrikGalerie demonstrates the exquisite quality of her work. She conjures pleasantly aromatic plants, dreamy landscapes in a range of different moods, quiet spots filled with spirituality, and buildings of a unique structure in both monochromic or vivid colours and traditional or modern styles—all her paintings are a homage to her expert stroke, her sense of colour, her flair for form, and her good perception of a balanced composition. The effects of the paintings are increased by means of exceptional framing which succeeds in intensifying and underlining the contents of the watercolours.

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