Blue Blue Banksia Gold

This tactile artwork depicts a familiar motif in my work - The Banksia. The metallic gold sparks and changes with the angle of the light.
Painted in dark blue, mid blue, grey, blue grey, white, taupe and stone with highlights of white this colour palette is perfect for most interiors.

It is part of the Banksia Series and there are similar pieces in this series. https://bluethumb.com.au/laurie-franklin/series/banksia-series

The metallic gold leaf creates warmth and will change depending on the angle of the light.

It is unstretched and measures 156cm x 72cm - allowing a neat edge when stretched or framed.

Commissions welcome

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Australian artist Laurie Franklin (b. 1981) is an established, internationally collected painter known for her layering of paint and mixed media to create tactile works ranging from mountains, seascapes to florals and abstracted forms.

Laurie has sold 1000s of artworks since starting painting in 2002, artwork is displayed in hotels, restaurants and held collections in over 20 countries. Past hotel projects have included 200m of hand painted wallpaper and hundreds of original artworks for hotel suites.

Based in Melbourne, Australia she works from a large studio space allowing several artworks to be worked on simultaneously. She travels and undertakes Art residencies around the world, the changing scenery influences her unique approach to capturing the intrinsic character of the landscape . Her gestural style, tight color palette and use of metallic elements create tactile, intriguing artworks.