Iron Pot Lighthouse

Iron Pot lighthouse also known as the Derwent Lighthouse, is the oldest lighthouse in Tasmania, and the second oldest in Australia. Located on Iron Pot island off South Arm, the square tower was built in 1832.
This seascape focuses on the lighthouse with a gold leaf "light" and gold sailboats.

This elegant palette of is a smokey grey blue sky and a darker blue with a grey undertone for the sea and with white highlights. The gold leaf changes and shimmers in the change of lighting.

This artwork is unstretched and ships on a roll.
The white, black or wood frame recommended by Bluethumb will all work for this artwork - or select canvas stretching for a clean simple elegance.

The total dimension of the unstretched canvas is 95cm x 218cm.
A similar artwork can be created on 2 or 3 panels and in any size.

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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.