Kings Canyon - Abstract Australian Landscape

A panorama of trees and ancient rock formations painted in ink, acrylic and gold leaf.
Tracing the lines of time. Inspired by aerial views in the Outback. Maps. Topography.
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This is part of the Banksia Series - please search my series for other similar work in the same colour palette and different sizes.
https://bluethumb.com.au/laurie-franklin/series/banksia-series-neutral-colour-landscapes

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Bluethumb's professionally framing network will stretch or frame and deliver the artwork without any of the damage that can happen during transit to oversized items.
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Stretched size of 81 x 200 cm
Framed Size will be 83 x 203cm
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This large modern abstract expressionist in shades of pale warm cream , a deep black brown for the rocks and gold leaf for trees. there are additional areas of translucent paper that have been torn into the shape of trees and dot the landscape.
The artwork features soft graphite and dark charcoal detailing. The metallic gold changes in the light and angle of the light- from bright light gold to deep burnished tones.

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It can hung in either orientation.
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A black or oak frame would an elegant framing choice as it plays with the tones of the artwork.
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Commissions welcome in any size - please contact me for the more details

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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.