Setting Sun

Smokey black and smouldering orange combine into this decadent artwork inspired by the setting sun. layers of burnt orange and bright orange nestle with metallic gold against deep ebony glossy blacks.
Layers of oils and alcohol inks create tactile artwork. Flecks of metallic paint create highlights against the deep ebony blacks.

Inspired by the Outback and the way you experience the big sky colours of the evening

Sealed with artist’s varnish and ready to hang.

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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.