Laurie Franklin
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Laurie grew up in Zimbabwe. She graduated with a degree in Textile Design and Technology from the University of the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town. Her artistic career began in 2002 painting nudes, landscapes and florals. She exhibited widely in South Africa and her artwork found resonance in hotels in Ireland, Mauritius and Dubai. Moving to Perth in 2009, she had continued success with her nudes, abstracts and landscapes. Prestigious projects included over 600 artworks for the Rendezvous Hotel in Scarborough and North Perth.
A sea-change in 2012 indulged studying ceramics in northern Carolina, USA. Her return to Australia in 2013 saw her move to Melbourne and continue working on abstracts, nudes and landscapes.
Laurie takes a yearly art residency to expand her network, explore new mediums and grow as an artist. She works out of her studio gallery in Elsternwick, Victoria.
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Mixed media on canvas
76cm x 60.5cm x 3.5cm
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Stretched and ready to hang.
Acrylic, oils and mixed media on canvas. Signed on the front.
The rain is falling in the distance, there is a soft mist hanging over the coastal dunes and the sky is coloured by the glow of the morning. This is part of the Rain series that follows the rain around Australian landscapes.
The artwork is sealed in a clear varnish.
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Mixed media on canvas
152cm x 101cm x 4cm
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This large, dreamy, pale grey blue and dark brown abstract is inspired by rolling hills covered in banksia trees that make a perfect walk or run.
The colours used are a beautiful pale duck egg blue, a smokey grey blue, a soft beige and off white, with accents of gold leaf. The very dark brown has a grounding influence on the soft tones.
This artwork is unstretched and ships in a roll.
I suggest Mobile Framing or Fantastic Framing for easy stretching or framing.
Acrylic, gold leaf, ink and charcoal are sealed with a clear varnish.
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Mixed media on canvas
121.5 x 91.5 x 3.5cm
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A striking palette of ebony black, a light sea glass green, a brighter aqua, shades of gold paint and sparkling gold leaf inspired by the sea, rocks and seaweed.
The banksia pods are golden and shimmering. The signature at the bottom right almost blends in.
This artwork is a thick edge stretched canvas and comes ready to hang. The gold leaf is sealed with varnish so it won't tarnish.
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Mixed media on canvas
61cm x 51cm x 4cm
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This landscape features the banksia tree clustered around the base of a hill, in smokey shades of charcoal black, beige and gold - the metallic gold changes in the light. By using acrylics in a watercolour technique there is a softness to the layers of colours, creating detail and depth. It is part of the Banksia Series and there are many artworks in this series.
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Mixed media on canvas
101cm x 76 cm x 4cm
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Unframed and ready to hang.
This evocative abstract landscape is part of the Banksia Series.
The ridge is partly in shadow, with areas catching the sun. The featured gold leaf detail is the banksia tree - a recurring motif in my artwork.
This refined palette of charcoal black, gold leaf, shades of warm brown, beige and cream are a striking contast to the metallic gold leaf. Several of the trees are created with a handprinted translucent paper.
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Mixed media on canvas
40.5cm x 50.5cm x 1.8cm
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The start of summer captured in a startling sunset, in layers of oils and metallic copper.
This oil painting captures the water reflecting the sun against a backdrop of a distant outstretch of land. The clouds are layers of lilac, purple grey, cadmium yellow, soft blue grey and metallic copper that will change in the light.
Ready to hang.
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Mixed media on canvas
122cm x 41 cm x 4cm
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Ready to hang.
Unframed.
Inspired by beach house living and summer days. This series of soft seascapes in watercolours, ink and charcoal are a beautiful choice with a neutral and fresh palette.
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Mixed media on canvas
152cm x 61 cm x 4cm
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Inspired by beach house living and summer days. This series of soft seascapes in watercolours, ink and charcoal are a beautiful choice with a neutral and fresh palette.
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Mixed media on canvas
152cm x 61 cm x 4cm
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Inspired by beach house living and summer days. This series of soft seascapes in watercolours, ink and charcoal are a beautiful choice with a neutral and fresh palette.
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Mixed media on canvas
340cm x 150cm x 0.1cm
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This is an unstretched canvas measuring 352 x 162cm, which allows for a 6cm edge to wrap around a thick stretcher or easy framing.
This large abstract landscape of creamy beige, an almost black brown, shades of off-white with sparks of metallic gold is inspired by wild grass, silhouettes and horizons of distant mountains.
The metallic gold leaf creates warmth and will change depending on the angle of the light. There are areas of collage of a thin translucent paper creating texture.
It is part of the Banksia Series and there are similar pieces in this series.
This is painted on heavyweight, high quality canvas for durability and strength.
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Mixed media on canvas
200cm x 160cm
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The Sydney Heads (also known as the Heads) are a series of headlands that form the narrow 2 km wide entrance to Sydney Harbour in Sydney. It is very common to see multiple sail boats of all types in the harbour.
This large abstract painting in blues and white has highlights of gold leaf - representing the sun catching the sails.
Ready to hang.
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Mixed media on canvas
240cm x 91cm x 4 cm
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Banksia Mountain is a panoramic abstract landscape depicting an abstract view of trees and hills. Metallic gold leaf reflects the light through the trees.
Watarrka National Park has many stunning vistas and walking through this awesome, inspiring location at dawn is possibly one of the best times to be there.
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Mixed media on canvas
250cm x 80cm
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A large abstract painting of banksia trees and a distant horizon in earth tones of off-white, cream, warm beige, a soft ochre and dark brown. It is highlighted with charcoal and copper leaf. The copper leaf is a rose gold in some lights and deep copper depending on your viewing angle.
Ships rolled in a tube and requires stretching or framing to hang. I can assist with organising stretching/framing in your city.
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Mixed media on canvas
200cm x 60cm x 4cm
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Ready to hang.
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas.
This is part of the Nautical Blue Series.
The iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge is rendered in naïve impressionistic style, in an elegant palette of dark blue, grey blues and whites, and all the shades in-between.
Accents of metallic gold leaf highlight the Harbour Bridge structure and the small silhouette of the Sydney Opera House under the bridge. The blues have been gently layered and built up to create the surf and sky. The gold leaf embellishments change and shimmer in a change of lighting and as you walk by the canvas.
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Mixed media on canvas
182cm x 61cm x 4cm
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Ready to hang.
Unframed.
This abstract landscape is inspired by a ridge of banksias.
Partly in shadow, with areas catching the sun. The featured gold leaf detail is the banksia marginata or silver banksia.
Charcoal black, gold leaf, shades of warm brown, beige and cream create a neutral colour palette.
Purchasing from Laurie Franklin:
I offer free shipping within Australia via courier and typically ship my works out within 3 business days.
International shipping is based on artwork size and destination country. Please contact me directly via my website for more information.
Framing can be done upon request. Buyers will need to pay the framer directly and will be subjected to the framer’s returns policy. Please contact me directly via my website for more information.
I offer free returns on artworks shipped in a roll. For stretched works, buyers will need to pay 50% of the return and insurance costs.