Sheltering Palm

*Surreal portrait of a woman with a Palm leaf
that is sheltering her from the celestial power of the Sun.

This work represents semi-self-portrait in imaginary settings.
A personal tribute to my young adult memories in the tropical wilderness.

*Process: Ink, free-hand line drawing in finer detail

* Deeply expressive facial features and body movements in my works are highly influenced by my cultural heritage and decades long figure studies of historical frescoes and murals in spiritual locations from my birth country. The artistic postures are borrowed from centuries old cave paintings that I studied during my college years.

* Primary colours used: Black Ink on Sunkissed Yellow & Metallic Gold.
Authentic original studio drawing, 2025 (free hand drawn. One of a kind)

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UNFRAMED .
This drawing is created on Organic Japanese Bamboo Paper.
Framed images are for display purpose only.
Framing under Glass or PlexiGlass is recommended.
Will be securely delivered *FLAT. (*Not rolled in a Tube)

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Hiranya is a classical figurative artist based in Brisbane, Australia.
She exclusively produces works derived from memories and experiences
through various reflexions of today’s social, cultural and economic ambience.
Bold colours and symbolism are a focus point.
Deeply expressive facial features; body movements and postures on display are highly influenced by her cultural heritage and
decades long figure studies in historical frescoes and murals in spiritual locations from her birth country.

She is currently working on two series, a Summer-floral themed series and another called 'Tea Room' which is a personal fascination.
Summer-floral theme is titled "FLORA'S SECRET" where the artist is breaking all the boundaries of colour and patterns with lots of details around the female identity.
"TEA ROOM" series on the other hand stays within her signature stripe patterns on the subject's outfit, starting from simpler-minimal story to sophisticated tales with symbolism.

Each work takes its own significant time to finish based on the amount of details going in.
The beauty of every aspect and little details of each work is extremely important to the artist.
Hence they are carefully realised.

Hiranya's work is widely collected internationally and locally.