Ship of Dreams II

I respond emotively to colour, texture and the symbolism of everyday objects I find in printed media.
I chose 89 year old newspaper and modern magazines to layer the connections I feel with Australia to create my 'Ship of Dreams' series.
The artwork is circular like a port-hole, an opportunity to view and share someone else’s world.

As an island Australia began it's connection with the world through the sea.
Travel is often seen as a luxury where new cultures enamour us and countries stake a place in our hearts. It can energise and inspire us to connecting to all we hold dear.
But a journey made unwillingly severs relationships between families and 'home'. My Ship of Dream series often takes a cue from history.

This art work is on a round artist board and it is unframed. Choose a mount and frame to suit your personal tastes.

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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.