Floriosa is the botanical painting practice of Sydney-based artist Sally Browne. Working primarily with Australian flora, Browne’s paintings respond to the vitality and unpredictability of plant life, and reflect a long-standing interest in pattern, line, and the expressive possibilities of paint.
Born in the UK, Browne first studied art and surface pattern design before travelling through South East Asia and eventually settling in Sydney. She spent 15 years working as an art director in branding before committing to painting full-time in 2015.
Her work is inspired by the wild plants and birdlife that thrive in overlooked places; unkempt gardens, roadside verges and inner-city streets. Using colour, gesture and loose mark-making, Browne develops painterly responses to the Australian landscape that sit somewhere between observation and abstraction.
Floriosa paintings often allow botanical forms to loosen, tangle and drift across the surface, capturing something of the restless energy of plant life. This body of work sits alongside Browne’s broader painting practice and is presented under the name Floriosa by Sally Browne.
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