Orla

Hand-signed Flatbed Textured Giclée on boxed canvas limited edition by Robert Oxley.

Passionate about the conservation of big cats, Oxley returns to these incredible creatures in his new Autumn 2025 collection, this time inspired by hope, luck and prestige.

From tales of cats warning of bad weather to a shopkeeper whose luck changed after taking in a feline friend, the origin of the Japanese Maneki Neko waving cat varies from region to region. However, the prosperity and good fortune associated with these figurines remains constant across the globe.

Influenced by the folklore that surrounds the symbol, Oxley weaves its themes of luck and quiet strength in ‘Orla’. Working in a rich palette of plum, brown and gold, Oxley captures the big cats in their natural colours, offering a striking new direction from his kaleidoscopic shades.

Borrowing the Irish ‘Orla’, meaning ‘golden princess’ for the title, the artist captures the power and fluid movement of the tiger, encapsulating the raw energy of the animal in the highly detailed brushstrokes alongside his drip technique and hallucinatory swirling lines, creating a sense of life and movement.

Oxley subtly added touches of liquid gold leaf to the original artworks, embellishing the animals with an ethereal and regal air. This warmth is translated into the hand-signed limited edition by laying the image over a wash of gold ink, adding dimension and life to the artwork. The print has been created as a flatbed print applied over a previously primed canvas that would have been painted gold. (so the gold is the first layer of the print).

This artwork is also available in a framed set of two. 

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