The Hurting Soul | Red and Black Vertical Abstract Oil Painting
- 100% hand-painted oil on canvas
- Delivered Framed & Ready to Hang!
- We stretch (Gallery Wrap) every canvas
- Hanging wire is attached to the back
- Any questions? Please call us on 1300 90 21 53
Framing options
Choose your finish from the options above. You only need to pick one, and the painting arrives ready for the wall.
Option 1. Outer frame, delivered framed
A gold ornate, silver ornate, modern flat black or modern flat gold frame around the stretched painting. Delivered framed and ready to hang.
Option 2. Gallery wrap, stretched and ready to hang
The frameless modern look. The canvas is stretched on a timber frame with the painted edge wrapped around, and the hanging wire is attached on the back.
Option 3. Rolled canvas, frame it yourself
The painting comes rolled in a protective art tube so you can take it to your local framer.





How our paintings are made
- 100% hand-painted in oils on canvas by university-trained professional artists. No prints, no computer-generated technique.
- Painted to order for you, then stretched or framed and checked before dispatch. Allow 21 to 28 days.
- Proofs on request. Our artists rarely need changes, but if you would like to see your painting before it ships, just ask.
Delivery and guarantee
- Free tracked delivery Australia-wide. GST included, nothing more to pay at the door.
- 30-day money-back guarantee on every order.
- Australian owned, Melbourne-based since 2013, with a local contact you can reach on 1300 90 21 53.
About The Hurting Soul
The canvas is filled edge to edge with red, worked in long vertical strokes that run from the top rail to the bottom. Two dark, almost black columns fall from the upper edge, one near the centre and one to its left, thinning and breaking as they descend into the warmer field below. Between and around them the red shifts from deep burnt crimson to bright orange, with paler apricot flickers catching along the right side and lower middle where the paint has been dragged thin.
There is no drawn subject, only surface: ridges of dried oil, scraped channels and small pooled beads of colour that read as scorched bark or embers. The character is intense and brooding, a single strong colour carried by darkness rather than contrast.
Strong enough to hold a plain wall on its own, so give it space above a sideboard, in an entry hall, or on a stairwell landing. It works against white, grey or charcoal walls and sits well with black metal, walnut and leather. Pair with dark timber furniture rather than competing colour. Browse more abstract oil paintings, the Statton Collection.