Since relocating to Ho Chi Minh City in 2016, Franklin has developed a close friendship with English artist Richie Fawcett who’s become renowned for his sketches of the city’s ever-changing skyline and currently has an exhibition of his works on the outside walls of the British Consulate General not too far from here.
A number of Fawcett’s works also hang at Anan Saigon.
The pair’s connection goes beyond simply enjoying each other’s company over a cocktail and a love for art.
Fawcett had a distinguished career of his own in hospitality both here in Vietnam and previously in England before becoming a full-time artist out of his The Studio Saigon just blocks away, which also doubles as a speakeasy.