Afternoon Muse Canvas Print

Afternoon Muse Canvas PrintWe like portraits best when they come with a little abrasion. This one has it a woman caught mid thought at a table of roses, lemons and bread, painted with brush marks you can still see. Hang it and the room wakes up. The deep red behind her pulls the eye, the soft pink keeps things calm, and the sky blue dress carries colour right through the wall. It earns its keep above a sideboard, a dining table, or in the living room where people actually sit

ceramic and warm off-white walls

Avoid putting it next to busy florals or other heavy graphic prints

botanical engravings or soft landscapes

Don't hang it in a quiet bedroom or a serious living room — the subject belongs near food and drink

A trailing houseplant nearby leans into the botanical mood

linen and plain ceramics

and the corners stop feeling empty

sat on a cool blue shadow with a soft cream surround

a home bar

A jug of greenery on the side does no harm at all

a cup of tea

You don't need much else on the wall once it's up