Western Muse in Olive and Blue Canvas Print

By late afternoon, the portrait stops looking decorative and starts working. The olive green pulls the warmth out of cream walls, and the flash of bright blue at the neck keeps the whole thing from going too quiet. Hang it on a plain wall in a bedroom, study or hallway where it gets a moment on its own. It sits comfortably with linen bedding, pale wood, rattan and simple stoneware, and it lifts a room that has plenty of texture but not much colour. Don’t crowd it with other faces or busy pattern either side, and skip a heavy ornate surround. As a canvas the brushy edges read softer and the piece feels more like a painting on the wall.