Big Sur Coast Road Canvas Print

Test it this way: if the living room feels safe, size up. This is a big painterly view of the Big Sur coast, all thick oil-style brushwork, deep blue water and warm gold cliffs. Hung above a sofa or a long sideboard it pulls the eye across the whole wall and adds a real hit of colour to a calm room. Pair it with warm oak or walnut furniture, cream linen, stoneware and a rug in sandy tones. It has enough energy on its own, so keep nearby walls quiet no busy patterned wallpaper or competing seascapes. The canvas edge suits the loose brushwork and lets it sit unframed on a plaster or off-white wall.

Try it above the sideboard; the winding road will do the editing. The eye follows the curve down the cliffs and out to the deep blue Pacific, and the rest of the room settles behind it. It brings warmth into rooms that lean cool, and cools rooms that lean too warm. Hang it in a living room, entryway or long hallway where people slow down for a moment. Pair it with linen sofas, warm wood, leather and a little brass. A single lamp on a nearby surface helps the golden cliffs glow in the evening. Avoid crowding it with other busy landscapes or strong pattern on the same wall.