Leaves and Cobwebs by Ogino Issui Canvas Print

On a low winter afternoon, the olive green looks almost illegally fresh. Ogino Issui’s leaves and cobwebs sit close together, layered over a darker patterned ground, with fine web lines drifting across the surface.

In a room, it pulls the eye down to something quiet and slow. The wall stops being a backdrop and starts holding atmosphere earthy, a little moody, with just enough light in the leaves to stop it going heavy.

Hang it at eye level above a writing desk, a bedside table or a low sideboard. It also reads beautifully in a hallway where you pass it more than you study it.

Pair with oak or walnut, undyed linen, stoneware lamps and warm paper shades. The wrapped edge keeps the focus on the leaves themselves.

Don’t crowd it with brighter florals this one wants the wall to itself.