Three feet by four, painted by hand, and it does not look like anything else in the room. Vertical strokes of chartreuse, hot pink and umber run down a scraped cream ground, and a dark branching line cuts through the middle of it and gives the whole surface something to hold onto. Gold foil is worked into the edges so the piece catches light from the side as you walk past it. Every one is painted individually, so the piece you get is not a copy of the photograph — it is its own. Browse more wall art.
Details
- 36"W x 48"H
- Hand-painted on cotton canvas over a wood support
- Chartreuse, hot pink, umber, ochre and cream on a scraped ground
- Gold foil applied along the edges
- Unframed, gallery-style presentation with painted edges
- Vertical orientation
- Individually painted — colour placement and brushwork vary piece to piece
- Ready to hang
- By Bloomingville
Styling
This is a colour piece, so let it set the palette instead of matching one. Over a neutral sofa it does all the work in the room; over an already-patterned one it will fight, so move it to a wall of its own. Four feet tall wants some ceiling — nine feet or better, or a stairwell.
The pinks and chartreuse are unapologetically bright, which means the room can stay quiet everywhere else: oat linen, walnut, black metal, a plain rug. If the room reads too safe, this is the single purchase that fixes it. Hang it unframed and slightly low, centre around 58 inches, and resist the urge to put anything on the wall beside it. In an entry it sets the tone for the whole house before anyone gets past the door. More in home decor, living room furniture and decor and more.
Care
- Dust lightly with a dry, soft brush — never a wet cloth on a painted surface
- Do not use any cleaner or solvent on the paint or the foil edges
- Hang out of direct sun; hand-mixed pigments shift faster than printed ink
- Use two hooks into studs or heavy anchors at this size
- Handle by the edges of the support, not the painted face
- Small variations in brushwork and foil coverage are the nature of a hand-painted piece
