Eared Grebe by Audubon Canvas Print

Eared Grebe by Audubon Canvas Print'Too safe,' said nobody standing in front of warm orange against deep black. Audubon's Eared Grebe brings a slow, considered kind of character into the room the sort of piece that rewards a second look. The cream background keeps things calm, so the dark plumage and warm orange flash do the heavy lifting. Hang it above a writing desk, a console in a hallway, or over a sideboard in a dining room. It sits naturally with dark wood, leather, linen and

bouclé and wool also play well

soft yellow and cream

Don't crowd it with other animal portraits or busy florals — this one needs a bit of quiet wall around it

One bold line

and the single red bow does all the heavy lifting on colour

Sunflower gold

with a perched songbird

the pale blue facade keeps the room calm around it

The canvas weave softens the painterly brushwork and reads warm in lamplight

mustard and terracotta buildings up a narrow lane

a small writing desk or a chest of drawers at eye level

Stretched on a wooden frame with a soft matte surface that softens the cream ground beautifully