From the doorway, the loose brushwork reads clean. Up close, not polite. Lily pads break into thick dabs of green, pink buds sit on the water, and the blue surface is anything but flat.

Hang it and a quiet room slows down. The blues cool the wall without going cold, the green keeps things alive, and the pink picks up anything soft in the room — a cushion, a throw, a vase of stems.

Works above a sofa, a low sideboard, or at the end of a bed. Best at eye-level on a calm wall, where you can step back and let the water open up.

Pairs well with pale oak, linen, brushed brass and stoneware in soft greens.

Don't crowd it with other busy florals or strong patterns — it wants room to breathe. Stretched on a wooden frame and ready to hang.