Choirboy Beagle Portrait Canvas Print hummingbird the wall above a hallway

the wall above a hallway bench where coats came off

or as a single warm note at the end of a quiet hallway

sailing boats on a wide river and a pale Mount Fuji on the horizon brings unhurried space into a room

This Beatrix Potter scene of Peter Rabbit

and stoneware in cream or ochre

Choirboy Beagle Portrait Canvas Print hummingbird the wall above a hallwayThere's a reason oil painters keep returning to dog portraits; rooms still respond. A beagle stands in a red and cream choir robe, ears soft, eyes lifted, with stained glass and candles glowing behind. It's a quiet bit of humour with a properly painted feel warm, characterful, never silly. Hang it in a study, snug or hallway and the room gains a small story to tell. It sits especially well above a writing desk, a low bookshelf or a dark wood