No, the dark green doesn’t soften the room. It defines it. Every line of this dinosaur is drawn like an old natural history plate, and the flat olive panel behind it pushes the whole thing forward. Hang it on a study wall, above a desk, or in a hallway where people pass close enough to notice the linework. It sits happily with dark stained wood, aged leather, wool and stoneware, and it holds its own on a clay or olive painted wall. Don’t crowd it with busy pattern or bright primary-coloured accessories the detail needs a bit of quiet either side. As a canvas it arrives stretched over a wooden frame, ready to hang straight away.