On a warm afternoon, the soft pink looks almost illegally fresh. The portrait gives a quiet room a face someone to share the space with rather than a pattern to look at.

The pink background holds the whole picture together, while mustard, deep green and a flash of orange keep it from feeling sweet. The brushwork is loose enough to feel alive, not posed.

It works best at eye level on a calm wall above a dressing table, beside a wardrobe, on the wall opposite the bed, or in a study where you want a bit of personality.

Pair it with warm woods, blush or cream bedding, rattan, and stoneware in soft greens. A small plant nearby picks up the leafy notes in the hair.

The canvas wrap keeps the brushwork feeling like a real painting on the wall.