Rooms go quieter when turquoise is this sure of itself. The water fills nearly the whole picture, and the four swimming dogs give it a reason to hold your eye. Put it up and a flat, tidy wall suddenly has movement in it cool green-blue lifts a warm room, and the cream highlights keep it friendly rather than cold. It works above a sofa, along a hallway, or on a kitchen or family-room wall where people pass often. Pair it with linen seating, pale wood or walnut, rattan baskets and simple cream stoneware. Don’t crowd it with other busy patterns or hang it beside strong navy or red pieces the water needs room to read as water. As a canvas, the loose paint strokes read naturally and the surface takes on a real painted feel.