‘Too safe,’ said nobody standing in front of warm gold. This is a tall, richly detailed bird painting, and it changes the temperature of a room the moment it goes up. Flat walls stop feeling flat. The gold background throws warmth back into low light, while the teal neck and the long green tail give the space a proper focal point. Hang it on a chimney breast, above a sideboard, or in a hallway where people slow down and look. Pair it with dark wood, velvet, brass fittings and simple ceramics. Keep the wall around it fairly clear, and avoid busy patterned wallpaper or competing florals nearby this piece is already the pattern in the room. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.