From the doorway, the loose brushwork reads clean. Up close, not polite. The blues break into green, the surf turns pink, and the whole wall lifts a shade brighter. It does the work of a window in a room that hasn’t got one. Hang it in a family living room, a bathroom or a kids’ room, where a bit of energy is welcome rather than a problem. Give it a plain wall and let the colour do the talking. It sits happily with pale wood, rattan, white joinery and simple ceramics. Skip heavy patterned wallpaper next to it, and don’t crowd it with other bright sea scenes one is plenty. On premium fine-art paper, the thick brushstrokes stay crisp right to the edges.