Buy abstract for the story. Keep it for the deep blue. The marks read like water under sun quick, confident, just enough pink and white to keep the eye moving.

What it does to a room: the blue cools things down without going cold, and the painterly strokes stop a tidy room from feeling stiff. It carries one wall on its own.

Where to hang it: above a low sofa, behind a bed, or at the end of a hallway where the colour can pull you down it. Daylight rooms suit it best.

Pair it with pale oak, rattan, cream linen and the odd brass detail. A single pink ceramic on a nearby shelf will tie the whole thing together.

The canvas weave softens the brushmarks and gives the blue a gentle matte finish.