Open the curtains at mid-morning; the soft grey will handle the drama. This is a quiet piece with a lot going on up close hundreds of tiny pencil marks building the wrinkles, ears and folded paws of a cat fast asleep. On the wall it does two jobs at once: it keeps a room feeling light and open, and it gives people something to lean in and look at. Hang it low over a chest of drawers, a desk or a bedside table, where the detail sits within arm’s reach. Pair it with pale wood, linen bedding, plain painted walls and simple ceramics. Don’t crowd it with strong colour or heavy pattern busy florals and bright blocks will drown the line work. On premium fine-art paper the pencil marks stay crisp and the white ground reads clean.