After the warm afternoon light shifts, the living room suddenly has a pulse. This piece does the work of a strong character actor a stare you can feel from across the room, painted with loose, confident brushwork in deep red, denim blue and warm pink. Hang it where you want a room to stop being polite. It holds a wall solo above a console, a sideboard or a low bookshelf, and it earns its place in a study or hallway too. Pair it with tan leather, warm timber and oatmeal linen, and let one or two stoneware pieces echo the rust tones. Don’t crowd it with other faces or fussy florals it wants room to glare. The canvas weave adds a painterly edge that suits the loose brushwork.