Stormy Petrel by Audubon Canvas Print

Stormy Petrel by Audubon Canvas PrintThink of it as Audubon with less reverence and better instincts. The pair of stormy petrels keeps all the natural history detail of the 1830s plate, but the muted sea and soft cream ground let the birds breathe rather than perform. Hang it where you want a room to feel a little older and a little more curious a study, a hallway, a coastal bedroom. It works best above a low piece of furniture so the eye can take in the wingspan, and it sits happily on

What changes when it goes up: the kitchen feels a little more lived-in

The dark backdrop anchors the corner

and the canvas gives the bold linework a softer

It's a William Morris textile design — the Wallflower Pattern — reproduced on canvas

Best paired with brass

matte finish that mutes the glare

lived-in spaces — a bedroom

the cowboy cat portrait loses nostalgia and gains grit

Best at eye level above a small desk

and the hand-painted feel keeps the wall from looking too polished or staged

and the corner that usually goes flat suddenly has something to look at

The pink is loud