Amalfi Lemons on the Table Canvas Print

Amalfi Lemons on the Table Canvas PrintFirst glance: bright yellow lemons. Second glance: the still life doing something smarter. A vase of leafy clippings, a glass of water and a row of fat lemons sit on a pink striped table, with a sleepy Mediterranean town and blue hills through the open balcony. The colours are bold but well behaved, so the room lifts without tipping into noise. Hang it in a kitchen above the worktop, in a sunny breakfast nook, or on a dining wall where the table

The portrait shape suits narrow walls between doors and windows

This piece does the heavy lifting on a quiet wall with very little fuss

Avoid hanging it next to busy florals or other strong graphic faces

Van Gogh's 1887 self-portrait is exactly that — a steady

mustard velvet and brass

scratchy stems and small pops of deep pink and red

behind a console

smoked glass and a few ceramic tankards

this print brings a gentle sense of calm and a touch of botanical beauty wherever it lands

black and purple surrounds the real Campari Soda bottle in the centre

Three colours do all the work — mustard yellow

The whole room warms up