Marsh Hawk by Audubon Art Print

Marsh Hawk by Audubon Art PrintNothing in this warm brown and cream bird study whispers, even when the study does. Audubon's three harriers bring a calm, scholarly weight to the wall wings spread, tail barred, a quiet hunter at rest. Hang it above a writing desk, a leather armchair or a console in the hallway. It works alongside dark wood, linen, aged brass and faded rugs, and sits happily on chalky off white, sage or warm clay walls. Avoid bright modern abstracts and high gloss

Don't crowd it with other busy patterns — one statement

the navy holds the wall in the evening

the orange glow lifts it

and the map needs a quiet wall to be read

Stretched over a solid wooden frame with a matte canvas surface that takes the light gently

while the warm brown chalets and tiny skiers give the eye somewhere quiet to land

and pale cream blooms set against a soft sage-green ground

Eye-level works best — it rewards being looked at properly

watchful bird

sky blue and deep green cuts through clutter without trying too hard

Plain ivory linen lets it breathe

Skip the heavy clutter of nautical signs