Cranes Over Waves Art Print

Cranes Over Waves Art PrintThere's a reason Japanese decorative painters kept returning to cranes over waves; rooms still respond. The motif is centuries old and it carries a quiet, hopeful feeling that doesn't go stale. Put it up and a flat wall starts to breathe. The soft sage backdrop reads almost like a painted plaster, the cranes give the eye somewhere to go, and the gold touched foliage warms the whole thing up. It hangs best above a sofa, a low sideboard, or a bed where

soft pinks and brass for that monochrome dress-shop feel

Avoid hanging him next to anything serious or overly grown-up

the loose horizontal brushwork will do the editing

and a bit of brass

The painterly brushwork and chalky off-white background give a room something to slow down for

Don't sit it next to other bold figurative work or busy patterned wallpaper — it wants room to breathe and a chance to be the wittiest thing in the room

brass switches and white walls

Let your home reflect your fearless side

the room stops feeling like sleeping quarters and starts feeling like somewhere you'd actually read at night

and matte black hardware — the orange does the talking

Printed on premium fine-art paper for crisp brushwork and rich darks

The orange becomes the thing your eye lands on first