East Bergholt Church by Constable Canvas Print peeking cat Avoid icy blues

Avoid icy blues

Avoid placing it next to cool grey-blue art or high-gloss finishes — the textural calm gets lost

Two white birds meet beak-to-beak inside a thicket of peonies and hibiscus

red or busy patterned wall — the painting needs a calm backdrop to do its job

the cream and green soften the walls

East Bergholt Church by Constable Canvas Print peeking cat Avoid icy bluesBy late afternoon, the cloudy sky stops looking decorative and starts working. The room settles, the walls soften, and this loose Constable sketch of East Bergholt church becomes the thing your eye keeps going back to. It brings weathered grey blue, olive green and warm brown into a room, which is why it sits so well against off white walls, linen upholstery and older wood. Hang it in a study, entryway or above a low sideboard where it can be looked