Fraser's Barbed-throat by John Gould Canvas Print cream neutral cream or off-white wall where

cream or off-white wall where the blues can sing

Avoid hanging it next to other busy figurative work or competing primary colours — it wants room to breathe

a flash of pink and a vivid orange ball at the centre

Don't crowd it with other busy art

Fraser's Barbed-throat by John Gould Canvas Print cream neutral cream or off-white wall whereWhat it adds isn't clutter. It's vertical tension in the right places. A hand coloured plate from John Gould's hummingbird series shows two little birds working a spray of pale pink orchids, painted with the patience of a Victorian naturalist. It pulls the eye upward, which is exactly what a shorter wall or a narrow strip of plaster between two doors needs. Hang it above a writing desk, on a stair landing, or in a hallway where guests slow down to