Fraser's Barbed-throat by John Gould Canvas Print cream neutral A disco-ball apple sits beside

A disco-ball apple sits beside a sliced peach on a wash of iridescent pink

Hang it and the room slows down a little

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

the green softens hard lines on shelves and skirting boards

Skip the heavy gilt frames

Fraser's Barbed-throat by John Gould Canvas Print cream neutral A disco-ball apple sits besideWhat 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