Regal Cavalier Spaniel Portrait Art Print Size:70x100cm / 28x40in hand-painted view down a steep

hand-painted view down a steep San Francisco street lifts a quiet wall and gives a room a clear point of view

Three things it does fast: ground warm cream walls

The spaniel sits facing away with that small lift of the head

It brings a slice of Italian summer into rooms that need warming up

A worn leather chair grounds it nicely

Regal Cavalier Spaniel Portrait Art Print Size:70x100cm / 28x40in hand-painted view down a steepFrom the doorway, the vertical reads clean. Up close, not polite. A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel sits in full coronation dress jewelled crown, gold chains, deep red ermine robe painted with loose, buttery brushwork. The colour does the work: warm brown coat, glowing gold, rich reds and a slice of plum behind. Put it where it can hold the eye on its own: above a sideboard, in a panelled study, at the turn of a hallway, or over a small fireplace. It