Little storybook towns on canvas

Why storybook scenes

Storybook towns are detail-dense, so the size you choose decides whether they read

Most disappointment with illustrative scenes comes down to one thing: the print was bought too small for the wall it went on.

These scenes are dense. A single canvas might hold forty windows, a bridge, three fishing boats and a flock of birds the size of a full stop. At 40 by 60 centimetres, seen from across a lounge room, all of that collapses into pleasant texture and you lose the reason you liked it in the first place. Buy them larger than feels necessary, or hang them where people walk within a metre.

For a sofa wall, go 100 centimetres wide or more and centre the artwork about 145 centimetres off the floor. Pairs and threes work if the horizon lines roughly agree; mismatched perspectives look restless. The palettes here are warm and slightly faded, so they sit well with oak, rattan and off-white walls, and poorly against cool grey or patterned wallpaper, which competes for the same attention.

How your print is made

1. Choose the size and finishPick a size, then stretched ready to hang or framed. The size guide on every print shows it to scale.
2. Printed to orderYour print is made on canvas in Melbourne once you order, at the size you choose.
3. Stretched, framed, checkedStretched or framed in Melbourne, then checked before it leaves.
4. Delivered free, Australia-wideMade to order in 10 to 14 days, then tracked to your door. Thirty-day money-back guarantee if it isn't what you hoped.