Rhythm, brass and movement on canvas

Why music art

Music subjects are mostly horizontal, and that dictates where they can go

Drum kits, keyboards and orchestral scenes are wide by nature, so the wall has to be wide too.

The mistake we see most often is a music print bought for a narrow wall between a doorway and a corner. Kits, pianos and stage scenes are nearly always landscape, and squeezing one into a tall gap crops the energy out of it. Measure the clear wall first, then choose the orientation. Guitars, double basses and single-figure musicians are the vertical exceptions, and they suit the narrow spots beautifully.

Above a sideboard or record shelf, aim for a canvas about two-thirds the width of the furniture and leave 25 to 30cm of wall between the top of the unit and the frame. Most music pieces run dark — black stages, deep reds, brass warmth — so they need a light wall or good lamp nearby, otherwise they read as a hole. Avoid hanging a drum kit print directly behind a real kit; two of the same thing cancel each other out.

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.