Brighton Beach Boxes | Melbourne Brighton Canvas Wall Art Print

About Brighton Beach Boxes

A long row of timber bathing boxes runs from the left edge into the distance, following the curve of the beach. The closest box is navy blue with a large Union Jack and white Southern Cross star across its double doors. Behind it sit a pale blue box with a peach door, a lilac box, a bright yellow one with green trim, then smaller huts in aqua, orange, pink and red shrinking toward a low green treeline on the horizon.

The right half is open sand, pale gold and rippled with footprints, sloping gently away from the huts. Above, a deep cobalt sky holds scattered white cumulus, heavier near the horizon and clearing overhead. Sunlight hits the front faces of the boxes directly, showing the grain of the weatherboards, the corrugated iron roofs and the short shadows at their bases. The mood is a bright, still summer morning, cheerful and unmistakably Melbourne.

Suits a beach house hallway, a living room with white walls and timber floors, or a bedroom that needs one strong hit of colour. It pairs with rattan, linen and pale oak, and works well beside other Australian coastal or travel prints. A good choice for a home office wall that faces a desk. Browse more blue art, multi-coloured art, or read Art above the bed: what size and how high.