About the photograph

Two minutes after the torn-cloud view, from the same spot on the far side and with the same dry branches in the snow, I left the shutter open for a full minute. The broken cloud smoothed into soft pale bands, and the whole scene turned quiet. Side by side, the two show how one place can change in a minute.

What it does for the room

This is a tall print, so it suits a vertical space. A 24×36 or 40×60 fills the wall above a sofa, a bed or a long sideboard. A 16×24 or 20×30 sits well above a dresser, console or reading chair. An 8×12 or 12×18 works on a shelf, a narrow wall or beside a doorway. The greys are soft rather than stark, and the open white of the snow sits easily with light oak, linen, stone and warm grey. It reads as calm, not cold.

Real photograph

One exposure, made on location. No composites, no generated content. Tone and light are refined in editing, as with any fine-art print.

Where it fits

Living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and quiet workspaces in Japandi, Scandinavian and minimalist homes. As a gift, it suits someone who has travelled to Hokkaido in winter, or anyone who wants a calm wall; it is printed to order, so allow up to two weeks for printing and delivery.

Feng Shui Application Info

In Chinese painting, the evergreen that stays green through winter is one of the “Three Friends of Winter”, an old emblem of steadiness. Here a lone spruce stands alone on a snow hill in Biei, Hokkaido.
Placement in the tradition: a living room, study or entrance, on an east or south-east wall, the two directions of the wood element.
Kua number: in the Eight Mansions school the east and south-east walls belong to the East group, Kua 1, 3, 4 and 9. This pairing is read from the published direction tables; no text was written for this picture.
It is a real photograph for your wall, with no promise of luck or fortune.

On the wall, true to scale

Frames and mats shown for illustration only and are not included. Your print ships unframed.