Is this for your living room, Italian Girl? I recall your leather lounge. I really like the middle abstract painting. Agree it would be good to have more info to make best suggestion.

I like the 2nd and 3rd more, big size will look even better than some girl face

second or third - but it depends on what other accent colours etc are going to be in the room. To me the first one looks tacky.

Depends on what colour furniture, rug and accessories you have. I go with neutral to be safe, one is on the middle.

White furniture...white kitchen...1 dark grey feature wall with matching colour grey lounge.....Very light grey 'Lappato' tiles...all walls are white.

Thanks all :)

Definitely the middle piece!

Middle one :)

i like people's opinions debanger3

I like the second one. I think the grey it uses is enough to make it stand out on a white wall, even without a frame.

With respect to you, why ask everyone for their opinion because we all know everyone will have a different preference for different reasons. If you can't decide, then no one else can do it for. You have two abstracts, so I assume you have a preference for abstracts but the semi portrait has attracted you too.

Look at your wall shape and the space you wish to fill. Consider the colours and how they respond to the décor and how you respond to the artwork when in place. Consider if the two abstracts sitting side by side will do a better more satisfying job or will two of them be overkill. If you can't decide buy all 3 and be done with it.

I'm so sick of abstracts. I see them everywhere in places where cheap artwork is required, eg. doctors' waiting rooms. I don't find them interesting at all, just some paint thrown onto a canvas. I look at the first painting and I'm mesmerised. I would rather look at that than the other two, which would mean nothing to me. However, others would think otherwise. As others have said, it is what you like. Which one speaks to you most? Which one are you drawn to most? If you've chosen those 3, I would guess that any of them would go in your space. It's just a matter of your preference.

I like some abstracts but I usually find other art more interesting. I once saw a house on a real estate website which had the same abstract painting on two walls of the same room, I couldn't believe it, I stared and stared thinking perhaps it was a 'matching pair', but no, it was the same picture used twice.

Sorry, that doesn't help you Italian Girl. So, I like all three but they are different so are any of the differences influential in where you want to hang the piece? One is square and neutral and would go anywhere but does it have enough oomph against a white wall? One is a face under a red hat, will you feel distracted by the strong red or the feeling of someone gazing down at you? One is very horizontal and strongly blue, does the shape fit the space and does the colour fit the rest of the decor?

You need to make up your own mind. Art is so personal. If it were me I would keep looking.

Hi Italian Girl - why not create something of your own in the colour palette of your choice? Look up "Fluid Acrylic Painting" by Linda Melvin on You Tube - some gorgeous artwork that is different - yet thought provoking, beautiful and personal :) I'm gunna give it a crack myself - although I might end up covered in paint and throw myself up on the wall lol ;)

I like paintings of people. My favourites are by Tamara de Lempicka. I have a few of these in my house that I got from Vietnam where the street artists do copies of famous works. I love these. Abstracts remind me of showhomes.

blue tones - blend so well with other colours and is more natural and relaxing

The fluid acrylic painting is really interesting and would be fun to experiment with it. Another interesting method is acrylic and resin artwork. My two granddaughters learned the technique in high school and from a friend of their mother's. What fun it would be to take the time and give it a go. Best wishes to you, Nik, and don't forget to post your masterpiece!

The middle piece of art

Hi Annb - when you say post my masterpiece - do you mean as in the actual artwork or me covered in paint and thrown on the wall - kersplat lol ;)

I'll leave that entirely up to you, Nik! Seriously, if you would like to show & tell after you have tried your hand at fluid acrylic, I'd love to see it. I'm always interested in artistic and crafty things people do. :) Long ago, my mom thought it would be good for me and my younger brother to take painting lessons as kids. We were surrounded by several kids with pretty amazing talent, but alas, not me.

These days you can buy stunning "paint by numbers" not the old boring ones they used to have but florals abstracts etc etc you name it you can paint it , I like the animals with stunning bright colours but you name it they have it on ebay..link is:

https://www.ebay.com.au/b/Paint-by-Numbers-Kits/10900/bn_55158944

I have never tried it as I am a retired art restorer/painter but I do love these choices online and if I needed art and wanted to make it myself and couldn't this makes it truly easy for you have a go and feel proud of what you decide and paint, good luck

PS: I prefer this option over what you have put here as the experience will make it feel more like YPU made it and own it and reflect your personality...good luck and let us know what you decide if you go forward.

I've followed your build and design choices and think the red girl would appeal to you. Being safe is not how I think of your choices, follow your heart, you have great taste. If your taste changes it's easy to replace with something new.

I love the works of Tamara de Lempicka too Lynley Jenness.

There are a few that would look great on your wall Italian Girl however if the portraits I've seen are anything to go by they're smaller than you're looking for, a pity as they're different and so stylish. That said I stand by my previous comment about following your heart.

Well, m_mdimond, I was so interested in people's DIY suggestions, that I checked out the ebay link you provided and ordered something for myself to try out. I'm rather excited to see how it all turns out. I imagine it's going to require quite a bit of patience and care, but I'm up for it. Sorry Italian Girl, this doesn't help with your dilemma, unless you decide to try it too. It's unfortunate that there isn't a range of sizes to choose from. I think they would all be too small for what you're after, even if you were willing to try this type of DIY.

Hey louiefl...that are actually really big in size, the one on the right is the biggest - 200 x 100cm

Great size - will help with making a statement.

Take a look at the "Designer Boys" site. They have great affordable artwork available in different sizes and frame styles, all at very affordable prices. You will most likely have to go through a designer but their range is very popular with the interior design fraternity. Its worth a shot.

Yup, I too admire their work. Also, very interested to look at the eBay site for DYI paint canvases. Sounds like fun.

I love them too Julie Herbert, are they from Designer Boys site? I couldn't get into it without being a designer which was disappointing.

Hey Louiefl good luck with what you try, lets know how you go you'd be surprised how easy it is apparently, there was SO many options, even as an artist myself I thought it would be fun for anyone and a sense of achievement.

Julie Herbert, Are you seriously interested? If so let me know and I'll see what we can do for you.

This site has some works.

https://www.theblockshop.com.au/store/single/signature-eclipse-print

I can see you have already had some great advice and if I
offered my choice from the three it would be the middle one.

But in truth, I personally wouldn’t have any of them as they
just remind me of those ‘real fake’ pictures where a group Thai ‘artists’ each
paint a part and pass it on, banging out 100 a day. I am pleased that some Thai
family is in employment, just not sure about all the middlemen.

For our wedding my wife and I asked all guest to donate
whatever they felt they wanted toward a painting, we already had enough
kettles. In the end we had enough to buy a painting each.

I originally wanted to buy a picture that may go up in value
and be something of an investment for my son. The gallery owner who helped us
with our choice made this point, that when you choose something for an investment
its worth remembering you should enjoy looking at the picture as well. We went
with that advice first.

I’m sure there must plenty of places where a genuine local
artist would appreciate the purchase of their work in order to make a living.
My plan when we finish our rebuild here in Christchurch is to fill our walls
this way.

But if you ended up with an abstract those links on doing one
yourself looked interesting.