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Original animal wall art, hand-painted in acrylic on canvas and made to order in your size. Horses and horse heads, peacocks, cranes and hummingbirds, koi and coral-reef fish, leopards, elephants and zebras, cats and dogs, butterflies and feathers: painted lifelike, in bright palette-knife colour, in sculpted plaster relief or with a few ink-like strokes. An animal brings character and a living gaze to a wall, which makes it a natural focal point for a living room, a study, a restaurant or a hotel lobby. Below the works is a guide to choosing the animal, the rendering, the size and the direction it faces.

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128 works

a tall vertical realist painting of two peacocks perched on a bare branch, one trailing a long green tail down the center of the frame, with pink blossom trees, a lake and green grass behind, in acrylic

Two peacocks on a branch above pink blossoms canvas art

HA#057 18×36" – 50×100"

a tall vertical wildlife painting of two white peacocks on a mossy bank, the front bird fanning a wide white tail of eyed feathers, with a waterfall and small wildflowers behind in acrylic

Two white peacocks in a forest clearing wall decor

HA#056 18×36" – 50×100"

a large horizontal still life painting of lychee branches heavy with pink-red fruit hanging over a shallow pond, orange and red koi swimming among pale stones below, in green and grey-blue tones, in smooth acrylic

Lychee branches over a koi pond canvas wall art

HA#055 24×20" – 80×60"

a tall narrow hand-painted canvas of a blue peacock perched high with its teal eye-feather tail hanging the full height, white and lilac roses at its side and two small butterflies on a cream ground

Blue peacock with white roses and butterflies canvas painting

HA#054 18×36" – 50×100"

a tall vertical realist painting of one pink lotus flower open near the top of the frame on a long green stem, with a seed pod, two buds and broad lily pads under it and orange koi swimming in blue water, in smooth acrylic

Pink lotus above a blue koi pond tall canvas wall art

HA#053 18×36" – 50×100"

a tall vertical realist painting of a school of red and white koi swimming over brown river stones in the lower half, with white blossom branches and gold foliage above the rushing stream, in blended acrylic

Red and white koi in a rocky stream acrylic painting

HA#051 18×36" – 50×100"

a tall vertical abstract painting of a golden ribbon curving up the center with a swarm of glittering gold butterflies rising along it, over a marbled teal, blue and white ground, in smooth acrylic

Gold butterflies on a teal and white marbled acrylic painting

AA#1187 18×36" – 50×100"

a wide horizontal realistic acrylic painting of two peacocks facing each other on a branch, a blue bird with a fanned green tail on the left and a white peacock with a pale open tail on the right in a flowering garden

Green and white peacock pair in a garden canvas wall art

HA#049 24×20" – 80×60"

a large vertical realistic acrylic painting of a royal blue peacock perched on a branch, its long spotted tail hanging down the left side, framed by white six-petal blossoms on a warm cream background

Blue peacock on a white blossom branch canvas wall decor

HA#048 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical painting of nine red, white and gold koi swimming upward through pale green water, with broad lotus pads and one open pink lotus at the lower right, in smooth blended acrylic

Nine red and white koi with a pink lotus canvas wall art

HA#047 20×24" – 60×80"

a wide panoramic realist painting of a peacock fanning a huge green and teal tail on a rock at left, pink peonies and magnolia branches around it, a stepped waterfall, koi and a red sun on the right, in painted color

Peacock in full display beside pink peonies wall decor

HA#046 36×18" – 100×50"

a wide horizontal realist painting of orange persimmons hanging in clusters from slim bare brown branches, two small sparrows perched on the right, against a softly mottled gray ground, in smooth layered acrylic

Ripe persimmons and two small birds on bare branches wall art

HA#045 24×20" – 80×60"

a tall vertical realist painting of two pink long-tailed birds perched on brown ginkgo branches, one upper left and one at center, ringed by golden fan-shaped leaves drifting down a deep teal ground, in smooth acrylic

Two pink birds on golden ginkgo branches canvas wall art

HA#043 18×36" – 50×100"

a large panoramic impressionist painting of two white swans meeting beak to beak on a dark teal lake, framed by pink flowering bushes, green trees and misty hills, in blended acrylic with knife texture

Two white swans on a teal lake panoramic canvas art

IA#042 36×18" – 100×50"

a tall vertical acrylic painting of a white peacock and a blue-green peacock perched together on a branch, their long tails falling down the panel among pink cherry blossoms and blue sky

White and blue-green peacocks in pink blossoms canvas art

HA#041 18×36" – 50×100"

a large vertical impressionist painting of turquoise and blue waves rolling in and breaking into white foam on a pale sand beach, with a few small seagulls in a soft blue sky above, in thick paint

Turquoise surf and seagulls textured canvas wall art

IA#1167 20×24" – 60×80"

a horizontal painting of a small girl and a standing dog silhouetted in black grass at the lower right, beneath a deep blue and navy night sky flecked with white stars, in softly blended acrylic

Girl and her dog under a starry blue night sky canvas art

CA#1174 24×20" – 80×60"

a large vertical realist acrylic painting of a blue peacock with a long gold and green tail perched beside a brown peahen at the center of a flowering garden, with pink roses and wooded hills behind, in fine blended acrylic

Blue peacock and peahen in a flowering garden canvas art

HA#032 20×24" – 60×80"

a horizontal painting of a red-roofed cottage behind lilac and pink flowering trees, with a wooden fence, a black cat and a hen on the path and a dark pond at the right, in smooth brushwork

Lilac blossom cottage garden and pond wall decor

IA#031 24×20" – 80×60"

a large vertical realistic painting of two blue peacocks on a branch, the lower bird's spotted turquoise tail sweeping down the frame, with small yellow magnolia flowers on a soft lilac-gray ground

Two blue peacocks on a yellow blossom branch canvas wall art

HA#030 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical naive painting of a fluffy white bichon puppy in a pink and blue turtleneck sweater, sitting on green grass and looking up at the viewer under a turquoise sky with white clouds, in soft acrylic

White bichon puppy in a pink sweater canvas wall art

CA#1162 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical textured painting of a white and pale blue butterfly with a dark charcoal body at the left of a sky blue ground, a column of blue and white roses with green leaves at the right, in thick acrylic

Textured white butterfly and blue roses canvas art

TA#022 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical impressionist painting of a ginger tabby kitten sitting upright at the center, looking up with green eyes, its cream chest and striped coat set against a mauve purple ground, in soft acrylic

Ginger tabby kitten on mauve hand-painted canvas art

IA#020 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical realist painting of a red chestnut horse head in profile wearing a black leather bridle, a white blaze down its face, set against a loose dark green and teal ground, in thick acrylic

Chestnut horse head with a black bridle canvas wall art

HA#028 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical realistic acrylic painting of a chestnut horse standing in three-quarter view, a white blaze on its face and a black halter with gold fittings, against dark green sunlit foliage

Chestnut horse with a white blaze and halter acrylic painting

HA#027 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical realist acrylic painting of an adult panda and a cub resting at the foot of a bush of pink, red, white and yellow peonies with green leaves and two butterflies above, on a deep brown ground, in blended acrylic

Two pandas under blooming peonies classical wall decor

HA#026 20×24" – 60×80"

a large square botanical painting of white lotus blooms and a pink bud among broad green and teal lily pads, with a small black and white bird flying in at the upper left on a cream ground, in fine ink and color

White lotus blooms and a small bird in a pond wall painting

HA#023 24×24" – 72×72"

a square realist painting of three horse heads in a row wearing decorated leather bridles with silver fittings, a palomino at the left, a black horse at the center and a chestnut at the right, in acrylic

Three horse heads in decorated bridles acrylic painting

HA#022 24×24" – 72×72"

a large vertical acrylic painting of a ginger and cream cat in a blue and gold turban with a pearl earring, green eyes turned to the viewer, wearing an ochre robe on a warm brown background

Ginger cat in a blue and gold turban acrylic painting

HA#1156 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical palette-knife painting of a long-haired cat's face looking straight out, built from thick red, turquoise, purple and white strokes with amber eyes and a coral nose, on a yellow ground

Rainbow palette-knife cat face canvas painting

CA#1107 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical impasto painting of two bright electric blue butterflies with white-tipped wings, one in the upper half and one below, on a black ground scattered with pale speckles, in thick acrylic

Two electric blue morpho butterflies on black wall art

HA#1101 20×24" – 60×80"

a wide horizontal floral painting of one open peony in white and blue-gray filling the center, with gold stamens, thin gold line work and a small gold bird at left on a dark navy ground in smooth acrylic

White peony with gold stamens on dark navy canvas wall decor

HA#1084 36×18" – 100×50"

a large vertical seascape painting of a dense shoal of small silver and turquoise fish spiraling into a vortex around a shaft of sunlight at the top center, on a deep cobalt blue ground, in thick paint

Swirling shoal of silver fish around a sunbeam canvas art

HA#1054 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical impressionist painting of a white horse galloping toward the viewer with its mane flying, surrounded by orange, coral and pink knife strokes with turquoise flecks below, in thick impasto

White horse in orange and pink impasto canvas art

CA#1028 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical impasto painting of a spreading tree with blue and gold leaves, its slim trunk at the center and a mother and baby elephant walking beneath it, on a streaked beige and blue knife ground

Blue and gold leaf tree with two elephants wall decor

CA#1026 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical relief painting of a white plaster tree with gold and cream leaves, two small deer on a winding pale path and sculpted beige and brown hills below, with birds in the sky

White plaster tree with deer on a winding path wall decor

TA#1025 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical painting of a horse's head turned to the right, built from white, blue and teal knife strokes with red, orange and yellow splashes running down the neck, on a pale drip-marked ground in acrylic

Multicolor knife-stroke horse portrait wall art

CA#1020 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical realist painting of a shoal of small red fish spiraling around a glowing pale center in a deep navy and teal whirlpool, with silver fish scattered in the dark water, in smooth acrylic

Shoal of red fish spiraling into a blue vortex painting

HA#1009 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical impressionist mountain painting of a snow-covered peak built from white blue gray and ochre knife strokes, a small flock of black birds in the pale sky at upper left, in heavy impasto

Snowy peak with a flock of birds in pale sky wall art

IA#1004 20×24" – 60×80"

a large panoramic seascape painting of a shoal of small orange and copper fish circling a bright white and turquoise center, deep blue water with radiating brush marks around them, in thick impasto

School of orange fish circling blue water canvas wall art

CA#997 36×18" – 100×50"

a large square impressionist wall art of a horse head turned toward the viewer, its black mane flying left in broad knife strokes over gray, cream and blue planes with small orange flecks, in heavy impasto

Charcoal black and orange-flecked horse head acrylic painting

IA#981 24×24" – 72×72"

a large vertical painting of a zebra head in profile facing left, its mane sweeping right in wide orange, yellow, navy and olive stripes, the face black and white with red flecks on a pale gray ground, in brushed acrylic

Zebra profile with an orange and navy mane canvas wall art

CA#954 20×24" – 60×80"

a wide panoramic floral painting of a fuzzy yellow and black bumblebee hovering left of center above magenta, white and yellow cosmos blooms, over purple and green foliage in heavy impasto

Bumblebee over pink and white cosmos textured acrylic painting

CA#951 36×18" – 100×50"

a wide panoramic botanical painting of a band of slender wildflowers rising from the lower edge, with blue cornflowers, yellow and red daisies and small butterflies on a cream beige ground in thin acrylic

Wildflowers and butterflies on a beige ground wall art

HA#947 36×18" – 100×50"

a large vertical impressionist painting of four pink flamingos wading in shallow water at the center, their reflections streaking below, against a warm orange and gold sky in thick brushed acrylic

Four pink flamingos at sunset textured acrylic painting

CA#928 20×24" – 60×80"

a large vertical wildlife painting of a teal and orange hummingbird hovering just above blue water, surrounded by round droplets, with pink blossoms and green leaves hanging in the top corners, in thick impasto

Hummingbird over water with pink blossoms acrylic painting

HA#915 20×24" – 60×80"

a square hyperrealist painting of a sea turtle swimming from left to right over a coral reef, its brown and gold shell lit by sunbeams in bright blue water above purple and orange coral, in heavy impasto

Sea turtle swimming over a bright coral reef wall art

HA#892 24×24" – 72×72"

a large vertical textured landscape painting of orange and gold sand dunes rolling toward a pale sky, with a tiny camel caravan crossing the center ridge, worked in thick palette-knife acrylic

Golden orange sand dune canvas wall art with camel caravan

TA#785 20×24" – 60×80"

Animal art guide · Updated

How to choose animal wall art with character

Key takeaways

  • An animal is a presence, not a scene: a face or a gaze holds attention, so one strong animal painting usually outweighs several smaller ones.
  • Rendering decides the tone: lifelike portraits feel grand, sculpted relief feels architectural, palette-knife colour feels playful, ink strokes feel calm.
  • Face the animal into the room: a horse or bird looking or moving toward the centre draws people in; one facing the door or a window leads the eye out.
  • Scale to life size or beyond: a horse head or a leopard painted larger than life reads as confident; a small one reads as decoration.

What makes animal wall art different from other subjects?

Animal wall art has a face and a gaze, so it engages the viewer the way a portrait does and gives a room character that flowers or landscapes cannot.

People read eyes before anything else in a picture. A horse turning its head, a leopard emerging from black or a cat staring out of the canvas creates a small moment of contact every time someone walks in. That is why animal art makes such reliable focal points in living rooms, studies, restaurants and lobbies, and why it suits rooms that would otherwise feel impersonal. Animals also carry associations people enjoy: the energy of horses, the elegance of cranes and peacocks, the calm of fish moving through water, the humour of a dog in a sweater. Choose the creature for the character you want the room to have.

Which animal painting suits your room?

Choose the animal for the character the space needs: horses for energy and confidence, birds for lightness, koi for calm, big cats for drama, pets for warmth and humour.

AnimalCharacter and traditional associationsWhere it works
HorsesEnergy, freedom and success; a galloping horse is a classic of Chinese and Indian decorative traditionStudies, offices, living rooms, equestrian and country hotels
Peacocks, cranes and songbirdsBeauty and grace; the crane stands for long life in East Asian artLiving rooms, dining rooms, lobbies, bedrooms
Koi and other fishCalm movement; koi are linked with perseverance and abundanceBathrooms, spas, entrance halls, restaurants
Leopards, panthers, tigers and lionsPower and drama; striking against dark wallsBars, lounges, dressing rooms, statement walls
Elephants, zebras and giraffesGentle strength, safari warmth or bright humourLiving rooms, family rooms, children's rooms, safari lodges
Cats and dogsWarmth, wit and homeKitchens, hallways, reading nooks, pet-friendly hotels
Butterflies and feathersLightness and change; the gentlest animal motifsBedrooms, dressing rooms, spa corridors

Associations differ by culture, and some feng shui writers prefer predators in offices rather than bedrooms. Treat them as stories that add meaning, not rules. Browse by mood: bold animal art, peaceful animal art or warm and homely.

What kinds of animal paintings are there?

The animal paintings here come in four renderings: lifelike portraits, bright palette-knife colour, sculpted plaster relief, and minimal ink-like studies.

Lifelike animal portraits

Hyperreal horse heads in decorated bridles, peacocks in full display, a leopard emerging from black, koi in a rocky stream: every hair and scale rendered. These have the gravity of a classical portrait and suit formal living rooms, studies, lobbies and members' clubs. See the hyperrealism style.

a square realist painting of three horse heads in a row wearing decorated leather bridles with silver fittings, a palomino at the left, a black horse at the center and a chestnut at the right, in acrylic a large vertical impasto painting of two bright electric blue butterflies with white-tipped wings, one in the upper half and one below, on a black ground scattered with pale speckles, in thick acrylic a wide horizontal floral painting of one open peony in white and blue-gray filling the center, with gold stamens, thin gold line work and a small gold bird at left on a dark navy ground in smooth acrylic a large vertical realist painting of a shoal of small red fish spiraling around a glowing pale center in a deep navy and teal whirlpool, with silver fish scattered in the dark water, in smooth acrylic
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Bright palette-knife animals

Knife-stroke lions, elephants, zebras and horses in rainbow colour, flamingos at sunset and cartoon cats and dogs. Joyful and graphic, they lift family rooms, restaurants, cafés and children's spaces.

a large vertical palette-knife painting of a long-haired cat's face looking straight out, built from thick red, turquoise, purple and white strokes with amber eyes and a coral nose, on a yellow ground a large vertical impasto painting of a spreading tree with blue and gold leaves, its slim trunk at the center and a mother and baby elephant walking beneath it, on a streaked beige and blue knife ground a large vertical painting of a horse's head turned to the right, built from white, blue and teal knife strokes with red, orange and yellow splashes running down the neck, on a pale drip-marked ground in acrylic a large panoramic seascape painting of a shoal of small orange and copper fish circling a bright white and turquoise center, deep blue water with radiating brush marks around them, in thick impasto
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Sculpted animal relief

A rearing white plaster horse on dark brown, koi with raised fins, gold feathers on graphite, a white stag on contoured hills. Sculpted relief turns the animal into an object on the wall and suits modern lobbies and minimal interiors. More in textured art.

a large vertical relief painting of a black horse in three-quarter view with a thick white mane, a red saddle blanket on its back and a thin gold rein line, on a white plaster ground a large vertical textured painting of a shoal of orange, white and deep red koi swimming upward through the center of a soft beige and white ground, built in heavy palette-knife impasto a tall vertical impasto painting of four long feathers, two white and two gold, overlapping down the center of a cream and beige ground, their vanes drawn out in fine ridged strokes of hand-worked acrylic a large vertical sculpted relief painting of overlapping lotus pads in sage green, cream and white, with a line of small gold koi swimming down a pale channel between them, in smooth raised plaster
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Minimal and wabi-sabi animals

A flock of ink-black birds on cream, a blurred fish in sepia haze, two pale hummingbirds on charcoal, a white whale rising from black. Few strokes, quiet colour and lots of space: the most restful animal art, for bedrooms, spas and Japandi rooms.

a large vertical painting of a humpback whale rising on a diagonal, its white belly and long fin built from broad knife strokes on a near black ground scattered with small bubbles, in thick palette-knife acrylic a large vertical folk art painting of three simplified horses, two black and one cream, standing on a deep terracotta red field with a pale moon at upper left and a small gold square at upper right, in flat chalky paint a large square minimalist painting of a fluffy ragdoll cat with cream fur, dark ears and blue eyes, wearing a dark green sweater, shown head and shoulders on an off-white background, in soft flat hand-painted acrylic a large square minimalist painting of two pale gray hummingbirds in flight in the upper half of a smoky dark charcoal ground, their wings blurred at the edges, in softly blended acrylic
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Where does animal wall art work best?

Animal wall art works best where a room needs a personality: the main living-room wall, a study, a dining room or bar, an entrance hall and a hotel lobby.

Living room

A horse, an elephant or a pair of peacocks over the sofa becomes the conversation piece. Animal art for living rooms.

Study and home office

Horses and big cats bring confidence to a desk wall; a quiet bird study suits a reading room. Animal art for home offices.

Entrance and hallway

A tall portrait of a horse or a crane greets visitors and holds a narrow wall. Animal art for hallways.

Bedroom and children's rooms

Birds, butterflies and soft-toned pets suit adults' bedrooms; playful knife-painted giraffes and cartoon dogs suit children. Animal art for bedrooms.

Restaurants, bars and lobbies

A leopard over a bar or a koi wall in a dining room is memorable and photographs well. Animal art for hospitality, and the restaurant and bar buyer page.

Which way should an animal painting face?

Hang an animal painting so the animal looks or moves toward the centre of the room, or toward the people entering it, never straight at a corner, a door or a window.

A gaze is a direction, and the viewer follows it. A horse facing into the room draws people toward the seating; the same horse hung facing the doorway seems to be leaving. On either side of a bed, fireplace or console, a pair works best when the animals turn toward each other, as two cranes or two horses do, framing the space between them. A running animal needs room ahead of it: hang it where the empty wall lies in front of the movement, not behind it. In a corridor, animals walking in the direction people walk make the route feel easier. When a composition faces the wrong way for your wall, the painting can be mirrored before it is painted.

How big should animal wall art be?

Paint the animal at life size or larger: a horse head or big cat portrait at 90–150 cm (35–59 in) tall reads as confident, while a small one looks like a souvenir.

Animal portraits are mostly vertical, which suits piers, alcoves and the wall beside a door. For a lobby or restaurant feature, an oversized horse or leopard can run 180 cm (71 in) or more and still feel natural, because people know the real size of the animal and accept it. Small creatures behave differently: birds, butterflies and fish look best in groups or in a wide canvas with plenty of open ground around them. Over furniture, keep the usual rule of about two-thirds of the width and 15–25 cm (6–10 in) of clearance. Pairs and trios of related animals, varied but in one palette, are the easiest way to fill a long wall. See vertical animal art or square pieces.

How is an animal painting made to order and approved?

You choose the animal and the size, the colours are adjusted to your scheme, and each stage is shown to you for approval before the painter continues.

Any catalogue piece can be painted in another colourway: a chestnut horse on teal can become a black horse on stone grey, a pink elephant can turn sage. The direction the animal faces can be reversed, and the background darkened or lightened for your walls. Progress photos or video arrive at each stage, nothing moves on without your approval, and you approve a final photograph of the finished animal before it is packed. It travels rolled, stretched ready to hang, or framed in gold, silver, black, white or wood. An original from your own reference, such as a photograph of a horse, can be discussed as a commission. Request a quote.

Animal wall art FAQs

Which animal painting is good for the home?

Horses, birds, koi and elephants are the most popular animal paintings for the home, valued for energy, grace, calm and gentle strength. Feng shui writers often favour a horse or a pair of birds in living areas. In practice, choose the animal whose character you want the room to have.

What does a horse painting symbolise?

A horse painting traditionally stands for energy, freedom, speed and success. In Chinese and Indian decorative tradition a galloping horse, or a group of running horses, is linked with progress and good fortune, which is why horse art is popular in offices and studies.

Can animal wall art look sophisticated rather than childish?

Yes. Choose a lifelike portrait, a sculpted relief or a minimal ink-like study, keep the background dark or neutral, and hang one large animal rather than several small ones. A black horse on stone grey or a leopard on black reads as sophisticated animal art in any adult room.

What does a koi fish painting mean?

In Chinese and Japanese tradition koi stand for perseverance, good fortune and abundance, from the legend of the carp that swam upstream and became a dragon. Nine koi together are a classic motif. A koi painting also simply brings calm movement and colour to a room.

Are big cat paintings suitable for a bedroom?

They can be, but leopards, panthers and tigers are intense to wake up to. Many people keep big cat paintings for living rooms, dressing rooms, bars and offices, and choose birds, butterflies or a soft-toned pet portrait for the bedroom.

Can you paint an animal facing the other way or in my colours?

Yes. An animal painting can be mirrored so it faces into your room, and its colours, background and size can all be changed to your scheme. You see progress photos at each stage and approve them before painting goes on.

Are these animal paintings originals or prints?

Originals. Each animal painting is hand-painted in acrylic on canvas when you order, and oil paint is available on request. Fur, feathers and brushwork are made by hand, and a photograph of the finished painting is approved before shipping.

How long does animal wall art take to arrive?

Animal wall art takes about 10 days to paint and 5–7 days to travel worldwide. It is sent by DHL, FedEx or UPS express, routed by iHomeArt for your address: rolled, stretched ready to hang, or framed in gold, silver, black, white or wood.

Do you supply animal art for restaurants, hotels and lodges?

Yes. Animal art is ordered for restaurants, bars, safari and country lodges, and hotel lobbies. Start from a single piece; volume pricing begins at 10, and quotes come back within one business day. A set of related animals can be painted for a run of rooms.

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