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Northern lights wall art for a living room or bedroom

By Larkspur Editions

Aurora Over Pines, an atmospheric scene generated in aurora green and deep night blue, built for mood and depth rather than a literal view.Aurora, Frozen Lake, an atmospheric scene generated in aurora green and deep night blue, built for mood and depth rather than a literal view.Violet Aurora Valley, an atmospheric scene generated in aurora green, violet and deep night blue, built for mood and depth rather than a literal view.
Flat previews of pieces featured below, cropped to a standard shape. Each piece page shows the full image.

Aurora pictures vary more than you might expect. Some are mostly green, some lean violet, one adds pink, and the setting changes from pines to a frozen lake to an open snowfield. This guide helps you choose a scene, match it to a living room or bedroom, and pick a size.

Choose the scene

Northern Lights is a collection of twelve pieces rendered as colour and light, with no named viewpoint. Most sit under a deep night-blue sky, but the foreground does much of the work in a room. Pines give a dark, textured edge. A frozen lake doubles the colour as a reflection. A snowfield or a ridge leaves most of the picture to the sky.

Check the orientation on each card, because it changes where a piece can go. Landscape pieces give you a wide band of colour. Portrait pieces give you one tall sweep of light.

Portrait pieces

Matching aurora colour to a room

Green and deep blue can sit comfortably beside navy, charcoal and grey. Warm timber and cream can make the green look cooler by contrast. If your room already has strong colour, try a paler piece such as Aurora, Lone Cabin, and keep the rest quiet. Hold the preview beside your wall colour in daylight and in lamplight, because large dark blue areas look different on a screen and on paper.

For size, a first sketch can make a single piece or group about two-thirds as wide as the furniture beneath it, which is 120 cm for a 180 cm sofa. Landscape A3 is 42 cm wide and 29.7 cm high, and landscape A2 is 59.4 cm wide and 42 cm high, both before framing. A portrait piece is the reverse, so a single portrait A2 is 42 cm wide and 59.4 cm high. Frames and mounts add to all of these, so use the outer frame size.

Some natural pairs share an orientation. Aurora Over Pines and Aurora, Frozen Lake are both landscape, with green light over deep blue. Green Aurora Ridge and Aurora, Lone Cabin are both portrait, in cooler greens and blues. A pair of aurora pieces in the same orientation is one simple option. A mixed group of three can look busier, so sketch both before you buy.

A dark frame can merge with the night sky and let the colour stand out, while a pale mount separates the picture from the wall. Compare both on screen before you order.

A set of three

The Northern Lights set is three pieces from the collection, chosen to hang together and sold as one digital download.

Ask a printer for a proof if you can. Deep blues and blacks are the hardest tones to judge on a screen, and a proof shows how they print on your chosen paper. For more on sizes, see A4, A3 or A2: how to choose.

For hanging, follow the instructions that come with your frame and fixings. On stairs or high walls, ask someone experienced to help.

AI-assisted artwork, curated by Larkspur Editions. This is Larkspur Editions' own guide. Our artwork is generated with AI from our own written prompts, then screened and curated by us. It is not a photograph or a painting. Shop on Etsy opens the digital download, with print-ready files and no frame. Where a card also shows Printed options on Etsy, that piece can be bought as a print there too. See How it’s made for the full process.

Questions people ask

Is this a photograph of the northern lights?

No. These are AI-generated scenes built from our own written prompts, then screened and curated by us. They show aurora as colour and light, not a named place, and they are not photographs.

Which colours do the pieces use?

Half of the twelve pieces in the collection combine aurora green, violet and deep night blue, and three are green on deep blue. Green Aurora Ridge leans to bright green, turquoise and icy blue, Aurora, Lone Cabin to pale green and turquoise, and Aurora Reflection on Ice adds pink.

What is in the Northern Lights set?

Three pieces from the collection, Aurora Over Pines; Aurora, Lone Cabin; and Aurora, Dawn Fade, sold as one digital download.

Will the colours look the same in print as on screen?

Not exactly. A screen lights the picture from behind, so aurora greens look bright there, while paper reflects light and can look softer. Ask a printer for a proof and check it in your room.

Which sizes are included?

Each download includes A4, A3 and A2 JPG files at 300 dpi in sRGB. A local print shop or online printer can print them.