How large is it? Since it is memorabilia of your trip, you might follow through with the theme. A framed pic of the Scottish thistle, a photo of a bagpipe band, a swatch of your clan's kilt. Have some fun with it and arrange it in a place the two of you enjoy together.

It's 22x26... I was actually hoping to do a photo wall with travel photos when my hub surprised me with this. But I just can't picture this painting amidst a bunch of photos be them large or small... nor can we afford to have a bunch of additional oil paintings made! AND I'm trying to fill a space about 40"x65".

I like decoenthusiaste's suggestion of going with a theme. I did a really quick mock-up of a layout using placeholder pieces that could relate to your trip to Scotland. (the other prints are from Art.com, the map is a public domain image I found from New York Public Library.)

If you don't want to go too crazy with the Scotland theme, I think you could go broader, with pieces relating to any of your travels to whatever locations.

I'd nix any of the generic stuff from home decor stores, like the pieces shown in your second pic. I think they'll detract from the uniqueness and specialness of your custom painting. What a beautiful piece, and a thoughtful gift!

And here is a larger image of the mocked-up grouping.

Thank you! That looks great! And it was a beautiful, thoughtful gift.

I'm not sure I want to do a full Scotland theme.. we've been to other equally significant places I'd really like to try to incorporate.. especially because I'm hoping to add more color to the room this will go in. This definitely gives me some ideas... I'll just have to try and wrap my brain around it.

Do you think it would look funny to include actual photos or photo canvas prints with the oil painting? That's one of my biggest struggles... in my mind they look funny together.

I love the idea of broadening the theme to incorporate other places!

I think if the photos are behind glass (maybe some with mats, some without), they would look nice with the painting. I would not do photos on canvas. Keep the original painting as the focal, special canvas piece. Might also be nice to unify the photos by having them all in b/w.

I'd also still suggest mixing in other media types ... maybe a botanical drawing, a map, etc., in addition to the photos.

Ok thank you! Those suggestions definitely help! It's definitely a place to start!

Mix it up then...

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There is some very good info here. And some pretty pics. https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/the-guide-to-a-hanging-a-good-gallery-wall My advice is to pay attention to the frames and the negative space. (the blank areas both on your walls between the pics and the blank areas inside the frames) The images,maybe because they are most often chosen by the same one or two people,tend to take care of themselves.

I think there's another reason the other art you posted doesn't work: it's not meaningful to you. The Scotland painting is so significant, and it will be cheapened if you just buy a bunch of random box store prints that hold no meaning or value.

Is this the only place you could use the painting? I think if you use it somewhere else, like above a console or buffet, you can still use the original photograph with your other travel photos on a gallery wall where they are uniform in size and framing.

What a beautiful painting! I agree with Lindsey that the painting should not be hung with random prints. I would have it reframed with a linen matte and a more substantial frame, this will increase the size but also do justice to the painting :)

What a thoughtful thing to do! I have so many photos of special places that I wish were paintings, I may have to look into this!

agree about reframing -- it looks like a photo rather than a painting because of how it's been handled.

also agree on putting it by itself. maybe make your gallery in one place and hang this by itself over the fireplace or some other featured spot.

Thanks all for the suggestions! I appreciate the help!