Saddledome, Calgary Canada Travel Wall Art

A Calgary Saddledome poster from across the park: the arena's long saddle-shaped roof dipping in the middle and lifting at both ends, downtown glass towers standing behind it, and a wide sweep of lawn and pale paving running across the bottom of the frame.

About the artwork

Nearly all sky and lawn, with one curve doing the work. The roof is drawn as a single clean hyperbolic sweep in warm cream with a thin copper edge line, and the low concourse beneath it is a plain band of grey with small orange and yellow accents on the entrances. Behind, the towers are flat teal glass with no reflections. The foreground is split diagonally between a broad lit lawn and a paler paved plaza, with slim lampposts and young trees breaking the horizon. The sky is one saturated flat blue, the strongest in the set. Title in white capitals, CALGARY above CANADA. Portrait, 2:3.

Why you'll love it

• A shape you cannot mistake. The saddle roof is a piece of engineering that works perfectly as a poster silhouette.
• Bold and simple. Three or four flat colours, no fine detail — it reads from the far end of a room.
• The hockey address. A print for people whose Calgary memories are about games rather than mountains.
• Strong blue. The most saturated sky in the Canada series, which makes it a good statement piece on a plain wall.

Sizes and materials

• Paper — archival matte, rolled and unframed. Nine sizes from 8" x 12" to 30" x 40", plus A4-A1 for European frames.
• Matte canvas — stretched on a wooden bar, no glare, ready to hang.
• Framed canvas — solid wood floating frame in white, black, espresso or natural.
• Pigment-based archival inks, rated to resist fading for decades indoors.

Styling it at home

Flat and graphic, so it wants a clean frame and empty wall around it rather than a crowded gallery arrangement. White walls suit the blue best. It is an obvious choice for a games room, a basement bar or a teenager's room, and it holds its own at 16" x 24" because there is no fine detail to lose.

Shipping and care

Unframed prints ship rolled in a protective tube. Framed canvas arrives ready to hang. Keep prints out of direct sunlight to protect the colour, and dust canvas with a dry, soft cloth.

Questions people ask

What size should I get? Above a console or desk, 12" x 18" or 16" x 24". Above a sofa, bed or mantel, go 24" x 36" or larger so the print holds the wall.

Does it come framed? Paper and matte canvas ship unframed and fit standard frames. The framed canvas option arrives in a solid wood floating frame in white, black, espresso or natural.

What is the curved building? The Saddledome, the arena in Stampede Park in Calgary, named for its saddle-shaped cable roof.