Sumi-e Sparrows in Flight Art Print Size:60x45cm / 24x18in and soft cane

and soft cane

The Arc de Triomphe sits centre stage in loose ink lines and watercolour washes

It does the work of a real painting

A study wall or above a low console in a travel-leaning living room also works

Sumi-e Sparrows in Flight Art Print Size:60x45cm / 24x18in and soft caneAgainst chalky off white plaster, the soft black reads less sweet, more deliberate. Six sparrows scatter across the page in loose Japanese ink brushwork, and the room quiets around them. Hang it in a bedroom, study or hallway that already leans calm somewhere the empty space around the birds can actually breathe. It sits beautifully with pale oak, ash timber, linen bedding, stoneware and soft grey walls. A slim black or oak frame keeps the mood clean.