Pastel Folk Birds on Sage Canvas Print Traditional Japanese Don't crowd it with other

Don't crowd it with other portraits or anything heavily patterned

and any blue-and-white china you already own suddenly has a job to do

one warm sun and a small flock of birds gives you colour without noise

the charcoal and dusty greens want neighbours that whisper rather than shout

Pastel Folk Birds on Sage Canvas Print Traditional Japanese Don't crowd it with otherWhat it adds isn't clutter. It's loose brushwork tension in the right places. A quiet room with off white walls and painted wood gets a hit of deep green and pastel life without turning busy or childish. The birds and butterflies read as pattern, not portrait, so the eye softens rather than sharpens. Hang it above a low sideboard, a child's dresser, a reading chair or a nursery changing unit. It sits well with cream linen, rattan, soft pink cushions