Not because it’s dark green, but because it refuses to fade back. This is a small bird holding its ground in a garden of flat, cut-out flowers, and it brings a room to attention rather than filling a gap. Hang it where the eye lands on the way past a hallway run, a kitchen wall beside open shelves, or above a small writing desk. It sits happily with pale wood, painted cabinets, linen and stoneware, and the cream background keeps it easy on off-white walls. Don’t crowd it with other busy pattern; one plain-textured piece nearby is plenty. As a canvas the flat colour reads softly, with no glare from a lit window.