Chip carved plate, add color?

[My Chip Carving]

I'm wondering what you think about my adding some color to this chip carved plate.
From the start I'd planned on adding a light, transparent, oil-based green color to the leaves and red to the berries.
But now that I've gotten this far in the finishing process, I really like the way it looks and I'm chickening out when it comes to doing anything else to this chip carving.
What do you think?

[Thor]

I am usually a huge fan of adding color, but this is so pleasing with the browns that I would leave it the way it is. Brown is a natural color of leaves as well so it simply doesn't need it.

Just my opinion.
Wonderful design by the way and executed so well. I am glad to have seen the picture.

Christina

[Steve Reed]

When it comes to chip carving, I too am a fan of the natural look. This way your cuts create shadows so you can see the design. If you REALLY want to add color, I would suggest trying water color pencils on the areas you want to color. Try it on a scrap first to see if you like the look. Dennis Moor at Chipping Away gets some nice results with this method.
Just my opinion, others may differ.
Steve

[Steve Reed]

Forgot to mention, beautiful job!

[papasar]

Looks beautiful as is!!!
No noticeable stain bleeding. Nice contrast between light and dark.
Bill K.