11 October 2019

A Matter of Taste


The Trees and the Axe (Arthur Rackham)

I am a bit of a fan of Arthur Rackham (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939), an Englishman who became well known for his fantasy illustrations of children’s literature.  I particularly like the way he painted trees using watercolour and pen and ink.

I have challenged myself to draw/paint a tree in this style so I tried to find a suitable subject while out with Rick this afternoon.  It’s not easy to take snaps with one hand and control an energetic dog with the other.  This was the best I could find.



My next decorating project is the master bedroom.  Since we moved in I have hated the four spotlights suspended from the ceiling, it resembled a row of scooter headlights.


Paul also has a pet hate – glass chandeliers and anything glitzy. Sometimes you’ve just got to let your lady have what she wants.   I now have a glitzy, glass light fitting and I love it!





24 comments:

  1. I love that light fixture too, we have horrible ones in our lounge, 3 pronged false candles, but haven't found any yet I like to replace it.

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    1. I take forever trying to decide on light fixtures.

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  2. I am not a spotlight fan but I am an Arthur Rackham fan.

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  3. Love, love, love the new light fixture!!

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  4. Love your new light. I think lighting is the most difficult aspect of home decor.

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    1. It is difficult and also key to creating a certain mood.

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  5. I hate the lighting in my home - the bedrooms have ugly black triple spotlights. Why, in a bedroom? In the living room is a bock brass thing with 3 mock candle holders, except there are small, round bulbs instead of candles, which give a dim light when switched on. Yuk! I am determined to replace them, but it's difficult to save enough money to buy 3 new lights plus the cost of an electrician. I do like your lovely light fitting.

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    1. I'm not a fan of overhead lights, I prefer the softer lighting of table lamps.

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    2. Agree with you there, Sue.
      Love the wallpaper - not something we normally have here, it's difficult to find.
      When we had this house built, I didn't want any ceiling lights at all. Caused some consternation with the builders, but I got my way! We have mostly wall lights - either shining up or down, and only one a row of spotlights in one bathroom, together with soft tone halogen downlighters to light the basin area. Like you, I much prefer a nice table lamp or two with a shade that throws a soft creamy light.

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  6. The Arthur Rackham illustration is splendid. A distinctive style that takes us back to more innocent times.

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  7. Ohhh, I love that illustration!! -Jenn

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  8. I agree with you about those four lights, and agree with Paul about chandeliers.

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  9. I hate ceiling lights in the bedroom! especially those glass things that throw glare & shadows everywhere!! Sorry. I prefer a good reading light by the bed frame & a soft torchiere in the corners. I also want bright lights in my kitchen so I can see what I'm slicing & a goose neck lamp by the chair where I knit. Function is what I prefer. I mean, who needs to see the cobwebs in the corners???

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    1. I quite agree actually but we needed to replace the spot light thingy and didn't really want to replaster the ceiling.

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  10. High ceilings can cope with a chandelier but more modern new 'low' ones are more difficult to please. When we move I shall be happy to accept that there is more than a couple of wires dangling (as per some French properties) and can take a bit of time to change later.

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    1. I think the French 'bare light bulb on a wire' has become quite the fashion!

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  11. I preferred the spotlights, but I love the wallpaper !

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    1. It's Laura Ashley Nolita paper and I'm going to keep it because I like it too.

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