Soft Tulips in Striped Vase Art Print stairs brass and soft wool

brass and soft wool

Good light helps the brushwork show

It also works on a narrow wall between a wardrobe and a window

or on a chimney breast in a room with painted woodwork

and a touch greener — like a window opened onto a glasshouse

Soft Tulips in Striped Vase Art Print stairs brass and soft woolBack in the 1960s, this still life belonged to another kind of home a quieter one, where a single vase of tulips on a sideboard was enough to make a room feel cared for. The drawing is loose, the colours are confident, and the whole thing has a slow, contented mood. Put it up and the room feels a little more deliberate. The deep green ground steadies everything around it, while the cream tulips and lilac stripes add softness without going sweet. Hang