I love Christmas tree bulbs, and I started putting them in my paintings. You've got to plug this painting in, and it's got a rig in the back, so that each one can be replaced if it burns out.
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I always recommend rewiring vintage lighting. It's not a bargain if your house burns down.
The tradition of putting candles on Christmas trees actually began in Germany. The person who came up with the idea is thought to have been Martin Luther, father of the Reformation.
I always loved bulbs, and I use light a lot in my shows. In my office in Paris, I have 300 bulbs.
Some people like to paint trees. I like to paint love. I find it more meaningful than painting trees.
I like indoor Christmas trees. And I like people who decorate their homes with lights and all that crap. I think it's a healthy outlet for them. If they weren't covering their lawns with twinkling lights, they'd be doing something that was really, really creepy.
I start lighting pine-scented candles the day after Halloween.
I love having candles, especially when you get downtime. I could just pass out seeing the flame flicker with the lights off.
After church on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, my family would go chop down our Christmas tree. Once it was home and placed in its stand, Mom and I would painstakingly decorate our tree. It took hours to place the tinsel, string the lights, find the perfect spot for my favorite macaroni and felt ornaments from kindergarten.
I paint flowers so they will not die.
Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.