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Painting your house is like adding something to a huge communal picture in which the rest of the painting is done either by nature or by other people. The picture is not static; it changes as we move about, with the time of day, with the seasons, with new painting, new buildings and with alterations to old ones. Any individual house is just a fragment of this picture, nevertheless it has the power to make or mark the overall scene. In the past people used their creative talents in painting their homes with great imagination and in varied but always subtly blending colors. The last vestiges of this great tradition can still be seen in the towns of the extreme west of Ireland. It has never been recognized as an art form, partly, because of the physical difficulty of hanging a street in a gallery and partly because it’ s always changing, as paint fades and is renewed. Also it is a communal art which cannot be identified with any one person, except in thos
A. not to let other people interfere
B. to use paint that will withstand both winter and summer conditions
C. to take into account the general appearance of the area
D. to allow for slight fading of the colors
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