▁moved ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁she ▁also ▁travel led ▁in ▁Europe , ▁painting ▁in ▁Spain , ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁C ors ica , ▁Brit t any , ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁pla que ▁on ▁the ▁house ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁and ▁ent ert ained ▁at ▁ 7 ▁London ▁Street , ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁P ain ting ▁ ▁Red path ▁is ▁probably ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁still ▁lif es ▁where ▁familiar ▁household ▁objects ▁- ▁a ▁chair , ▁a ▁cup ▁- ▁are ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁" two - dimensional " ▁design . ▁She ▁used ▁text iles ▁- ▁a ▁printed ▁table cl oth , ▁a ▁sp otted ▁scar f ▁- ▁to ▁add ▁pattern ▁within ▁the ▁pattern . ▁The ▁Indian ▁R ug , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Red ▁Sho es , ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁paint ings . ▁Mat isse ' s ▁influence ▁is ▁clear ▁in ▁these ▁bold , ▁flat - sur fac ed ▁interior ▁arrang ements . ▁Crit ics ▁see ▁another ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁table top s ▁t ilt ed ▁to ▁suit ▁the ▁design , ▁not ▁conventional ▁perspective : ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁S ien ese ▁paint ings ▁which ▁im pressed ▁her ▁on ▁her ▁first ▁trip ▁abroad . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁first ▁discovered ▁the ▁rich ness ▁of ▁Catholic ▁imag ery ▁( un famil iar