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9 Famous Paintings That Remind Us of Summer: Many enjoy being able to swap out the artwork in their homes to best accommodate the current season. After all, the settings, stories, and colors apart of a painting can give off a particular warmness or coolness that we associate with different types of weather. Since it is now summer, our Cocoweb team found several wonderful works of art that remind us of summertime that you may love for your own home:1. Endless Summer (2011) by Leonid Afr …

The Therapeutic Benefits of Art on Mental Health Many assume that most artists get involved in art merely because they are good at it or because they enjoy it. However, many artists often partake in art because it is soothing for their mental health or highly-stressful lifestyle outside of the art world. If you don’t believe that art can have therapeutic effects on the mind, then this article will be interesting for you as you’ll discover that it absolutely can provide such …

The beauty of art is that it is versatile and expressive. Artists from across the world produce unique works of art from traditional to modern with a variety of media, patterns, brush strokes, subjects, textures, styles, themes, and color schemes implemented into their final products. Focusing on color, this is one of the first things we notice about a painting. Whether it is mute, monochromatic, pastel, or vibrant, color has a way of speaking to us. The use of cool or neutral color …

How to Match the Finishes of a Picture Frame to a Picture Light Fixture Picture light fixtures are an essential to opt for if one wishes to properly light up their favorite pictures or pieces of art. However, it’s not just simple to pick out the perfect art light. First and foremost, one will want to find a fixture that best resembles the artwork’s frame. This article will assist you with picking out the right picture light to accommodate your picture’s frame for your desired int …

Top 8 Tips for Lighting a Painting "The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls." Haven't you often heard this in conversations about art? One friend resorts to this famous quotation by Pablo Picasso while defending his splurge on that very expensive piece of art that now hangs in the entrance of his house. As you gaze at the painting, you realize that something is missing. Picture Lights! So, what really are these picture lights and why are they s …