Where Not To Hang Your Painting

What effects does it have?

When you use the impasto technique, you leave lots of clumps of paint on the canvas. When you look at an impasto painting straight-on, you'll notice a sort of 3D effect and you'll notice light hitting the clumps of paint and forming shadows - this is really noticeable if the artist has applied the paint to the canvas really thickly. Many artists like experimenting with how light hits the raised bits of paint. Artists also like the way the paint stands out and they use this technique to give prominence to particular parts of their paintings.

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1. Over a source of heat.

There are several reasons why you shouldn't hang your painting right over a source of heat. Paint that's exposed to heat can soften; when it's been softened retains dirt and grime more easily than harder paint. Heat can cause paintings to age more quickly than usual because it dries out the different materials used in it. Finally, if the painting's hung over an open fire, the rising smoke and soot can cause the paint to darken and discolour. Room temperature be constant so as not to cause too much contraction and expansion.

2. In direct sunlight

The main reason why you shouldn't hang your painting in direct sunlight is because the ultraviolet light in sunlight can affect the colours of the paint. If a painting is directly exposed to sunlight over an extended period of time, the colours of the paint can start to fade and become discoloured, though only certain pigments should be affected. Sunlight can also cause any varnish used on the painting to yellow over time. As halogen and fluorescent bulbs emit ultraviolet light, you should not hang your painting in a room with any of these types of bulbs.

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One thing I get asked all the time is, "What color should I use on my walls?" This is often followed by, "Well, I want a color, but... ".

Although many of us have a constant love affair with color, rooms really can be just as beautiful without opening massive buckets of paint. Often, we think that we should use color because of what we hear, and see. Conventional design theories say that everyone should have color, and if you don't have it, you're missing out. (Rarely do you see a magazine, or television show, embracing the life-changing impact of White).

Even the word color sounds more exciting, so we automatically want some, and we think we should want it all over our house. And we want it now, regardless of how we live, or what we like to be surrounded by.

It's this all or nothing that can get us into trouble. Let's be honest, color on the walls is absolutely gorgeous, and it gives a warmth that is difficult to imitate, but it isn't for everyone. That doesn't mean you have to live in a boring beige kingdom, wishing you were in the crayola castle on the other side of the street. Okay, I admit that sounds silly, but you know what I mean; definitely a cliche (but nevertheless true) a pop of color will do wonders for a home. art gallery