Evening by Elizabeth Snelling Gouache on Paper, 7.5 x 9.5 inches $815

The placement of art around your home is important, and maybe not for the reasons you are expecting. If hanging a piece with glass across from a window, you’re going to see reflections in the glass more often than you’ll see the art, even if you’ve framed with museum or non-glare glass. If you hang works on paper in direct sunlight, it will certainly fade. Even indirect sunlight will fade works on paper if it’s bright enough. Most oil and acrylic paintings will do fine for a while in direct sun, but ideal lighting is diffused natural light or good old fashioned light bulbs. Exposure to light or sun especially over a very, very long period of time will produce changes in the colors of the artwork. Heat exposure (which often occurs to art hung over a fireplace mantle or stored in a space that isn’t climate controlled) may cause paint to dry, crack and flake off canvas. So, be aware and place your art appropriately for a lifetime of enjoyment!

Window Blinds, Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk by Paul Cooklin Photograph, 14 x 11 inches $1,010

Red, Yellow, Green by Katherine Lubar Acrylic on Canvas, 29.5 x 19.8 inches $2,016