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There’s no time like the beginning of a new year to redecorate your home and breathe new life into your walls. Each year that rolls around offers the opportunity for a fresh new start—and the perfect occasion to take your home décor to the next level. If you’re looking for an easy way to raise the bar, consider upgrading your wall art to canvas.

The online art gallery at ArtSelect.com offers an excellent selection of Art on Canvas titles in a wide range of art styles and subjects.

Sophisticated and Striking Nothing sets a quiet tone of sophistication in a room like a piece of fine art on canvas. Rich with texture and color, canvas reproductions beautifully convey the artist’s original intention to a degree unmatched by any lithograph. And while a well-framed lithograph certainly lends an air of style to any room, a canvas piece takes the original work to a whole new dimension.

“When you decorate your home with canvas it instantly adds sophistication and chic to your walls,” says Stacy Dalton, Senior Designer at ArtSelect.com “The texture brings out the subtleties of the piece, making the colors richer and giving the art more substance and depth. It’s a quick and easy way to update your décor; by choosing a progressive color or a hot trend like photography on canvas, you can instantly update your look.”

No matter your taste in art or home décor, the world of art on canvas is rich with decorating possibilities.

Choose from Abstract Art , Landscapes, Floral Art, Museum Masters, and more.

If you’re considering adding canvas art to your home décor but you can’t decide which pieces would look best, keep in mind that just about anything looks great on canvas.

“Some prints really take to canvas,” says Dalton, “For example, pieces where the artist’s original work is really painterly and incorporates a lot of visible brushstrokes look incredible on canvas. ‘Flowering,’ an abstract art piece by Nancy Ortenstone, is a terrific example.”

Flowering, Nancy Ortenstone

“We’ve also discovered, though, that a wide range of fine art prints work incredibly well on canvas—even photography!”

Ullswater, Glenridding, Cumbria, Mel Allen

The bottom line? Canvas complements a wide range of fine art and photography titles; let personal taste and creativity be your guides. What images naturally appeal to you? What pieces can you easily envision hanging on your walls? Browse the Canvas Collection at ArtSelect.com for inspiration, or shop our entire online art gallery by Art Genre, Decorating Style, Subject, or Color for a great selection of prints, many of which are available on canvas.

Enjoy your explorations in the world of art on canvas!

Stay tuned for our next blog, where you’ll learn about the different types of canvas reproductions (canvas transfers and giclée), plus designer tips on framing and museum-style canvas wraps.