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Self-Portrait, 1889
Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890)
Birthday: March 30

“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent Van Gogh

Decorate Your Home -- and Walls -- with Love

Save 10% on All Van Gogh Art from March 30th to April 1st.

Want to breathe a little fresh life into your décor, but don’t know where to start? Just take the wise words of Vincent van Gogh as inspiration. Start with what you love.

From your bedding to your furniture, choose your home décor accents because they speak to you and reflect your signature style. Your unique personality manifests itself in your environment and the items you surround yourself with. So let your home — and your walls — speak volumes for you.

Van Gogh found much to love in his homeland, Holland—bright flowers, inviting cafes, farmlands, starry night skies and more. Each of his paintings reflects this love, tenderness and refinement of vision, which is why he remains one of history’s favorite artists today. A prolific talent, Van Gogh created a wide range of masterpieces in his day, from landscapes and still lifes to portraits and art with flowers.

If you love Van Gogh’s art, this weekend is the perfect chance to save during our Van Gogh Birthday Sale. From March 30 to April 1, you’ll save 10% on all our Van Gogh art prints, canvas and giclée. You’re sure to find plenty of frames that will suit your home décor in our online custom frame shop.

Don’t miss out! Shop our Van Gogh Birthday Sale today!

Art that Expands

One easy way to create the illusion of spaciousness is to decorate with art that features warm, cheerful tones and expansive imagery. Look for pieces that have simple images -- a flower, vase or portrait -- and especially those with a predominance of yellow and orange hues.

Art that draws the eye beyond the room itself -- such as far-reaching landscapes and seascapes -- can also make a room feel more open and airy. Our Space & Light Collection is chock full of art that expands -- from inspiring landscapes and seascapes to buoyant still lifes and art with flowers.

The Magic of Mirrors

Mirrors also serve as admirable works of art in their own right, especially when they are artfully framed. Our handpicked designer mirrors come in a variety of styles, shapes and finishes, each one offering you a world of ways to reflect light -- and your own unique style.

Decorate with these simple tips in mind, and watch any room become more expansive and filled with light. Ready to expand your horizons? Shop our Space & Light Collection today.

Mother and Child by Pablo Picasso

My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso. —Pablo Picasso

A mother’s love can inspire true greatness, as this quote from Picasso so beautifully illustrates. And whether you’re a painter, lawyer, doctor or homemaker, chances are, your mother had a strong influence in helping to mold your talents and strengths.

Breakfast in bed, brunch at a fancy restaurant, a fragrant bouquet of flowers—these are all tried and true ways to say thanks on Mother’s Day. But this year, why not try something a little more enduring and tailored to your mother’s unique personality?

Whether she prefers floral art to landscapes, or figurative to Abstract, you’re sure to find a piece your mom will love in our Mother’s Day collection. Every work of art in this special collection comes custom-framed, ready to hang, and ready to ship the next business day.

This year, say it with art! Save 15% on Art for Mom, May 3rd-13th.

My son is 7 ¾ years old, which he’ll proudly announce to anyone who enters our home. His favorite subject in school is art, and he spends many happy hours drawing and painting skulls and superheroes for mom to tape to the fridge. Recently, he presented me with this wonderful and inventive trio of pictures (o.k., I’m biased).

I gifted my own mother with crayon creations when I was younger, too. And now that I’m all grown up :-), I’ve found other artful ways to share my creativity. At ArtSelect.com, for example, you can choose artwork that your mother (or anyone!) will love and custom-frame it with her décor in mind (in my mother’s case, a pretty, soft Traditional style).

There’s tons of lovely art to choose from, and your personalized masterpieces will last much longer than the fridge art of your youth! Best of all—you won’t get your hands full of finger paint.

Check out the Mother’s Day Art collection and save 15% until May 13th.

Want to Know What’s Cool for Fall?

One of the greatest perks of my job at ArtSelect is getting to spend all day on the lookout for top trends in art and décor -- and then getting to share them with you. Right now, for instance, as summer heads toward fall, I’m noticing some really distinctive themes carrying over in art, design and clothing too, for that matter. Which is why my design team and I compiled 5 new art collections to help you decorate with autumn’s freshest looks.

Let me give you the rundown!

1. Silhouettes

This highly stylized collection features art prints and canvas with striking shapes and patterns.

Got the Bamboo Blues
By Jan Weiss

2. Giclee Canvas

The richly textured, collector-quality art in this collection will add luxury to any room. The images are all printed with fade-resistant archival inks, no less!

Earth Meets Sky
By Cheryl Martin

3. Boho Global

A celebration of worldwide style, this Bohemian collection features rich, Euro-chic art prints and canvas.

Tuscan Textures
By Studio Voltaire

4. Nature Inspired

This is one of my favorite collections, because it features artful imagery with flowers, birds and other nature-inspired motifs.

Orange Tanager
By Nicholas Wilton

5. Simple Elegance

These days, elegance doesn’t have to be synonymous with frufru. The images in this collection are stately yet not too fussy.

Empire Style xviii
By L. Rigo

And remember, you can custom frame any artwork from these collections (and on our site) to put your own spin on things.

Happy decorating!

Check Out Our New Decorating Department!

Hey everyone: great news! My design team and I have just put together a Decorating Department to help you overcome "decorator's block" -- specifically when it comes to decorating with art.

Be sure to stop by and browse through our decorating tips and tools. Need advice on custom-framing your favorite artwork? Check out our matting and framing tips. Want suggestions on decorating large rooms or stairways? Check out our designer Room Solutions. You can also search for art by décor style or color to find just the right piece to make a room sing. Once you've found the perfect image(s), read up on creative ways to arrange art.

Great Savings Alert: Also, to help you jumpstart your fall decorating, we're offering 15% off our design team's much-loved Designer Picks collection until September 30th. There's all sorts of good stuff in there, from canvas art and photography to abstracts, still life, landscapes and tons of other options.

Whew! So there you have it. Just in time for fall decorating…

Check it out and tell me what you think!

Take a moment, while things are still quiet, and find the perfect finishing touches for any room. Our style collection offers a wealth of fine art for any decor, and until the end of the month, it's all 15% off. You can also customize any piece in our online frame shop and give it your signature flair.

So whether your style is exotic and Global, uptown and Contemporary, rich and Traditional or laid back and Casual, you'll find the perfect art, mats and frames to coordinate with your furnishings and pull your home together for the holiday season. Company's coming...are you ready?

Don't you just love it when you stumble across an outlet sale in one of your favorite clothing stores? You know what I'm talking about -- one of those rare, euphoric shopping experiences where you walk away with a whole new wardrobe (or at least some key items), but your wallet really hasn't been hit that hard.

If you haven't discovered ArtSelect's Art Outlet yet, allow me to introduce you:

The framed artwork you'll find in here is pretty incredible, and the discounts can get mighty steep -- some items are up to 80% off! New stuff is added all the time (canvas art, mirrors, you name it), so it's fun to rummage around every now and then. You can also "sift through" things by newest, cheapest, and so on. The coolest part of all is, the price on every item drops a little every day until it's sold, so you can end up outfitting your walls with a whole new look for not much money at all.

Here's the catch, though: you know how the best-looking sweaters in a clothing sale don't stick around forever? The same's true here. The art you love might get nabbed by someone else if you wait too long. You know what they say: here today, gone tomorrow. :-) What do you think -- ready to fight me for that quirky, framed Picasso?

Sitewide Art Sale
Through November 30

The holiday season is just around the corner -- have you found gifts for everyone on your list yet? If not, now's a terrific time to browse our site for savings on a wide range of framed art and posters. Shopping for movie, music and celeb buffs? Check out our new PosterZ collection of framed, iconic art posters. Looking for charming artwork to suit your mother in law's Traditional decor? Shop art with flowers, still life themes, people & figures and find just the right piece. No matter who you're looking for, you're sure to find something they'll love.

And until November 30, you'll save $120 off orders of $600, $60 off orders of $400 and $30 off orders of $300. All you have to do is enter code SAVE2007 at the checkout.

Don't leave your holiday shopping until the last minute. Shop our entire site today and save!

Congratulations -- you made it through another wonderful, whirlwind Thanksgiving! By now, the leftover turkey's in the fridge, the dishes are washed, and there are just a few pieces of pumpkin pie waiting to be eaten. All that's left to do is relax and enjoy the long weekend with your family.

Perhaps you'll unwind in front of the TV or play football outside with the kids. Or maybe you're planning to do a little Christmas shopping and last-minute decorating for the holiday season. If so, now's a terrific time to take advantage of our Thanksgiving Art Outlet Sale, where you'll find all kinds of art at up to 80% off! Many items ship for free, too, so any way you slice it -- you're saving!

Word to the wise: the sell-out risk is high on our Art Outlet items, so be sure to get there first, before someone else gobbles up the goods!

Above all, enjoy your long weekend!

Tomorrow's December 1st -- how's your holiday gift shopping coming?

Perhaps you're the sort of person who gets things wrapped up early (literally), but if you're like the vast majority of us, you could probably use a little inspiration getting started. If so, here are a few of our favorite things...

Framed Mirrors

Framed mirrors are wonderful gifts to give. They add space and light to any room, and they come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and frame finishes. You can also look for framed mirrors by decor style, so you can be sure to pick the perfect one for the home it's going to.

Framed PosterZ

Framed PosterZ are another terrific option. Great for college kids, young urbanites and art collectors alike, Framed PosterZ feature iconic art images that are mounted onto hardboard, texture glazed, and, finally, framed for a modern finish. You'll find there's a Framed PosterZ for just about everyone on your list, from the movie buff to the musician, the celeb fan and the Vintage Art lover.

Still stumped for gift ideas? Our handy-dandy Art Gift Finder can help. With framed QuickShip art gifts for him, for her, under $100 and more, you're sure to find just what you're looking for. And for a limited time, these selections are 15% off, too! But, if you'd rather let your friends and family choose for themselves, you can always opt for art gift certificates. Either way, what better gift than a fresh, new home accent to inspire for 2008?

Wait a minute...where did December go? Here we are, mid-month, and Christmas is just around the corner. The 25th may seem a long way away, but in fact, there are just 6 days left to order QuickShip Art in time for Christmas!

QuickShip Art always makes a great gift. Framed and ready to hang, it ships out the next business day and is available in a wide range of subjects and styles, from Abstracts to Landscapes, from Contemporary to Traditional.

From now until Christmas all QuickShip Art is 25% off, and ground shipping is free, but you'll need to upgrade to Expedited shipping after the 17th to get it to the tree on time.

Here's our Holiday Shipping Schedule, if you need a reminder:

December 14th -- 17th: Order by Noon CST - Standard FedEx Ground (Free)
December 18th: Choose 3-day Express Shipping for $9.00
December 19th: Choose 2-day Express Shipping for $14.00
December 20th: Order by Noon CST Overnight express shipping for $20.00

After December 20th, you can still order QuickShip art, and it's still on sale until the 25th -- but it might not make it in time for Christmas. You can always send a last-minute gift certificate though! If you need more information, you can also visit our Holiday Shipping page.

Good luck with your last-minute holiday shopping!

Now that the rush of the holiday season is nearly over, it's a great time to sit back, relax and plan ahead for the new year. What are your resolutions for 2008? Whether it's making it to the gym or a starting a healthy new diet, your to-do list probably includes a lot of items that will leave you feeling refreshed and renewed, if you follow through!

The new year is a terrific time to reinvent yourself, your style and your surroundings. We're offering great discounts on all the art in our Decor Style collections up through January 6th to help you do just that!

Are you ready to infuse your home with an exotic, Global feel? Or would you rather an uptown Contemporary atmosphere? Perhaps you'd like to brighten up the Kids' rooms with a little color? Either way, when you shop art by Decor Style, you're sure to find accents that suit your style. Plus with discounts up to 25% off, it's easy to keep this New Year’s resolution!

Happy New Year from ArtSelect!

Have you been bitten by the January decorating bug yet? If so, now's a terrific time to find beautiful, framed and ready-to-hang art and mirrors to refresh and revive your home. Stop by our annual Winter Blowout Sale and see what all the buzz is about. You could save up to 80% on some really incredible finds!

You'll find all kinds of art, from X-ray Photography to Impressionism, Abstract Art and other goodies. And to make life easier, every item is framed and ready to hang. Many items also ship free, so be sure to stop by and check things out!

Our Winter Blowout Sale only lasts until February 8th, so get there before all the best titles go...!

Oh, you're gonna love this! From now until Sunday, January 27th, ArtSelect.com is offering free art! Well, not exactly free, but pretty darn close! It's like this: when you buy art between now and midnight on January 27th, ArtSelect will match whatever you spend, dollar for dollar, in an art credit account you can redeem from March 7-12.

So if you spend 50 bucks now, you'll get 50 bucks worth of art store credit in March. If you spend $308.50 now, you'll get exactly that much store credit in March, and so on. Pretty cool, huh? Sort of like a mail-in rebate -- except you don't have to go to the trouble of licking a stamp!

There are just 2 crucial points to keep in mind. 1- When you buy between now and January 27th, don't forget to enter the promo code "ArtDollars08" at the shopping cart. And 2- Don't forget to come back from March 7-12 to redeem that credit! You have just a few days, but you can use the credit to apply to anything on the site -- posters, canvas art, framed prints, whatever!

Ahhhh, it's days like this where I really love my job the most! Be sure to tell all your home decorating pals...

Feel free to read more about this offer, or start shopping now, while the deal's still on!

Spring's just around the corner -- thank goodness! That means, it'll soon be that delightful time of year where clothing, furniture and home decor designers across the country start ushering in a fresh new palette of seasonal colors. To help you get started on your spring decorating, we're offering 15% off all the art in our seasonal 2008 Color Trends Collection:

We've done our homework on this year's trends and this season, designers are looking to the lush, oasis-inspired colors and tones of the tropics and the Mediterranean. 2008's most inviting hues in design are:

Golden Olive – warm, earthy
Daiquiri Green – uplifting, inspiring
Cantaloupe – bright, fresh
Snorkel Blue –oceanic, inviting
Croissant – neutral, soothing
Pink Mist – delicate, invigorating

Here's a gorgeous Abstract artwork by artist Marlys K. Mallet that happens to feature every one of these delicious colors!

Springtime n 6
By Marlys K. Mallet

Inspired to explore 2008's freshest new colors in art? Jump-start your spring decorating and check out our 2008 Color Trends Collection!

Hey folks! You know me -- I'm always scouting out great home decorating deals and art sales for you. So here's another: ArtSelect's Leap Year Art Sale.

Here's the scoop: our Leap Year Sale is full of beautiful custom-framed art that's up to 35% off. Pretty good deal, huh? It's a great opportunity to find discounts on wall art for your spring redecorating. Also, if you spend $300 or more, you get an additional 10% off, which brings your total savings to almost 50%. I'd say that calls for an exclamation mark!

Just remember to use the promo code "LEAP" at the checkout. But the sale ends this Friday, February 29th, at midnight, so better "jump" to it soon... See ya next week!

Find Your Own Pot of Gold: 15% Off All Green Art this Week!

All my life, St. Patrick's Day has inadvertently held strong significance for me. Although I'm not Irish, I attended an elementary school named St. Patrick's, and the teachers there (nuns from Ireland, no less!) taught us traditional Irish dancing, which we performed on March 17th. Then, I went to college in Savannah, Georgia -- a city known for its over-the-top St. Pat's festivities, including turning the river green and throwing a huge parade and party.

This year promises to be a bit more low-key for me, but I'm happy to announce that ArtSelect is holding a St. Patty's Day Art Sale from March 11-17. In between munching your shamrock cookies (or however you celebrate St. Pat's!) be sure to stop by. We're offering 15% off all of our vibrant, green-hued art prints, like this fresh floral piece:

Fiore 3
By Elena Filatov

There's something so inspiring and uplifting about green, isn't there? The color seems to carry with all sorts of connotations of spring, renewal and regeneration. And according to color therapy lore, you can use green in your decor to promote healing, relaxation and revivification. What do you think? Does this little guy revive you?

Maki Frog
By Konrad Wothe

These are just a few of the images that you'll find in our St. Patty's Day Art Sale. As you see, there's a wide range of genres and art mediums, including landscapes, photography and Abstract Art. You'll also find some Art Deco, like this luscious piece by Tamara de Lempicka.

Jeune Fille en Vert
By Tamara de Lempicka

Well, like I said, I'm not Irish, but somehow it seems fitting to end today's post with a traditional Irish Blessing. Have a great week!

May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.
~Irish Blessing

It's official: spring has officially sprung! All across the country, crocuses are cropping up, birds are chirping and cool, spring showers are washing away what's left of winter's snow. It's a great time to think about sprucing up your porch and patio, and what better way, than with weather-proof art?

Just in time for April showers and the warm summer rays that are sure to follow, we're putting all our WeatherPrints on sale -- up to 35% off!

Weatherprint: Before the Crowd
By Ron Peters

As you may remember from our WeatherPrints blog entry last June, these wonderfully resilient works of art are perfect for outdoor decorating. They're specially designed to withstand the elements of nature, including rain, sleet, snow and the sun's harshest rays. They're also a quick and easy way to add a splash of color and personality to any outdoor area.

Be sure to stop by and browse our wide selection of Outdoor Art, including Abstract Art:

WeatherPrint: Passage to India, by Don Li-Leger

You'll also find beautiful Landscape Art and more!

Tuscan Vineyard, by Roger Williams

Because of their ability to retain their quality and vibrancy in intense humidity, WeatherPrints are also an excellent choice for spas and bathrooms -- which can get quite steamy at times.

So if you're looking to decorate any area where moisture, heat or weather could be an issue, now's the time to find Outdoor Art on sale! Happy decorating...

Sitewide Art Sale
Through April 30

They say a picture's worth a thousand words, and the image above just about says it all. In honor of spring (and the inevitable spring cleaning and redecorating bugs that come with it!), we're offering savings of up to $120 on all kinds of beautiful art.

Just enter promo code SPR08 at checkout and you'll save:

Ready? Set? Decorate!

Carolina Dunes

Did you manage to escape somewhere warm and inviting over spring break? Nothing helps break the doldrums better than a trip to the beach -- any time of year. Some people are lucky enough to live in the tropics or in coastal regions, but the rest of us only get a glimpse of the ocean every now and then. If you're a lover of the beach, now's the time to freshen up your decor with our Beach & Ocean Art. Spend $175 or more and get $25 off -- just use promo code SEA2008 at the checkout.

Our Seaside collection offers a wide range of subjects to choose from, including lighthouses, seashells, coastal living, ships & boats and much more. Here's a rich, inviting seascape with a Traditional flair:

View to the Amalfi Coast
By Carl Frederic Aagaard

Beachy Keen
By Scott Westmoreland

Outlook
By Peter Quidley

But don't let us limit your imagination -- check it out for yourself! Just make sure you get there before the month of May is over though...!