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Art On the Wall – Displaying Canvas Paintings

Our home is full of art. Almost all my canvas paintings are displayed on the walls. The arrangements change when old ones are sold and new ones are born. In this blog post, I show some of the paintings and how they are displayed at the moment.

Displaying canvas paintings. Art by Paivi Eerola, Finland.

When using stretched canvases, framing is not necessary. I hope this inspires you to create some canvas art. Check out my acrylic painting course Floral Freedom and see more of my paintings at paivieerola.com/gallery!

In the Gallery Corner

Kultakätkö - Gold Cache, oil on canvas, 2023, by Paivi Eerola, Finland.
Kultakätkö – Gold Cache, oil on canvas, 2023

Our library room is on the darker side of our house, but I think that the lack of daylight and a heavy atmosphere goes well with the books and nostalgic-style paintings.

Art in a library room. Paintings by Paivi Eerola.

Displaying different sizes of canvas paintings on the same wall looks great but needs planning. I made a plan in Photoshop first, and then we hung them all at once.

Above the Aquarium

Ohimenevää tämäkin - This Too Shall Pass, oil on canvas, 2021, by Päivi Eerola
Ohimenevää tämäkin – This Too Shall Pass, oil on canvas, 2021

People often say that all my canvas paintings express the underwater world. That hasn’t been intentional because I am actually afraid of deep waters. But my husband has had aquariums for decades, and they must have affected my art.

Art above aquarium. Oil paintings by Paivi Eerola.

The painting continues the aquarium view. And it was not planned at all!

Best Lit

Saalistajan maailma - Predator's World, oil on canvas, 2024, by Paivi Eerola.
Saalistajan maailma – Predator’s World, oil on canvas, 2024

Our dining area has special lighting for a big painting – LED strips in two directions that have adjustable color and intensity.

Setting lighting for art. Led strips. Oil painting by Paivi Eerola, Finland.

The colors of any painting are highly affected by the amount and color of light.

When I Wake Up

Yön kuningatar - Queen of the Night, oil on canvas, 2022, by Paivi Eerola, Finland.
Yön kuningatar – Queen of the Night, oil on canvas, 2022

The bedroom is our darkest room, but every morning when I wake up, I look at the wall that is filled with my paintings.

Displaying framed cross-stitch pieces and canvas paintings side by side.

There is also a collection of my cross-stitch projects. Stitching is just a hobby but I like the combination.

In the Hallway Gallery

Lumikin maa - Snowwhite's Land, acrylic on canvas, 2021, by Paivi Eerola, Finland.
Lumikin maa – Snowwhite’s Land, acrylic on canvas, 2021

I love our yellow hallway and how the color unifies a mixed collection of paintings. Displaying canvas paintings can be this easy!

Displaying canvas paintings on a hallway. Artist's home.

This narrow hallway was super boring before we painted it and added art on the walls.

Entrance Art

Vanitas, oil on canvas, by Paivi Eerola, 2021.
Vanitas, oil on canvas, 2021

Our house has a space right after the entrance where I often change a painting to one that feels current. I also decorate the top of the sideboard cabinet that’s under the painting. Now it’s time for some darker art.

Displaying a canvas painting on Halloween

Happy Halloween!

6 thoughts on “Art On the Wall – Displaying Canvas Paintings

  1. Thank you for sharing….so interesting and fun. Especially since you live in Finland. Love the wallpapers and the light fixture in the first picture…. would love to see the whole thing. It was all enchanting.
    Joyce Angieri

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