Warm or Cool

Siberian Husky oil painting portrait in gold frame

Siberian Husky oil painting portrait in silver frame

Here is a classic example of a color tone lesson. This is the exact same painting photographed in two identical frames but different colors.

What do you see?

Can you see how the gold frame compliments the warm background and the silver frame compliments the cool grays and blues in the painting?

Understanding the fine arts help you see the world in more than one variation.

Now, the difficult decision will be which frame to use for the painting....