Hi I am an artist in England and specialise in bespoke art - but I am guessing you are in the US - here is my advice you can look online at saatchiart.com search for price range size style (abstract etc) and even colours there are affordable pieces to be had, you can also select those from the country you are in to minimise shipping costs. Or you could go to a company that prints photos onto large canvases and pick out one or two of your own photos (landscape, seacape, trees etc you will have an affordable solution and something that reminds you of a favourite place or time. You can afford to go bright and bold in this space. From an aesthetic point of view - can you raise the light? even 10 inches would help :)

Hello Tellytelly, You have a great room here, and I have a few art pieces to bring out the best of your room: These are just a few visual ideas. To see more inspirational ideas, have a look at our BESPOKE DESIGNS section: http://www.houzz.co.uk/projects/1720017/bespoke-designs We specialise in creating wall art to compliment a rooms decor and furnishings, so if you would like something bespoke, feel free to contact me through my Houzz profile or our website: http://thejonescollection.gallery All the best with whatever you choose.

I'd take this as a great opportunity to have some fun and explore making your own piece of art. From the space (that I can see), a canvas would suit being placed above, either leaned against the surface or elevated. I'd lead towards to being elevated. I'd say get a cheap canvas with some oil based paint and just try different shapes and different ways to add the paint to the canvas, don't try to make actual shapes but try blending colours (a spray drinking bottle makes an excellent tool for adding blending) in an abstract style. In term of colours, I really feel burnt orange and a mix between duck egg blue and royal blues would make a very eye-catching scheme for that area. If you do try a bit of art, make sure to send us an image! I guarantee you'll have fun doing this, and you'll be surprised how well it could turn out. Good luck!

I’m guessing that you’re after advice on alternative lighting if the natural daylight source is restricting. I’ve worked in a few studios and the best ones tend to have lots of angled roof windows north facing but diffused so the natural daylight was evenly spread and with the addition of fluorescent tube lights (the type you get in garages) for dark times of year. All depends on what type of creative work you’re doing as well. There are plenty of artificial light sources for specific tasks but choosing the right kind of light can be tricky, this might explain more: https://willkempartschool.com/art-studio-lighting-design/ When I used to hand mix colour dyes I had to compare samples in different lights but outside the back door (north light but in shadow) was better for truer colour match.