My husband and I have collected art work for years and have always struggled with the ability to light photographs and paintings properly. Some homes offer recessed lighting or track lighting with adjustable lenses to shine the light on the art but the house we are in now, does not have any recessed lighting. I'm not a big fan of picture lights that hang above the artwork because they are either too big and bulky hanging above the art (and are a detraction) or the light spread does not cover the entire art piece from the top down. Enter Method Lights Wireless Picture Light, ML200 Plus. OH MY GOSH!!! I am so glad I found this light on Amazon!!!It is wireless, remote controlled with many different light settings, and a lens that you turn so that the entire piece of art is in the light. It mounts to the ceiling with 2 molly bolts and has a rechargeable battery that holds the charge for a very long time. Very easy to install per the well written instructions. The remote also has 2 timer settings for 3 and 6 hrs. Like having your own nightlight in the room! You can change the light so bring out the cool tones in your art or the warm tones in your art and then you can even save those settings to the remote. Genius!! But remember, the brighter the light on the art, the faster the battery will drain.To charge the unit, you can either slide it off the mounting plate and charge on the ground. Or you can get on a ladder to plug in the charger with an extension cord and let it dangle while charging. I have not charged my light yet. I called the company, Method Light, to ask a question about the product. In talking to their excellent customer service department, I learned that they offer an ML EZ charging cable for an additional charge. The charging cable has a magnet on one end and you attach it to the magnet on the light (the pole extends to 15 feet for easier charging and no ladder. A green light on the light will indicate when the light is charged and you just pull pole to detach. Sounds easy-peesy. I have now ordered one and can't wait for it to arrive. I will leave a separate review for this item after I have used it.Some folks have remarked that this is very pricey for a wireless, remote controlled, battery operated picture light. My feeling is that you pay a lot of money for your artwork. Why wouldn't you spend the money to properly light and showcase it? It's not often that a product these days meets or exceeds your expectations. This ML200 Plus light certainly exceeded mine!I have attached photos of the art piece we have lit The medium is brightly colored silk thread under glass. The first photo is the art unlit. The second photo is the art piece lit with cool tones. The third photo is the art piece lit with warm tones. The fourth photo is the art piece showing the light mounted on the ceiling. The art piece just glows now and comes alive under this light. I would highly recommend this product for all art lovers! Great invention, Method Lights!!!P.S. The art hangs vertically. I could not maneuver the photos to rotate them to the correct orientation for this review. Cock your head to the right 90 degrees for the best visual. LOL!

Let me begin by saying I'm a bit compulsive about the way things "ought" to work. I have some art hanging against a brick wall with absolutely no way to bring electricity to a ceiling light. I've tried two wireless, remote control spots with disastrous results (one would dim out within three hours requiring getting out the ladder and replacing the batteries), the second suffered the same fate. Both were too bright requiring my putting some lighting gels over the lens to soften the harsh light. This weekend I got fed up and went back to amazon. I saw the ML200 and was taken aback by the price (considering my other purchases were less than $50). After reading the specs I was VERY interested. 250 hours of light on a rechargeable battery! A dimmer! The ability to control the warmth of the light (without using gels)! Not only that, but they offer an extension wand to recharge the batteries without having to climb on a ladder. Okay, you get the picture, I was impressed. I just installed the light after making a few "personal" alterations (i.e., I sprayed the unit a flat black and in order to extinguish the glare when sitting across from the light, I used a coiled piece of cardboard painted black to go over the front sticking out an inch--just enough to eliminate the glare if you are sitting starring at the light :-)All this said, THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST AMAZING PURCHASE I HAVE MADE THIS YEAR. IT IS QUALITY, QUALITY, QUALITY. IT WORKS EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED (which is rare these days). Oh, and did I mention that I called the company to ask a question...they are not only friendly, but eager to help in any way. I even read on review where a unit that wasn't performing up to expectations, was immediately replaced.If you're looking for a wireless, remote control light...do NOT let the price deter you, like me, you will admit it's worth every penny!

Alot of functionality in a well designed, compact light fixture. The variable LED brightness and color adjustability is great, and the ability to angle the light and adjust the beam size is also super. A bit on the pricy side but worth it to get just the right lighting on centerpiece Paintings.

Been looking for years for a substitute for difficult to install, cumbersome track lighting. This easy to install screw in light fixture fits the bill. Not only is it great for highlighting artwork, but it works well to highlight other objects like antiques, etc. One of the most underrated aspects of interior design is lighting. Just as in an art gallery, spot lighting in particular can greatly improve the feel and quality of a room. The Method lights make this process easy and adaptable. So glad I found these lights.

My wife, an accomplished artist, completed a much larger painting for over our couch in the family room. I changed out a can light for this model and she just loves it. She can increase the brightness and the warmth with the remote control to fit whatever ambiance she wants that evening or cloudy day. It also nicely covers a large painting. Great product!

The light works quite well for my purposes. With remote to control color temperature and brightness. It is very bright at max setting. Once adjusted, settings can be stored into memory. (2 buttons on remote for that.) There are some timer options as well on the remote. (to stay on either 3 hours or 6 hours) The only thing I would like to see on this light is some way to adjust the "cone" of light emitted, and it would be REALLY great if that could be done remotely along with the other adjustments. All in all, I've tried many solutions for this lighting situation, and this one comes close to being exactly what I want. (Large photographs over the fireplace mantle, lighted from an existing recessed ceiling fixture)

I just finished installing our first Methods Light fixture to spot a 5' X 4' oil painting on our dining room wall. It does everything the manufacturer promised. It was simple to set up and program. We programmed Setting I for a cooler, brighter light; and program II for a redder, less intense light. The wide angle feature allowed us to angle the beam away from any dinner quest field of vision. The light is on dimmer with an another overhead, but I can lower that light to practically zero without affecting the ML's performance. This is the perfect solution for our needs and I will be ordering several more to spot other art throughout our house. We thought we were going to have employ an electrician to run dedicated spots, but now we have avoided hundreds of dollars in additional expense and hassle. So that is another added benefit. The ML spot is worth every penny.

I didn't like the light, the remote, or the look. On the positive side, it doesn't get much easier than this to install.

 I have struggled for over a year at our new house to find a lighting solution for this colorful painting over the mantle. We have a standard 6" recessed light for the fireplace mantle (early 80s house with 10 ft ceiling). I changed it to a retrofit LED with variable color temperature but I could never focus the light or step down the intensity to my satisfaction. We hate overhead lighting when just hanging at home so it always felt garish and glaring to me to have the picture lighting so bright when the other overheads were off. This is a great solution. I can choose a color temperature on the warmer side of neutral and step it down to a gentle glow, then when the overheads are on for a party, increase the brightness to still showcase the painting. I was able to find a single Halo brand baffle trim piece on Amazon which took some searching because most come in multipacks. It doesn't look too bad. I see that some people buy socket extenders but I don't think we need one.I took a video going through some of the color temperature and brightness settings. Be aware that they are in steps rather than smooth transitions so you can't dial in a precise temperature or brightness. For example, I really want a step in between the "coolest" warm and the "warmest" neutral to match where our smart bulbs are all dialed in. Still, there is enough variety that you can probably find a good setting for most art, I would think. I like that there are 2 memory buttons for 2 favorite settings. I will say that I don't think the adjustment ring does much to change the size of the light cone at our short distance. Also when I had the ring all the way out there was a small gap where light escapes and I thought that was distracting.I have had my eye on this for months and have been put off by the high cost and fact that you can't change the "bulbs" so it could last a short time and you're S. O. L. because the warranty doesn't cover failure under normal use, per the materials in the package - but it's so much better than having to get a traditional art light and run a cord to an outlet which was my next best idea. I pray it lasts a long time but I think it's definitely worth it for our needs.

Great picture light for less than 1/2 the cost of others.

These lights(I bought 3) were perfect for my “brighten up the wall” project. They have good adjustability for aiming the light and are dimmable. So far haven’t had any problems with them. They are pricey but it was worth it for me.

We had never heard of "color rendering index" (CRI) before, but this studio lighting lamp with 95% CRI made a major improvement in appreciation of our fine art painting.

Great product. Like the ability to adjust cool/warm ambience for easel work. I reduced the stars because this product description DOES NOT show how many lights are included. However the pictures show 2 lights. I will order another light, but it honestly should have been clear about the quantity of lights. Might try and find another similar product.I have never written a negative review, however, I hope it either helps the next person or encourages this company to be clear.

Very easy to operate & install.

I loved this product when I first got it. As you can see my print has warm colors and that’s the setting we used. It looked beautiful. After about 9 months, it went dim and we could not get it to be brighter. However, on the cool setting we can get bright but it does not compliment the print at all. As far as use, evenings/nights around 2-4 hrs. This sure is an expensive light to work correctly for only 9 months. The first picture is the warm setting on high. The second is cool setting on high. I’m currently looking for a replacement.

PART 2: Yesterday it turned itself off and promptly died. I tried new batteries in the remote control, I unscrewed it and put it back, and reset the timers, with no luck.PART 1: It isn't as bright as I would like even when it's turned all the way up. It does switch nicely from cooler to warmer lights, and it can be dimmed using the remote control. I have it in the ceiling fixture in my art studio.

Worked as advertised. Remote control is very useful

I've purchased two for our roadshow exhibitors booth application. This special-purpose illumination appliance is suitable for professional photographic, showcase, and exhibit lighting. Color temperature, rendering, beam angle, and brightness are user-defined for peak application performance.The fixture delivers lighting adaptability and quality that has been largely unaffordable for home use.Much better than expected. Superb.