I don’t know about other artists, I notice I tend to choose subjects opposite to the weather. Yesterday was a very cold winter day with strong wind. After spending an hour outside taking photos of snow, I started to work on a painting of iris. Iris is a spring flower and likely not to be seen here for few more months. However painting it make me forgot how cold it was out there.
In the summer, my studio has no air conditioning. On a hot day, I would paint waterscape, ponds or lakes to keep cool.
I guess it is mind over matter with little help by art.
Winter iris, watercolor on arches 140lb rough paper, 12”x20”
alfredngdesign 
Very beautiful!
Thank you!