One of the things I have regretted most in my painting experience is seeing a painting I completed and loved wed to a horrid frame. I had the experience twice and they stick in my mind. Most professional framers carefully consider both the integrity of the picture and the wishes of the client. In both of the afore mentioned cases, the recipient of the artwork chose the frame. One was a classic sailing ship on the open sea. The person used a weathered barnwood frame that totally detracted from its character. Another was a simple Baroque flower painting which was placed in a large ornate gold frame. Sometimes no frame would be considerably better than a contradictory frame.
Also not protecting your work will leave it vulnerable to the ph around it and to grease and dirt build up.
Displaying a painting
Don’t be in a hurry to wed your painting to a frame. Let it mature and speak to you.
Paintings should have a protective coat. Acrylic: first coat of clear acrylic in about two months. Oil: first coat of clear finish in a year. Be sure to clean it gently but well and dry it thoroughly before coating. Two to three coats are sufficient on either medium. Use a satin to semi-gloss (not flat or glossy) archival finish (non acidic, non yellowing).
Think of the frame as an extension of the art not as a piece of furniture.
Never upstage or downplay your painting with an inappropriate frame. Use your heart and mind in framing also.
Give your painting space to be. Don’t crowd it into a decorating scheme that destroys its character.
The painting above is one from my NC beaches series. It was done from my own resources and based on a picture I took of my daughter and husband standing on the beach in the early morning watching the sunrise. It is acrylic on canvas, 36" by 28".
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