Frame Painting - Art Prints Framed

Posted June 1, 2010 By admin

Painting with a Textured Frame

Purchasing a framed painting (a large one anyway) may seem daunting to the first timer and may affect the decision they make in purchasing the painting itself. What I do is look at the painting and frame in isolation and then together as one piece.  If the choice is available, I usually like buying the painting unframed and then framing separately.

It is fairly simple to frame and relatively inexpensive. Many of the art frames can be purchased to match your décor and/or other artwork adjacent. Sometimes an ordinary piece of art can become somewhat if you choose the right frame. The choices are limitless when it comes to finding the right frame online or offline. Having said this, I have bought paintings before with the frame because I happened to like the combination which was a bonus.

If you are purchasing an unframed work directly from the artist it never hurts to ask if they have a connection to get you a good priced frame. Artists that sell a lot will not purchase frames at retail price. They usually have a friendly source or a good business connection that deals with frames, so talk to him or her and see if you can get you a discount. It never hurts to ask.

If you prefer to look for a frame yourself then I’m sure you won’t have a problem

Painting with a Sophisdicated Golden Frame

finding a professional framers in your area. They are quite common place nowadays. As with any service or profession some are good and some are not so good. Shop around for the best service, best price, and look for value as you would for any other product or service.

Below are just a few tips to help you choose your frame.

Size

Making any sized frame “work” with a piece you must ultimately control the proportions with matting. A wide frame requires more matting than a narrow frame.

Style

By looking at your painting you will see how the coloring, theme and medium will most often direct you toward a particular  type of frames. Generally the frame should go with the theme, medium and style of

Painting with a Simple Black Frame

the painting. If you are still having a hard time with choosing your frame you can also use the décor of your room in which the piece will hang as your guide. For example, you wouldn’t use a wooden frame with an unfinished look more suitable for a cottage in a condo with a modern decor.

Wooden frames will look good with most paintings, it’s more a matter of the color of the wood and how the wood is finished.  Wood can be stained in colors like walnut, cherry, oak, ash, basswood, poplar, and pine. Stained wood can be plain, carved, simple or ornate. And, many wood frames are available in lacquer finishes, faux finishes, and gold or sliver leaf.

Metal frames work well with certain décor, or with more  modern pieces and posters can also be a good choice. I would however stay well away from plastic or acrylic frames. They just don’t do anything for your feel, decor or the value of your painting.

If you are going to buy your frame online, make sure you know exactly what you are buying. You would preferably have checked out different frames at a store before making your purchase online.

Painting with a Walnut & Gold Swept Frame

Painting with Raw Wooden Frame

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Where To Buy Oil Paintings?

Posted May 2, 2010 By admin
We have a custom made replica oil painting displayed in our library.  It’s a portrait of a woman in the 1770s in Spanish Costume reading. Every single day I look at her and I am amazed as to what she might be reading and thinking, sometimes I feel as though the painting has changed somehow, maybe she’s turned a page, maybe the story in her book developed since yesterday. It gives new meaning every time I see it. Every person who has looked at it had a different interpretation of what she might be feeling, or what her story is. It sparks the imagination. It triggers your emotion and makes you think. Such is the power of portraits created by the brilliant artists.

The Woman Reading

Oil Paintings give visual appeal to any room in your home or work place. If you place a painting on a wall strategically it will create a serene and inviting ambiance to your home.  Our friends have always verbalized the fact that they feel very at ease and unusually at home at our place but couldn’t pin point what it was exactly that makes them feel that way. If this is applied in a commercial setting, it might even give you an edge over your competitors because your customers or clients feel at ease in your office!

Did you ever wonder how you could buy those high quality, stunning oil paintings? Most galleries present you with only a limited range of painting. Only the exclusive and famous artists have the opportunity to display the art in such places. The only place you could find work of art from both prominent as well as upcoming artist are real high quality websites. I have bought one of our paintings online (actually through eBay), but make sure you do your research before you hand over your money.

At first even I was of the opinion that online purchase of such work of art may not be the best-suited method to get genuine high quality work. But when I heard about custom designs from well-known artists that could be offered right to your doorstep I was just thrilled. There is also a money back guarantee if there is any dissatisfaction towards the delivered material. Obviously the money back guarantee is only useful if the seller is actually trust worthy. The eBay buying platform is good because it is based on a feedback system, so we bought from someone who has had good feedback from buyers who bought from them for paintings of similar price.

The purchased painting was shipped to us in sturdy tube containers for a small additional cost. Every care was taken to deliver the work of art safely to us. There was also a choice of framing services but we chose to frame the painting afterwards ourselves to save on postage costs.

We always used to worry that a transaction was not safe over the Internet. But now we think that if you are wary and do your due diligence, the chances of getting cheated are minimized. Online transactions are now quite protected with secure payment systems such as PayPal. So if you don’t end up receiving your painting I think you can dispute it through the secure payment system. If you paid by your credit card, you should also be able to get your money back by lodging a dispute with the credit card company with the details of the transaction and asserting that you did not receive your goods.

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