Friday, July 12, 2019

A final framed picture for Think Art; framing tips

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Ingleses, sea, late afternoon, oil on card, 13.5 x 11.5 cm  framed




This one is from 2016 and is the final piece in the forthcoming show to be framed.

 The show will feature seven pictures which haven`t been shown before and eight which were shown previously. 

The framing here seems about right- simple and not too heavy. 

With small pictures the effect of framing is greater than on larger pictures. I have sometimes erred on the side of excessively heavy framing. Using dark framing can worsen this effect. There are paintings which it seems can never be framed perfectly. 

Glazing is also problematic. It`s surprising how much dust there is in even the cleanest house and the paints pick up dust quite readily. But glazing does mean you lose some immediacy when viewing the picture and reflections can also be a problem. There is non-reflective glass but this is textured and slightly opaque and I don`t recommend it.


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There is something of Albert Ryder in this textured picture.



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