tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post1131216378514903222..comments2024-01-10T10:30:16.780+00:00Comments on paintings prints and stuff: Framing - what frame to choose?vivienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-70007073134580630132011-11-18T14:33:30.686+00:002011-11-18T14:33:30.686+00:00I like lime waxing, over grey as well, though have...I like lime waxing, over grey as well, though haven't used it. I really liked the unglazed watercolours you did some time back Sarah in white and keep meaning to try your method without glass.<br /><br />I totally agree that they have to be well made, nothing spoils the work more than a badly made frame.<br /><br />Personally, I never go bright Ian but I can see that it would be suitable for some work. I always want the frame to be a support and not compete - and for my current work it isn't part of the image.<br /><br />I saw a wonderful Howard Hodgkin exhbition at the Hayward Gallery a long time back that just glowed against the grim grey concrete - and the painting on the frames worked well for him.vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-32984969477569950122011-11-18T12:52:06.643+00:002011-11-18T12:52:06.643+00:00For me the frame and mount are a part of the pictu...For me the frame and mount are a part of the picture, so on occasions I have selected quite an bright colour moulding to pick up something from the image. I have also decorated the mount too with mixed media pieces, using stamps or shapes from the main image. I haven't yet gone so far as painting over the frame like Howard Hodgkin.Ianhttp://ian-bertram.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-55481256348415987642011-11-18T08:13:02.755+00:002011-11-18T08:13:02.755+00:00I am becoming obsessed with framing quandaries, I ...I am becoming obsessed with framing quandaries, I stick with a soft grey for mine, burnished and them lime waxed, different mouldings, some wider, depending on the paintings. I love the black for yours Viv, from what I am seeing at the art fairs gold is becoming popular, but really well made frames, with proper guilding. Actually that's the thing that is most important, being a well made frame, I think.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-26044144233588955432011-11-17T11:05:51.978+00:002011-11-17T11:05:51.978+00:00I generally go for the cheaper frame in a light wo...I generally go for the cheaper frame in a light wood because it is the "fashion". However, at least 25% of my customers reframe within the first year.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314427507584427965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-84966552608305919572011-11-16T17:05:02.378+00:002011-11-16T17:05:02.378+00:00I have this problem when I paint non seascape subj...I have this problem when I paint non seascape subjects too. Like you a whitened ash is what I normally use - the grain is nice with ash and it is a very hard wood which stands upto travelling between exhibitions. I'm starting to use dull silver and pewter frames which I find give a bit more oomph to non-blue paintings (normally with antique or snow white textured mounts). They seem to be quite popular at the moment and the slight reflective quality means they can fit in with a lot of decor. - personally at home we have a complete mix of frames, what ever suits the painting.<br /><br />Your painting has a lot more impact in the dark frame. I love the circular compositions you use.Lisa Le Quelenechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939073566444931704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-364908190484817982011-11-16T16:51:49.411+00:002011-11-16T16:51:49.411+00:00that could look interesting Jeanette - I'll th...that could look interesting Jeanette - I'll think about that one. :>)<br /><br />I painted the frame myself and need to do a little more so it would be possible before I finish it off.<br /><br />I usually do the double mats too - they just look so much better.vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-50047919455617421232011-11-16T13:56:58.785+00:002011-11-16T13:56:58.785+00:00Yes, different geographic areas seem to go with di...Yes, different geographic areas seem to go with different trends in framing. Here, its dark wood most of the time, I'd say 99% of my frames are black, the mats vary but are neutral and usually a double mat with 1/8" perhaps in the second picking up a colour of the painting.<br /><br />For this piece, it has to be the black mat and frame. It really sets off the image and gives it drama. Perhaps an inner 1/8 - 1/4 inch of pale blue to set off the water/sky and contrast with the black mat?Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-59884864765389644542011-11-16T13:12:05.401+00:002011-11-16T13:12:05.401+00:00yes, that's another reason I used the limed as...yes, that's another reason I used the limed ash - it really goes with my house but even in the limed ash, the painting didn't fit in the living room - too dominant - in the hall it was fine.<br /><br />it just cried out for more drama - it needs to be hung where it can glow alone!<br /><br />This frame is narrow but the mat is quite wide - I did this digitally as I didn't want the hassle of unwrapping it from it's cocoon of bubble wrapvivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-20417708639685282002011-11-16T13:04:24.329+00:002011-11-16T13:04:24.329+00:00If it's going to hang on my walls it can't...If it's going to hang on my walls it can't fight with all the other pictures!<br />I tend to favour narrow frames<br />and I like the mat/frame to harmonise with the picture.Sometimes, this means choosing coloured frames.<br />And the budget often means living with a less-than-perfect frame til I can afford to change it!(Budget constraints also see me buying frames from op shops and storing them.:-) )dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com