Framing a stretched canvas is a great way to compliment and provide extra support to the canvas. A stretched canvas is wrapped around and secured to a support. The support is usually made of wood. But some larger supports are made of aluminum. Many of my paintings on stretched canvas come with the sides already painted and a hook or wire on the back. So there is no need to add a frame to display it. But if you desire a frame, there are options. I list the depth of the stretched canvas for sale with each item. They usually go between 3/4-inch to 1.5 inches. The type of frame you...
Framing art is both a personal decision and a practical one. Some art must be framed in order to be displayed properly, like watercolor painting on paper. But other art may be perfect without any additional frame. Unless I state otherwise, the sides of my canvases are painted. This makes it easy to hang unframed. My flat panels without a notch in the back can be framed OR displayed on an easel or specialized wall shelf for displaying photos and art. Some of these special shelves have a notch running along the shelf to keep the propped up photos and paintings from sliding off. Stretched canvases can also be framed if desired. A specialty frame...
High-quality stretched canvas are known to be very archival. A canvas can be much lighter for hanging on a wall than a solid piece of wood or metal. But one issue with canvases is the possibility, over time, of them being slack or sagging. A high-quality well-made stretched canvas will be less likely to do so. But it can happen due to extreme temperature or humidity changes, age and time, being stored improperly, among other things. The best thing to do is avoid these threats to your stretched canvas to begin with. There are several things one can do if a stretched canvas starts to sag. Many canvas frames come with corner wedges than...
I want to share some advice for hanging my art. Some of the advice is for art in general. But I will focus on what type of picture-hanging hardware I use. Most of my canvases will have wire on the back. Smaller canvases may have a sawtooth hook. When deciding where to hang art, make sure to choose a location that can hold the art safely. Make sure there are no electric wires in that location. Make sure heavier paintings are hung on support studs and not just on drywall. I have found the smaller paintings do fine with just a nail and drywall. But anything heavier than my six inch paintings should go on a...
I no longer print my own prints. I have a curated collection of prints at Artfully Walls available in both paper and canvas prints. The nice thing is one can opt to have them framed. There are a variety of frames to choose from. There is also an app to see how the art will look on one's own wall.
