Sunday, February 17, 2013

Matting and framing


My friend Adlai Alexander asked if I could frame a couple of my pieces for him as well as a print done by another artist.  Basically, the top and bottom left two are a couple of sketches (obviously more finalized sketches) I did for him.  The bottom right is a  print of an illustration of him done by Hampton Rodriguez.
 I made a note to myself.  The top painting was intended to be a quick sketch, but it came out pretty good.  I shouldn't have used the cheap drawing paper.  There were some obvious defects in the paper that showed up.

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  1. I can't see any defects from here, it looks great! Isn't it interesting how the frame can change the character of a piece? Yours look really nice!

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  2. Thanks Katherine. The top painting didn't take the paint very well. It left some blotches in the skyline, but because it was not meticulously done, they don't affect it negatively. I was happy with how it came out framed.

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  3. Sometimes those quick studies turn out so good, we have to always use good materials and hope for a very happy accident when we're not planning anything - I hope the paper holds up well over time - looks good in that frame. I really like the pale wood frames on watercolor - it brings out the lights. How nice that your friend appreciates your work so much.

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    1. Thanks RH. Agreed. For one thing, skimping on supplies can give you less than realistic results. I learned this from that sketch. The water doesn't pool the same way, so what's the point, right? Unless it's purely a compositional sketch, but with watercolor you're always looking for those successful accidents. This would have looked so much better on watercolor paper. Lesson learned.

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