To frame or not to frame your artwork? The answer is, it’s completely up to you and your design esthetic!
Below you will see two examples of a gallery wrapped painting displayed with a frame versus no frame. If you are on Maui we highly recommend “Picture It Framed” located in Kahului.
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In the example above I chose to use a wooden frame to match the skin tone of the subjects in the painting. This is called a floating frame. As you can see, there is a space between the art and the frame. This gives a modern, polished look. I always paint around the edges and corners as well so the movement of the piece continues around the canvas. All of our museum quality gallery wrapped prints have mirrored edging as well, so you can enjoy the piece framed or unframed. A frame can really compliment the artwork giving it a complete and tied together look.
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In this example you will see an unframed gallery wrapped painting. Most of my clients don’t frame their artwork. Each piece comes stretched on canvas and ready to hang. I paint around the edges about an inch and three quarters giving it a contemporary look. It’s easy to move around and you can enjoy the art before choosing a frame should you decide to at a later time.
If you’re on Maui and need a framer we highly recommend “Picture It Framed” in Kahului.
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230 Hana Highway, #8
Kahului, Hawaii 96732
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SENNELIER SINCE 1887
IN 1887, GUSTAVE SENNELIER, A DEVOTED CHEMIST, ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A PURVEYOR OF FINE-ARTISTS’ PAINTS AT 3 QUAI VOLTAIRE FACING THE LOUVRE AND STEPS AWAY FROM L’ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS.
HAVING THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED THE HISTORY AND USAGE OF PIGMENTS, HE DEVELOPED A DISTINCTIVE PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING OIL COLOURS, FORMULATING PRECISE METHODS FOR MIXING TONES AND FOR CONTROLLING THEIR OPACITY AND TRANSPARENCY. HIS WORK WAS SO METICULOUS AND HIS EYE FOR COLOUR SO ACCURATE THAT ARTISTS SOON BEGAN TO REGARD THE SENNELIER PALETTE AS THE ULTIMATE STANDARD OF QUALITY.
Sennelier paints can be found at Blick Art Supply. Read more about the history below.
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Original Oil on Canvas
Gallery Wrapped
Size: 24”X20”
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“Leilani” is my latest figurative painting in my new collection of Polynesian women. I love this subject matter, which for me depicts the Hawaiian Polynesian woman as strong and sensual. In my experience of living in Hawaii for 30 years, the Polynesian women are the powerhouse of the family unit.
I’m super excited about this series as it’s a great opportunity for those of you who love my work to collect a softer color palette. I am working with the positive and negative shapes, complementary and secondary complementary colors. Here I focus on simplifying shapes and using an outline quality that you can find in some of my heroes such as Matisse, Cézanne and Gauguin.
I am loving this new series, and I hope you do as well.
