Certain types of paintings should be framed. Framing poses a challenge for the artist. The choice of frame will have a great impact on the appearance of the work. Yet the painter here must generally make a selection, rather than create the frame him or herself (possible, of course, but an artform in itself and very time-consuming). Hanneke van Oosterhout is struggling with the great frame problem with her still-lifes now. See Follow the Painting.
Don’t forget the frame
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Hey what a fantastic artist!
The little problem with frames is they can be old fashioned and traditional when the buyer is contemporary and modern for example, it’s best to present the work as simple as possible and leave the rest to the buyers own description.
Angela, are you saying it is best to exhibit the paintings without any frame, or with a simple one?
I think the best way to exhibit any painting to appeal to a wider variety of possible buyers is to display it with very simple effective frame or leave the canvas unframed.
Framing can be distracting and might not appeal to some, most people like buying the paintings and then frame it to their own house style.
I tend to agree with Angela on this…about being minimal in framing so the potential owner can choose thei own style. Or sometimes I wonder if someone else other than the artist pick the format for display.
You know the old adage about buying a painting to match the furniture…well actually, in decor, designers tend to choose framing or other formats to match the decor…not the actual painting.
Once my boyfriend had a friend hang his art for an opneing, and his friend did this incredible wire structure to display all the drawings and paintings. It was stunning!