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What Is A Gallery Wrap Canvas?
Regular stretched canvas stapled on the side
Have you seen a description of a painting on a gallery wrap canvas and wondered how that was different from a regular canvas?
A normal stretched canvas is stapled on the sides and needs to be framed for a finished look.
Gallery wrap canvas with no staples on edges
When the stretchers are deeper and the canvas is wrapped around to the back and stapled out of sight, it is called a gallery wrap canvas. The edges of the image may be extended around the sides or the sides may be painted a solid color. This type of canvas does not need to be framed and produces a more contemporary look than a framed piece.
Do you like the contemporary look of a gallery wrap canvas, or do you prefer your art in a frame? Post your comments below.
SC State Fair, October 12-23
The South Carolina State Fair opens this Wednesday, October 12. I have a painting of the Gervais Street Bridge in the special 225th Anniversary of Columbia exhibit and two more paintings of the bridge in the Professional Division, Painting on Canvas section. Please visit the Fine Art exhibit in the Cantey Building and let me know what you think of the art.
What Is A Plein Air Frame?
Sesqui Log Cabin in gold plein air frame, 11x4", Acrylic, by Lucinda Howe
Have you seen a description of a painting as framed in a “plein air” style frame and wondered what that meant?
Plein air painting is done “in the open air” or “outdoors”. Because time is limited, the style tends to be loose and simplified, and the paintings are often small in size ranging from 6×8” to 11×14”. Typically these paintings are framed in a simple style in silver and gold made of molding about 3 inches wide with very little embellishment.
Plein air style frames are available in varying levels of quality from discount and custom framers. The highest quality frames have perfectly joined corner miters and hand applied gold leaf.
The proportion of the frame is wide in relation to the small painting and relates well to the simple, bold style of outdoor painting. It is not the only style of framing that works for these small paintings, but it is what is meant by “plein air style”.
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