We do love artwork by Columbia's Randall McKissick, he is as talented as anyone in the state of South Carolina! We also love framing his work. This piece is of a sailfish and is quite large, the frame measures about 48" by 25"! We used a neutral acid-free mat and a rustic pine moulding. Our friends at Southwinds Molding in Columbia SC manufactured the moulding! We love … [Read more...] about Randall McKissick Sailfish!
Conservation Framing
Fabulous Spoleto Poster by Robert Motherwell!
This poster from 1968 Spoleto Italy is by acclaimed American artist Robert Motherwell. It is open edition and has slight discoloration damage to the bottom 1/5 or so, as the result of being stored in a cardboard tube for some 40+ years. It is large, the frame measures about 30" wide x 44" high. We matted it in a neutral acid-free cotton mat and used a contemporary black … [Read more...] about Fabulous Spoleto Poster by Robert Motherwell!
Framed Pastel Portrait!
Pastels are always a bit more difficult to frame as the pigments tend to flake easily and can collect on the mat bevels. We safeguard against this happening by ever so slightly raising the mats of the art as to give the flakes a place to fall behind the mats. On this one we used a stark white mat and gold filet with a traditional gold frame. This piece measures about 20" x … [Read more...] about Framed Pastel Portrait!
Wonderful Watercolour by Griff!
At Elite Framing (in Columbia's 5 Points shopping district) we recently reframed this watercolour by Lexington artist George Griffith. (We won't show you the original mats and frames, but... dated!) We chose a neutral warm grey linen top mat and a darker grey linen bottom mat. We then picked a 2 1/2" greyish burl frame (Made in Italy!) to complete the piece. The overall … [Read more...] about Wonderful Watercolour by Griff!
Yet Another Wonderful Old Watercolour!
When we framed one we framed three. This is the third of a set of 50 year old French watercolours. We really enjoyed this job! Everything was done archival, with Library of Congress accepted 100% cotton acid free mats and backing boards, using Conservation Reflection Control glass. Oh, and Made in the USA! (Except for the art itself, which is French!) … [Read more...] about Yet Another Wonderful Old Watercolour!
