Oil Paintings

Oil paintings are customarily painted onto a canvas and need to be stretched over a frame. They may also be painted directly onto a board. Oil paintings are generally framed without glass and need a broad outer frame. A combination of frames makes it look even more exquisite.

Acrylic paintings can also be painted onto either a canvas or board. Due to the porous nature of acrylic, it is safer to frame an acrylic painting behind glass.

Below are some examples of previous commissions. Please feel free to browse through them for ideas.

Framed beadwork
Three frames used
Oil framed with two frames
Oil stretched and framed using three frames

The middle frame was painted to echo the gorgeous salmon colour in the image
Three frames

Middle frame was painted to echo the gorgeous colours
Three frames used
Inner frame highlights painting's gold leafing
Two frames used
Two frames and inner fillet
Two frames used
Two frames and painted inner fillet
Three frames used
Single frame
Two frames and inner silver fillet
One hand finished moulding
Single moulding
Three hand finished frames used on each painting
Two hand finished frames
Two frames
One frame and inner gold fillet
Two hand finished frames on each painting
Two frames and inner fillet
Two frames and inner fillet
Two frames on each painting
Two frames, inner hand finished and gold fillet
Two frames, inner hand finished
Two frames, inner hand finished and inner gold fillet
Two hand finished frames and inner hand finished fillet
Three frames, inner two hand finished
Before and after framing

By framing this canvas as opposed to just hanging it on the wall, it was transformed into a memorable artwork
Three frames

Middle one painted to echo colours in painting
Framed canvas

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