Hey, Anybody traveling East????

Good answer Lynn. I know she is in good hands with a happy home.

Okay, I just took the photo of the picture. It will be in a place of honor, just above some of Cliff's flutes. I had something else there, very easy decision to make the change.
I have to go get a picture hanger, then it will be place just a little above the flutes.
The wall is a pale papyrus color that is found in small amounts in the green part of the painting. How did you know that Sharon? I see the wall color doesn't show true in this photo.
Still trying to decide if I want to have it framed and if so what kind of frame. I am not good at this type of thing. Any one have some ideas?
What do you think Sharon?

I would either leave it unframed or go with a very simple wooden frame that picks up the color of the flutes.

It looks very good there, Lynn, and I'm glad the orange-y color in the throat is finally showing a little better. Also glad the touch of green matches.

Most people when framing use only thin pieces of wood on the edges, not actual frames. It really was not meant to have a frame that shows because that detracts from the painting. It would then be like using strips of wood, much the same size as a wooden yardstick and laying them flat against the sides.

Can you tell I don't work with wood, so I don't know how to describe it?

I'll see if I can find a picture.

Like this one, Lynn, and it's from this website:

http://www.dailypainters.com/p...

Same as you said, Woofie.
Great minds and all that.

And Lynn, no glass. OK? Just the wood strips.

Beautiful as is!

Karen

Beautiful Lynn, just beautiful! And perfect place for it --- it looks so nice above the flutes.

I knew it shouldn't have glass. A traditional frame was what was causing me trouble with the thought of framing it, for the reasons you listed above.
I love the strips of wood along the edges. That is beautiful and I think it would look wonderful.
Now to find a place that can do that.

Lynn, it looks great there, it's gorgeous and I personally would not frame it.

Just find the wood strip in an 8' length and stain it to match the flutes. Then have Cliff cut the pieces, mitre the corners to a 45 degree angle and glue, a corner at a time. Then a touch of glue on each side of the painting, then slip the frame on gently pushing from front to back.

I've done that, it works, but you have to have perfect mitres.

Bet Cliff can do it.

She wants to frame it because the staples along the sides show a little. I usually stretch my own canvas, but realize now I didn't stretch this one. Must have been in a hurry.

When I stretch them I stretch to the back and add the staples there. You can buy them that way too, but I already had this canvas and since I was doing it for ATP, I used it because it would be faster. So the staples do show a little even though the green is painted over.

So in this instance, maybe the frame would be better.

Perfect mitres are easier said than done! Sigh, I always end up with a gap.

In that case I would probably want to frame it to hide the staples also.

Stunning Lynn - Just BEAUTIFUL -

Sharon - lovely, lovely painting.

It is beautiful Lynn. but I knew it would be...

Yes, it is really gorgeous and it looks great there, Congratulations!!

Lynn,

Great spot!!! Show off your lovely new painting and Cd's flutes. All works of art!!!

Looks wonderful on that wall!!!