We spend a lot of time in the heart of our homes, gathering with family and friends and creating good food and memories. Kitchens are a natural place for art - and not just the masterpieces taped to the refrigerator! Still life paintings of fruit and vegetables are natural subjects for art in the kitchen, but have you ever considered a landscape?
This beautiful gourmet kitchen in Washington state is the new home for my recent oil study of Mt. Tamalpais. The owner chose a warm cherry frame to complement the cabinetry, and the cool gray-blue color palette of the painting picks up tones in the slate backsplash and the skies of the Pacific Northwest.
I was driving through the charming town of Larkspur, California, and noticed that one of my paintings was on display at the Magnolia Gallery - on Magnolia Avenue, near the Tavern at Lark Creek and Yankee Pier restaurants.
A collector brought it in to be framed and the gallery owner, Theresa, decided to put the painting on display while the frame was being built. Thanks for the exposure, Theresa!
The Magnolia Gallery is a warm, friendly place and has simply beautiful moldings to choose from. If you are in the area, and need something framed - visit at 250 Magnolia Avenue or call 415-924-7702.
When you buy a painting from a gallery, they often have framed it according to their taste - which may or may not be the same as yours.
When you buy a painting directly from an artist, you may be getting an attractive, but relatively inexpensive frame. Artists know, and framers will concur, that many collectors like to reframe art to match their decor.
When a painting feels too small for its intended hanging place, the right frame can make it work. For this recently sold painting, the collector worked with a great framer, The Framing Dragon of Mill Valley, and decided to visually enlarge the painting with a linen liner. What an elegant solution!
