On Saturday afternoon, I’ll be giving a presentation here at the Gallery called “Completing the Window: A Frame Maker’s Approach to Framing Landscape Paintings.” Starting with last Saturday’s post I’m posting a few examples of that approach.
Here’s a triptych in oil on linen that Paul Kratter brought to us to frame for a show he was in at Christopher Queen Galleries up the coast in Duncans Mills. In composing “Blue Fin Cove Morning,” Paul framed this piece of Point Lobos shoreline between Cypress trees, but also chose the triptych format to repeat that framing. It’s an especially compelling example of the liminal effect of “completing the window” that is so satisfying in framing landscape paintings—and that will be the focus of my talk.
The frame’s a No. 1 profile at 2-1/2″ wide with doweled proud splines, and two dividers. It’s in quarter sawn white oak with Dark Medieval Oak stain and 23 kt gilt slips. The outside frame dimensions are 21″ x 43″.
Paul Kratter’s “Blue Fin Cove Morning,” is available through Christopher Queen Galleries. More…
I’ll present “Completing the Window: A Frame Maker’s Approach to Framing Landscape Paintings” this Saturday, August 22, at 2:00 in the afternoon, followed by a tour of the shop. It’s free, but space is limited, so please email us (info@holtonframes.com) to let us know if we can save you a place.