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Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Painting Picture Frames


I sometimes paint picture frames to a colour that suits the painting. I usually use artists' acrylics or Dulux eco range. The frames for little group of lavender themed paintings above were transformed from various browns to a soft grey with a hint of aqua using Farrow and Ball's skylight.

5 comments:

  1. They look great Tessa. How did you prepare the frames for painting?

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  2. It depends on the frame. If the finish is shiny I sand it first with a fine grade of sand paper. Sometimes I use a water based undercoat/primer although the emulsion part works well as a primer on untreated wood.

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  3. the frames look lovely indeed .. very much suiting the paintings. well done :)

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  4. What a brilliant idea Tessa, they look fantastic.

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