American Impressionist Carve

This is one of my favorite profiles. 22k gold and about 5 inches deep. Since it is a fairly contemporary look designed this carve in the style of the American impressionist frames.

Christmas present revisited

I finally got around to framing the Rett Ashby painting that I got for Christmas. First I finished it with an umber panel (sorry for the bad photo) but I thought that it brought out the dark and cool areas of the paintings. So I covered the panel with gold. I let that sit a few weeks but then had to try something different--with a pale sage panel. My wife doesn't like it. I'm not sure yet.

New corner carve

This one is about 5 inches wide with 22 karat gold and an umber panel. Hand carved corners.

More metal leaf

Metal leaf over yellow, red, and black clay, topped with a dark patina. Compo corners and panel. Almost 4 inches wide.

On the contemporary side

This frame is watergilt with metal leaf instead of real gold. This lowers the cost and also adds a very different look. Since metal leaf is thicker than gold it doesn't adhere as well, causing more pronounced cracks. This frame is almost 5 inches wide.

If left to my own devices I tend to lean toward simple lines and handcarved corners, but here is a recent frame with more elaborate applied (compo) corners. It's about 5 inches wide.

Carved frames ready for clay

Voila a few new frames with carving in the corners.