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... back by popular demand this November will be Paulsen and Nesvadba for an encore performance of one of our most successful shows ever. So welcome to spring! A time of renewal, a time of optimism and time to get back on the bike and the tennis court, a year slower at both but it sure beats watching tv.      ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Monday, 25 March 2013 | Hits: 391
One of the questions we get asked very often is, "How do you select the art you hang in your gallery?" Other artists who would like us to hang theirs most often ask this. Generally speaking, to hang on our walls or to be featured on our website, the artist needs to be a known entity people are searching for over the Internet.  ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Monday, 23 January 2012 | Hits: 1212
... offices, my desk was next to the men’s room, which was most unpleasant, but I digress.) In keeping with last week’s blog about New Year’s resolutions, I vowed to clean up my desk and files and get organized.  Step one of that process was cleaning out the space in the shelf above my desk.  In doing so, I uncovered some interesting old treasures: An ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 11 January 2013 | Hits: 698
... expensive options. And here’s why this matters in terms of framing.  For most of our customers, picking out a frame and mats is great fun!  Your focus is on color and style and how your choices enhance what you’re framing. And while we relish helping you in this process, we’re also concerned about the quality of our materials, the workmanship ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 04 April 2013 | Hits: 316
... personally written all but two of the blogs and had every intention of writing at least two per month. That pace was difficult recently because my spunky independent 88-year-old mother became ill and I spent most of March in South Carolina caring for her.  She died early this month and my sisters and I were blessed to be able to be with her ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 03 May 2013 | Hits: 370
... out of the box – anything he can do that is different or unique."  In most cases, that usually involves some type of shadowbox, but not always.  While the purpose of framing is to enhance and protect the artwork, sometimes Will is given the freedom to scratch his creative itch. The results always blow you away. Will recalls: "I’ve ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 12 October 2012 | Hits: 675
... generations.  Hanging in my childhood home are individual oil portraits of my sisters and me each at the age of three. A doting uncle had them commissioned from photographs when he was stationed in Germany and my parents treasured them. I always felt my children were the most beautiful children on the planet and an oil painting of them would ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Thursday, 07 June 2012 | Hits: 1460
... on Ebay, this is what you are most likely getting – the work of a dozen or so poor Chinese assembly-line workers. It will never escalate in value and you will probably never be able to resell it.  The old saying "You get what you pay for" applies in this case.  Buyer Beware: If it sounds too good to be true, it is. Get or ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Thursday, 13 December 2012 | Hits: 572
... to get out his magnifying glass and examine it.  In most cases, he has to diplomatically tell the person his art has only "decorative value", but on the occasion Andy finds a piece has real value, he takes great pleasure in being able to tell that to his client. Then a full, documented, accredited appraisal can be arranged through The ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Friday, 22 June 2012 | Hits: 1084
... in future posts.    Our gallery and website are filled with the world’s most collected artists – originals, limited-edition canvases, sculpture and fine art glass.  Our creative designers and framers have won numerous regional, national and international framing competitions sponsored by the PPFA (Professional Picture Framers Association). ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Tuesday, 01 November 2011 | Hits: 1130
... sticker on the back, but didn’t do any research to see what they had. The woman who will profit from their mistake has offered to paint a picture of their recently deceased cat since animal paintings are her specialty The reason this is newsworthy is because it happens only once in a blue moon.  In most cases, art sold at Goodwill or at a garage ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 28 September 2012 | Hits: 585
... The vast majority (29 out of 41) of the members of the jury were from Germany, so it’s not surprising that the Germans won most of the awards. The same thing happened in the US in 1932 – the jury was dominated by the Americans, so most of the medal-winners were American. Some say the Arts Olympics died out because of the difficulty in getting quality ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 03 August 2012 | Hits: 901
... at NCA&T, he combines the analytical skills from his studies along with his nearly 20 years of framing experience to come up with a logical answer to our question or a beautiful solution to a framing problem. Unlike most of us, Chris has a left brain and a right brain.  Not only can he figure out how to overcome technical issues, his eye for ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 20 July 2012 | Hits: 717
... said, "Ma’am.  We’re good, but not THAT good!"  A man came in and said he had a large framed print with broken glass in his car and asked if someone could help him bring it in.  I  followed him out and was horrified to find an almost life-sized naked portrait of a woman. Notice I didn’t say "nude" in the ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 | Hits: 850
The best gifts - the ones most appreciated and remembered years later- are those that have special meaning to the recipient. Custom framing gives you the opportunity to give someone a unique and meaningful gift.  With the holidays approaching, I thought it might be helpful to share some examples of wonderful framed gifts: A man’s pocket ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 01 December 2011 | Hits: 748
 
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