Normally no oil painting gets framed under glass, but yes, it can be done. However this type of picture frame is not constructed very often and for a few good reasons. Firstly, the glass should not rest or touch even an "old", or aged, oil painting because the white oxides in the paint may take up to several months to thoroughly dry. Often, an oil painting may feel hard to the touch and yet the inside layers are still soft and curing, or drying. The painting media (plural, as there may be several, coats or paint layers of different paints) and the method applied by the artist will affect the longevity of an oil painting. ...

Sometimes ( though not always ) this is possible and can be done. The first step is to browse through a picture framer's web site and see if they have the particular frame that you're looking for. In our case, our most popular ( but not all, we have too many ) picture frames and photo frames, can be seen here If you can't see the frame that you're trying to match, then take a photo of the frame ( your phone camera will do fine ) and email it to several picture framers. Explain that you've got some framing to do and that ...

Yes we do repair broken picture frames and replace smashed photo frames glass, but with qualifications and limitations. Picture frames repairs and re-glazing ( glazing is the covering of a surface with glass ) can be done by most picture framers provided the frame isn't too badly damaged or has just sprung open, as shown in the picture. Other repairs such as retouching of small scratches, replacing broken glass or decayed rear dust covers or broken cord, or string or hangers or nails or screws is also easily enough done. To repair ...

No, you don't have put a canvas painting in a frame, you have other choices. The first choice, and most popular one is to stretch-frame it over a strainer frame. That means making a strainer frame and stretching your canvas over it tightly. That way you won't even see the frame as it'll be hidden inside the stretched canvas. The second choice is to mount or glue down your canvas art (only if it's an inexpensive or of no real value item) onto a board, just as you would a print or poster, and then put a picture frame around it. With ...

To stretch-frame a canvas, with the average, 2cm thick stretcher bar, it should be between 4 to 5 cm, at the very least and as illustrated in the image here. If the stretcher bar is thicker, add this extra thickness to the above, recommended thickness. The image on the canvas should have at least this width of all four sides of the canvas. This goes for all canvases, whether gallery-wrapped or not. This width will allow for the wrapping of the canvas around and over the four sides of the stretcher frame bars. Importantly ... 

In most cases, to frame painting rolled up, can be done.   The canvas can be unrolled, relaxed and either or fully framed Sometimes though, this isn't possible. In some cases, what happens is that the oil painting has been painted quite thickly, almost palette-like, that it has dried up, while tightly rolled up, and that on unrolling and straightening it, the surface of the painting starts to crack. In other instances, the artist who painted the canvas hasn't used quality oil painting media but cheaper ...

Yes, if we deliver frames if these can fit inside our delivery van we can certainly deliver to you, if required. However we provide this service only for our Customers as we are not general or common carriers. If you need this personal deliver service, please discuss this with us at time of collection. With our goods van we can transport picture frames over 2 metres long. We deliver after work or on weekends and by prior arrangement. For local deliveries we charge $50, for Melbourne city deliveries $100 ...

Custom mat cut to size ? Sorry, no.  We of course do cut window mats for all our custom picture frames, photo frames, certificate frames, ready-made frames and for any frame we make but we won't supply or cut mats only. The reason we do this, oddly enough, is for better Customer relations. In the past, when we did offer a custom mat cutting service, we found that Customers were dissatisfied with about 20% of the ...

Our completion time for picture framing  is usually 1 to 2 weeks if the job is not urgent or ASAP and as negotiated with the customer during the picture framing consultation. Truth is most picture framing can't be done yesterday. A couple of good reasons for this. Firstly, picture framing is an not only an exact craft, but can be exacting as well. For instance, if we make a wet or dry mounting mistake with a customer's artwork usually ...

Our picture framery is Eastleigh Frames, our business details are here and we have been professionally custom picture framing in Melbourne for nearly 50 years. We began framing in the late 70's, the golden age of picture framing. Back then even the average, middle class house had at least half a dozen posters, several works on papers and one or two originals or small oil paintings. Custom and customers were different then. Many customers appreciated, bought and collected fine art, original works, Australiana ...