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Tag Archives: Charles Douglas
Floater Frame Technique
A very popular style of framing a painting these days is using what’s referred to as a “floater” frame. Traditionally used for thicker canvases but it’s also popular for any other size paintings. From what I’ve seen, commercially available molding … Continue reading
Carved Frame and Paring Chisel!
I have been working on this frame that I will use for the upcoming class from Charles Douglas. This class is about creating the Dutch Black finish and is the first Zoom meeting will be the first week in January.
Beaded Frame & Water Gilding Experiments
Definitely keeping busy, how in the world did I ever find time to work a “regular” job? Our house has a bigger yard which requires more maintenance than we’d planned on but having a separate studio for Diane and a … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Gilding, Hand Planes, Picture Frames
Tagged burnisher/sealer, Charles Douglas, closed corner frame, desert landscape, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, hand applied finish, Japan Black, Mixol tints, Peterman Lumber, splined joint, watergilding, WoodworksbyJohn
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Gilding in Seattle
For quite some time it’s been a desire of mine to add the fine art of traditional water gilding to my framing repertoire. Although I feel pretty proficient at using composition metal leaf; aka Dutch Gold, there’s just no comparison … Continue reading
Posted in Gilding, Picture Frames
Tagged Antique Frames, Charles Douglas, gilding, Gilding Studio, gold leaf, papier-mache, Richard Boerth, Seattle
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From Gilt to Black; Frame Do-over
Diane has a life philosophy that I really like. Basically when we look back on things or situations we may find that there could have been a better choice or path than what was done then. She simply resolves … Continue reading
Frame # 147: Double Floater Effect
Seems as if the last two frames I’ve been commissioned to do are really large sized ones! Matter of fact, I needed to buy a couple of folding sawhorses from that purveyor of fine tools: Harbor Freight! The Tabernacle Frame … Continue reading
Woodworks by John 