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Tag Archives: Diane Eugster painting
Silver Leaf and Textured Cove
The title of this 18″x24″ oil on stretched canvas is The Parisian, painted by Diane Eugster. Since posting this frame and painting I’ve received a number of comments about how the frame was made and how long it took. It’s interesting to … Continue reading
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Tagged #7/10 gouge, Basswood, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, Frame #247, Japan Black, Liberon Black Bison Wax, Liberon steel wool, long bent carving chisel 7/10, oil gilding, platinum blonde shellac, table saw cove, WoodworksbyJohn
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Frame Talk #4: Traditional Water Gilding 23k Gold Leaf
In this edition of Frame Talk I’d like to give a short explanation of the traditional water gilding process vs. oil gilding. There is absolutely no comparison to the final results of these two processes. Very difficult to photograph but … Continue reading
Posted in Diane Eugster art, Floater Frame, Frame Talk, Gilding, Picture Frames
Tagged 23k gold leaf, casein paints, custom picture frame, custom picture framer, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, floater picture frame, Frame Talk, gesso, lay lines, patina, rabbit skin glue, ruby shellac, traditional gold leaf, water gilding
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New Frames and Cataract Surgery in my Future!
Well, did that title inspire you to read the rest of this blog? Approaching my seventieth decade and noticed over the past couple of years that things are becoming more difficult to focus on and see. Thank God for muscle … Continue reading
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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Picture Frames and a Doggie Ramp!
To my way of thinking, a picture frames purpose is to isolate a painting from the rest of the world and subtlety complement the work of the artist. When I design a frame I observe the palette and mood of … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Floater Frame, Gilding, Picture Frames
Tagged 12kt. gold leaf, cranked paring chisel, custom picture frame molding, custom picture framer, Dachshund Ramp, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, DogRamp, hand plane use, hand planes, Miniture longhaired daschound, oil gilding, slow set oil size, water gilding
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The Making of Frame # 107
I was reminded of a documentary film that followed the making of a Steinway Grand piano from start to finish as this picture frame started to take shape. It came out around 2007 and maybe some of you other woodworkers … Continue reading
Diamond Motif Frame # 103
If you recall reading one of my recent Blogs work had started on a frame for a recent painting by Diane titled “Almost Summer”. In my mind, I refer to this painting as the Studebaker Girl because she had the model posed … Continue reading
Yet Another Frame In-Progress
At this point, over half the frames made prior to our Scottsdale Adventure have been carved and gilded. You may recall that before Diane and I left Las Vegas I had prepared about a dozen frames from the moldings we … Continue reading
Inspiration for a Frame Design
So, one of the things that’s been difficult in my pursuit of carving frames is finding specifics of the craft. There are a number of shops that have YouTube video’s of their frames being carved and gilded, many examples of … Continue reading
Faux Sgraffito
Maybe I better explain this blogs title before I go to far! Faux is probably familiar enough as a word meaning false or phony. Here’s a link to the definition of sgraffito and it’s used in several art forms, especially painting and … Continue reading
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