What is sink float mounted art?
Look at this amazing small watercolor we just sink floated! To frame art in sink float style, all we do ist create depth with one mat that is mounted significantly higher up from the other mat and place the art right into that space that we just created. With this special technique the art floats […]
Framing for our neighborhoods in San Francisco
We have been framing for a very long time here in San Francisco in the Castro neighborhood and love it when a client comes in with a piece from our neighborhood. This paining of the building on 18th Street and Hartford which was home to the Jaguar Adult Books is such a reminder of the […]
Oversized, contemporary whitewash ash wood floater frame for Acrylic painting
This is one of those pieces you have to make sure you client can fit through their door! We used a contemporary style clean whitewash Ash floater wood frame for this roughly 7’x7’ acrylic painting on canvas. Floater Frames are perfect for canvas art, mounted art and stretched fabrics too. We have many options for […]
San Francisco For The Weekend
Yes, we were able to frame again two San Francisco themed art works! And just as different as these pieces are we also came up with two very different custom picture framing designs. This 60”x43” photo of a container ship entering the Bay is SO striking. We used a hand wrapped fabric mat to match […]
Baroque style frame meets contemporary portrait
For this unconventional contemporary portrait painted on a banner we chose a heavy frame out of the baroque style era. We love the play on texture and tone! Come on over and see our huge selection of custom picture frame samples. Our frame shops here in San Francisco are open daily from 11am to 5pm, […]
Weekend Movement with Original Keith Haring Art Framed
We are big Keith Haring fans here at Underglass Custom Picture Framing! Thanks to our client who collects the drawings we are happy to share them with you. We used a washy purple frame to play on the multiple purple tones and movement in these original Keith Haring paintings!
Small picture frames? No problem!
Who says custom picture framing has to be always big?! We just framed this beautiful small painting. We designed around scale and shape rather contrast and came up with a 3 ½ inch frame. We think this warm silver looks so elegant and clean and is just perfect for the art! Underglass Custom Picture Framing […]
We framed a lot of colorful art this week
From New Order’s official poster for their 1983 album release, to yellow psychedelic vibes from @sunburntpsyche and a very busy colorful oil painting – We had some amazing art in our San Francisco Frame shops! As you can see there are so many options to design something beautiful for each piece that we get to […]
Watercolor paintings in contemporary frame design
We framed these dreamy watercolor pieces by Kenyan artist @mumbi_muturi here in our San Francisco frame shop. Check out her dramatic and beautiful portrait photography, too! The teak frames added a bit of a softer contrast to the watercolor painings, and floating the art gives the frame design contemporary look.
Large Six Foot Tall Portrait Custom Framed
For this colorful portrait of Mexican revolutionary, Emiliano Zapata we opted for a custom frame design with a whitewash maple floater frame to pull on the pink tones in this 6 foot stunning painting and true piece of art. The frame itself is minimal, with a warm touch.