When the Frame Is the Statement: Custom Framing an Impressionist Oil Painting in San Francisco
Sometimes a client walks in and says very little, but the piece they bring says everything. That’s what happened with this one. A small impressionistic oil painting – a bluebonnet landscape, 5×7 inches on canvas. A dirt path winding through wildflowers, a large tree anchoring one side. The kind of painting that makes you want […]
Giving a Small Piece More Presence
Giving a Small Piece More Presence In our custom frame shop in San Francisco, size doesn’t change the approach. This small illustration of a Fishwife smoked trout label has a lot of character. The design is playful, with daisies and a figure wearing a fish hat. We chose a walnut frame to bring in contrast […]
Holding Restraint Around Something Bold
In our custom framing San Francisco work, we often come back to a simple idea. Hold restraint around something bold and expressive so the work can fully speak. This recent project reflects that approach. The illustration by José María Rojas carries strong color, movement, and a clear point of view. At Underglass Custom Framing in […]
Custom Framing in San Francisco – Joan Miró Lithograph
Some works ask for restraint. This lithograph, Homenatge a Joan Prats by Joan Miró (1971), carries a strong visual language: primary colors balanced with loose black linework and spontaneous marks. As a key figure in Surrealism and Modernism, Miró’s compositions often hold both energy and precision, which naturally guides the framing decisions. At Underglass Custom […]
From Purchase to Presentation: How Our San Francisco Frame Shop Elevates Meaningful Artwork
See how custom shadowbox picture framing transformed a Gio Black Peter drawing on an MTA map. Discover how professional framing elevates artwork and makes you fall in love with it all over again. Open 7 days a week.
Museum Quality Framing for Contemporary Art
For this amazing hyperrealistic Animal Crossing painting by @erinrothstein we opted for a bold looking frame design that meets all the marks for a Museum quality frame and our client’s personal interior design taste.
Canvas stretching and framing at Underglass
We love the texture from the paint on the canvas surface and how it works with a similar texture on the frame sides and really like the tones of the cool silver worn look.
Framing Art for Record Store Day 2024
For these “Walking Vinyl” prints by Jim Pollock (@pollockprint) through @bottleneckgallery we chose a black and a yellow groovy acrylic Prisma frame, that work so well with the vinyl illustrations.
Art Framing With Color
Framing Your Art with Color For these two collages we guided our client in their choice of color and instead of choosing one color for both frames we found the perfect color for each piece of art that works on both pieces. The result is a red ornate […]
Object Framing at Underglass: Custom Shadowbox for African Spears
Object framing at Underglass is one of our art framing specialties and this shadowbox for African spears was a fun project for us. Our client loved a grainy wood frame and chose an ash satin black wood. He wanted the spears to be supported by antlers and wanted the spears […]