Framing the West

We really like the choice our client made for this incredible canvas by Mark Maggiori. A walnut coffee finish floater frame that works so well with the colors, the details and the contemporary vibe. For a few years now, this french artist, based in Arizona, artist hits the mark for so many of his followers […]

Poster and Gaphic Art Print Framing in San Francisco

Poster Framing and Graphic art framing in San Francisco At Underglass Custom Picture Framing in San Francisco we love framing all sorts of art. From Fine art to photo framing we see everyday an amazing span of different art to frame. Posters, illustrations and graphic art are one of the fun pieces our clients bring […]

A White Floater Canvas Frame For Colorful Painting

For this large colorful canvas painting we used a thin white floater frame to counter the round color dots. Happy Pride Month From Underglass! If you want to support your small LGBTQ owned frame shop in San Francisco – we are here for you, 7 days a week. Come by and show us your next […]

We’ve framed a wine bottle opener

Roses are red. Wine is also red. Poems are hard. Wine. For this wine bottle opener, we built a deep shadowbox, lined with burgundy color velvet mat; and for best viewing we chose the optium acrylic – almost zero glare and it’ s really hard to scratch this material. Underglass Custom Picture Framing is one […]

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.

Black and White Art doesn’t always need a black or white frame

Often times when people bring in a black and white piece, be it a photo or painting, they think a black or white frame. But it can be interesting to use a metallic to pull on the mid tones in the piece so there’s contrast to both the lightest and darkest points. It’s amazing the […]

Custom Frame for etching by William Kentridge

We are really exited to show you this large etching and drypoint by William Kentridge custom framed in a silver leaf, closed corner frame, floating on a rag mat with Optium acrylic. We used all museum quality conservation framing methods and materials for this beautiful art. We do get the best pieces to frame here […]

Just when the latest Star Wars is released…

Star Wars: The last Jedi is just out and we got so lucky to frame these amazing Star Wars prints! We used an 8ply black top mat and a different color second mat to pull on the great colors in each piece.