Monday, June 21, 2010

Painting on an Oval Stretched Canvas - Painting Tip



I've had an e-mail about painting on oval stretched canvases so I thought it would be a good subject for this blog post.



Painting on an Oval Stretched Canvas

Oval stretches canvases used to be quite rare but I see that they're a lot more common now.

They give a different look to your painting and many people prefer it.

I got one as a Christmas present last year. I painted a collie picture on it and I think it looks pretty good. :-) It would look pleasing in a traditional style of décor.


What about Framing?

However there may be a drawback if you want to have a framed picture. I spoke to my local picture framer and she said that framing oval pictures was a specialist job. Obviously the frame needs to be the same curved shape as the canvas.


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Side Note – An oval canvas could be framed into a rectangular picture. The oval shape would be put behind a mount or matt, so the final mounted picture would be a rectangle, and easy to frame.


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When framing a square or rectangular canvas the framing is sold in straight lengths. The lengths are cut to the correct size for the canvas. The corners are cut at 45 degrees for a tidy finish and the frame assembled.

For an oval canvas to be framed as an oval shape the framing has to match the curve of the canvas which is much more complicated.

This can make getting your oval artwork fairly expensive to frame. A few years ago I saw an oval canvas with a matching frame sold as a kit, but I haven't seen any of these recently.


Any Options?

If you decide to buy an oval canvas look for one with the canvas fixed on the back the picture. This means that the artwork can be displayed without the need for a frame.

I like to paint the background colour around and onto the sides to tidy them up. The photo shows how this looks on the collie painting.






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2 comments:

Unknown said...

I am trying to mount a oval canvas to a rectangle frame. I have the matte but I do not know how to attach the matte to the canvas and that to the frame? That for any guidance.

Unknown said...

I have a friend who always requests oval canvases for paintings. UGH! The problem is that finding a frame was a real challenge. Some Oval frames were upwards of $110 for a 11x14! I took a challenge and bought an oval frame for a photo...guess what it worked! Of course the frame was still like $50 dollars but it worked! I found the frame at Get Smart Products.