Picture Frame Blog
Old photos tell the story of years gone by. They freeze cherished moments in time, featuring a cast of characters who may no longer be around. For many people, old photo albums are the most treasured item they possess. Unfortunately, time is a cruel mistress. Old photo albums are susceptible to damage and degradation, risking ...
Has your work ever been rejected by a gallery or show? If so, you’re in extremely good company. From Monet to Manet, many famous artists throughout history have dealt with criticism, exclusion, and poverty. Let’s take a closer look at rejection and how to deal with it. What’s Not to Like? It’s hard for me ...
Elena Maza Borkland was 13 years old when she fled Cuba with her two sisters in a political exodus known as “Operation Pedro Pan.” Although she settled near Washington, D.C., her grandfather’s tropical fruit trees back in Cuba would later inspire a passion for sketching and painting flowers and plants. A Penchant for Details Elena ...
In an earlier blog post, I unpacked Frame Destination’s brand promise of advocating for artists. In this article, I want to focus on our advocacy toward a very specific and special group of artists — students! A Purpose and a Promise We recently distilled our brand purpose to six words: To inspire, honor, and showcase ...
If you’re like me and you love both creating and being outdoors, I encourage you to try painting “en plein air”. It’s a French phrase that loosely means putting brush to canvas “out in the open air” rather than in a studio. Although plein air painting has seemed especially timely over the last year, as ...
A technologist and software developer by trade, Dave Therrien has two creative outlets: music and photography. He finds similarities between recording his own songs and photographing landscapes, seascapes, and architecture: both require the energy, tools, and creative mind to transform something raw into a more beautiful form. Shapes and Shadows As Frame Destination’s resident ambassador, ...
Recently, gouache paints have been experiencing a renaissance. The velvety, versatile nature of gouache (rhymes with squash) attracts beginners and experienced painters alike. So if you’ve ever wondered what it is or how to paint with gouache, keep reading! Intro to Gouache Nontoxic and water-based, gouache is often touted as ideal for novice painters because ...
Beth Rose is the mother of five children. And she hints there may be more to come. This begs the question: How does she have time for a photography business, where she is busy “making memories into heirlooms,” as her tagline aptly describes? Momentary Bliss Her husband’s nickname for Beth Rose, “Hummingbird,” may be the ...
Whenever you move a piece of artwork — whether it’s a custom-framed print or a gallery-wrapped canvas — you run the risk of damage. Frames are meant to hang on walls, not lie flat on a gallery floor or rattle around in the back of a moving car. And you didn’t put your heart and ...
Although as a panda bear, I am perpetually clothed in black and white, bright colors make me smile. That’s why I couldn’t resist Kimberly Kort’s highly saturated sensations. Painting Past the Pain Kimberly has been suffering from migraines for more than 20 years. In fact, it was the medium of fluid art that became a ...