White Tray Frame

White tray frame on a painting by Jeremy Houghton.
http://www.houghtonart.co.uk/

Canvas Frame

A water gilded 23.5ct gold leaf frame with painted middle scoop and sides, on a large canvas by Jeremy Houghton.

Flamingos in a tray frame

A painting by Jeremy Houghton in a gilded tray frame.

Flamingos by Jeremy Houghton

This gilded and painted frame was made for one of my regular artist clients; Jeremy Houghton, you can see lots more of his work on his website:

www.jeremyhoughton.co.uk

Horse racing canvas

This painting on canvas by Jeremy Houghton has been framed in a deep cove frame with   silver gilded bevel sight edge. 

Gesso shaped cove

This is the same frame profile from two posts ago (A160 in obeche) but here it is seen in the gesso stage, before being painted with red bole on the inner and outer edge, and then it will be water gilded. This frame is also for the artist Jeremy Houghton, who will be the on tour artist for the Aston Martin Centenary Tour of Europe in June. This is great news for Jeremy with an exhibition '100 Years of Aston Martin' to follow in September at the National Heritage Motor Museum.

Black distressed finishes

Gesso, red, black, bronze powder gilt.

Primer, red, black, bronze powder gilt.

Two frames with variations of the same finish, the moulding reference is A160 from Rose and Hollis and they are for one of our favourite artists: Jeremy Houghton. We have used lots of variations of this moulding for his work, from simple black paint (Plaka) and wax to water gilded and distressed paint finishes.
The top frame has a gesso base which fills the grain and adds real texture and interest to the surface, this was exaggerated by applying the gesso so it gets lots of air holes and with rough brush strokes. The bottom frame does not have any gesso base, instead Zinsser BIN primer is used, so the wood grain is still visible. The sight edge on both frames is finished in bronze powder which is then distressed. Both frames were distressed all over with 0000 wire wool, this also creates a polish to the Plaka, and also 800 grit wet and dry paper. The frames were finished with a coat of wax and a final polish.

My standard frames

Here are a few of my regular frames. They are water gilded in 23.5ct gold with painted scoop and sides.The top frame has just been finished, the other two were made some time ago and have just had new paintings fitted in them. The paintings are by Jeremy Houghton.

Large canvas

This big painting on canvas is by Broadway artist Jeremy Houghton and has been framed in a gilded and painted frame (ref A160) which we use alot in various different hand finishes. Jeremy also paints in watercolours and he is an artist in the BT Art of Sport Exhibition which forms part of BT's activities for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, it showcases the work of various artists who are producing paintings inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, Jeremy has done a series of sporting watercolours, working closely with athletes to really capture the Olympic spirit.

Flamingos

This limited edition canvas print is by Broadway artist Jeremy Houghton and it is surrounded by a gilded and painted frame.
Jeremy currently has an exhibition at the Everard Read Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Painting by Jeremy Houghton

The finished framing for Jeremy Houghton, an old frame with contemporary painting.

Selection of work this week

Here we have a sample of some jobs finished this week, from the top: a flamingo painting by Jeremy Houghton in a white box frame, a cross stitch which is float mounted and framed in a veneer frame, and thirdly a watercolour by Karen Grant which is in a green frame.

Frames for Jeremy Houghton

We have just finished some big frames for the artist Jeremy Houghton. Some have a water gilded inner edge and black gesso outer, and the others are gilded on the inside and outside with painted scoop and sides. The big carved frame in the photo above is in for some restoration work.

http://www.houghtonart.co.uk/

Jeremy Houghton

This painting, called 'On Air' is by Jeremy Houghton, it has been framed in a black painted scoop shaped frame with a white slip. 

Artist Jeremy Houghton

This fun and cheeky watercolour by Jeremy Houghton came in last week for a new frame. The painting is called 'The Synchronised Swimmer Who Forgot Her Costume', and it recently appeared in the The Daily Mail. It will be in an exhibition at London Heathrow's Terminal Five.

Classic and Contemporary

Old meets new with the juxtaposition of a modern flamingo oil on board by Jeremy Houghton with a reproduction Spanish 17th Century Baroque style frame.This lovely frame came from the Lacy Gallery in London, a dream shop for anyone who loves antique frames.