Gilded and Painted Frames

A couple of gilded and painted frames that were made for flamingo paintings on canvas, by the artist Jeremy Houghton:

http://jeremyhoughton.co.uk/

Gilt Paint Finish

A frame with a distressed gilt paint finish.

Painted and Gilded Frame Wash

 The next stages for this frame are to have some colour washes on top of the painted middle and side sections. The masking tape is then removed it will then be left to dry overnight. 

Painting a Frame

This frame is just being painted on the middle section and sides. The gilding is burnished on the outer section but the inner part is not burnished. The gilding is masked off while I do the painting.

Gesso Painted Frame

 Gesso frame with distressed paint finish, the mdf panel is floated on black backing.

The frame after it has been painted with gesso, and was then painted with a number of different colours.

Gesso Painted Frame

An obeche frame that has been coated with several layers of gesso, this is to fill the wood grain and to provide a smooth surface for finishing. In this case the frame will be painted and waxed.

12ct distressed finish

This frame has 12ct white gold water gilding with a distressed paint and waxy finish.

Metal leaf gilt

This gesso and distressed paint frame has had the sight edge gilded in metal leaf.

White colourwash

A simple white finish with slight colour variations. The frame was painted with acrylic primer, then a green/blue paint, then a coat of off white. When dry the frame was sanded and distressed, and then given a watered down colourwash. Next the frame was given a brush over with liming wax, which was wiped off, and lastly some coloured pigment was brushed over and the whole frame was given a good polish. The finish is a subtle but attractive colourwashed/distressed look.