Haven't seen him since his last Los Angeles area art show and as a nice (super generous) treat, he brought along some gifts!
(Click photo for notes) Pretty awesome, no?
The two pieces on the right are now mine! So now I'm on the road to being an art collector. I've never really invested in prints or paintings. I have a couple things--small pieces--for example, I bought a mini-piece by Lark Pien which is just a pen drawing on a 2.5" square. It's mounted but not framed. Which brings me to a question I want to ask readers--how do I go about getting these things framed? How do I choose a place? Does it deserve better treatment than I'd get at a chain frame/art/craft store? I really don't know. I've never had an occasion to have something like this done. I have a graphite drawing I did in high school (a blue ribbon winner I might add) that my mom's friend did for free as practice but I don't think she has contact with the guy these days.
Even getting these pieces home will be a challenge. The bigger piece I figure I can roll up and transport by poster tube. The narrower one is printed onto cardstock that I'd prefer to keep flat. How? It's longer than my own porfolio so that's not an option. I think I might buy a larger porfolio dedicated to other people's art that I cannot afford to have framed right away. I think this is a great idea. Will take readers' advice on the portfolio and the framing. Thanks!
2 comments:
it's better to store prints flat and in a portfolio but i'm guilty of keeping many in tubes...
definately stay away from the chain framers, i've heard horror stories of how some CUT the prints :EEK
there is a place in chinatown on broadway called the framing house and they have a wide selection and excellent prices. tim biskup and other artists use them for their gallery pieces. i think their turnaround might be more than a month though. i know of another place in westminster...
the gifted prints are awesome, you lucky girl!
You know who you could ask about 'cheap ass Aaron Brothers vs. better frame store' is Josh! He buys a lot of concert art work and has had all of it framed. I thought I discouraged him from going to a chain (just in general, support the little dude, not out of any knowledge of quality) but I'm not sure what he picked eventually...
Weirdly enough, the kind of little art pieces I buy are either framed already or don't need to be framed!
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