Get Stuff Framed
You walk in to the shop and see the clip-frames. They are cheap, easy to put your art in, and you think they look ok: someone will definitely want to buy your amazing art work if you get a few of them.
So there it is; you go home and put all your paintings in them and guess what? You were right! They look stunning. On the day of the exhibition you are sure that your paintings will sell. How could they fail not to?
Except they don’t sell, oh no. Sadly, the people who visited the exhibition were attracted more towards the paintings which were framed properly. You can’t make sense of it, of course, shouldn’t the work speak for itself?
Here’s the sad truth: many amateur artists think it is ok to sell their work in clip-frames. But it’s not, art buyers and top interior designers will not even consider buying for clients if the work is not properly framed. And they are a very large part of the market. If you are going to be considered a proper artist then you will need to splash out on some proper frames – clip frames don’t cut it for several reasons. For one thing flies get stuck inside them and will ruin your art work, and for a second thing no gallery will exhibit your work in a clip frame. So, if the gallery is accepting your work like that then you need to know that something is wrong.
And framing, although not cheap, doesn’t have to be so expensive. Most galleries want your business so they will be willing to try and help you out in any way possible. The key is to ask. If you see a moulding that looks great but you know you can’t afford, ask if they have anything similar. Most galleries stock several types of the frame in different materials, which means that whatever your budget you can get something that not only looks good but that will not break the bank.