A good frame can make a big difference in how a painting looks. Over the years many of my paintings have been framed, the interesting thing is that the framer will have their own opinion on the choices, or, if you are using a frame a store you just don't have much choice other than standard options. Either way, the frame and mat end up becoming a major part of the artwork. In this group of paintings I left a wide border then filled it with an abstract frame. The above design contains 5 pink paints that I have including quin magenta (PV19), quin rose (PV19), quin purple (PV55), manga violet (PV16), and ultra pink (PR259). The border is mostly goethite (PY43).
Abstract Frame with Five Variations of Pink 2 x 5" cold press watercolour, December 2020
In the painting above I used indo blue (PB60) and quin rose (PV19) with raw sienna (PBr7) and nicosia green earth (PG23) in the twirly shapes. The abstract frame is shaded as if the moon were glowing on it. If it were a real painting that would be impossible of course. It gives the whole thing an eerie glow.
Abstract Frame with Moon Glow and River 5 x 7" cold press watercolour, December 2020
The last painting also has an abstract frame done in umber (PBr7) and dilute quin rose (PV19). The sky was mostly indo blue (PB60) tinted with phtalo green (PG36) or quin purple (PV55). The specters are quin rose outlined with indo blue. I liked the way umber and indo blue mixed together.
Abstract Frame with Specters 5 x 7" cold press watercolour, December 2020
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