Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Finally!

I finally got around to matting and framing the final drawing I did in the class I took last spring.  I hadn't used my mat cutter in years.  It took me awhile to remember how it worked:).  The frame came today and I love it.  Jim helped me put the drawing in the frame and he hung the drawing above our bed.  Now we need a new bedspread!

9 comments:

sandy said...

wOW, it looks fantastic!! Great drawing and the frame and mat finish it off so nice.

Candy said...

Thanks, Sandy! I ordered the frame online and was so pleased with it. It had gotten good reviews, so I thought I'd go for it.

Chris Lally said...

Wow! Beautiful, Candy!!

Candy said...

Thank you, Chris!

padmaja said...

It looks romantic and beautiful!

Candy said...

Thank you, Padmaja! It's so nice to hear from you!

Barbra Joan said...

Candy, just saw this. WOW I love it.. and bravo for you doing your own mat. I never was able to get the hang of it..

Candy said...

Thank you, Barbra Joan! It's slow going at first because you have to think about each step:) When I first started cutting my own mats, I took a class offered by a local art supply store, Desert Art. I think it was for a few hours. It definitely helped. It would have really been tough to figure it out by myself. Just like anything else, if you don't do it for a period of time, you forget and kind of have to start all over again. By the way, I love your latest paintings! I'll be over to make some official comments:)

Candy said...

P. S. It's all coming back to me, Barbra Joan. I cut a couple more mats today and I remembered that you have to change the blades OFTEN. Of course, I didn't remember until I got some rough edges:)