Framing Art

Yesterday, Jenny from The Little Green Notebook did a post on colored matting. I can honestly say I haven't thought of doing that in years. My mother on the other hand has a beautiful array of art that she had done with colored matting decades ago. Seeing Jenny's post made me want to go "borrow" a few pieces for myself. As for now I can just admire the work of others who embraced the idea of colored matting...

This is for the ones that can go bold. I absolutely adore it, but am sure I could never live with it for long.

This piece I came across in the French Market the other day and quickly knew the colored matting idea could make this stunning piece of art really pop. I would love to see it in a turquoise or a yellow. It would be so unexpected, but it would definitely make one stop and stare for a bit.

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