Guide to Gallery Wraps

Canvas is a popular medium for painters both novice and famous. Once the artwork is complete, it is time to decide how best to frame it for others to admire. While traditional fine art framing is great for some paintings, other paintings on canvas look best with their edges visible in a floater frame or with no frame at all.

Canvas stretching refers to placing a blank canvas on stretcher bars before the artist begins painting, while a gallery wrap involves wrapping a completed, loose canvas around stretcher bars so that it can be hung. At Rosenbaum Framing, we offer both canvas stretching and gallery wrap services for artists and their completed paintings.

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