Having been a professional picture framer since 1990, the presentation aspect of the art world has been foremost on her mind. Michelle's media of choice are oil and acrylic paint, oil pastel and photography. Michelle Calkins 'Color Panels with Blue Sky' Canvas Art It is her gift and she tries not to waste it. She is especially impressed with artists who create art that is not permanent, like sand painters and ice sculptors.
The attainable excellence that Giclee printmaking affords makes the reproduction virtually indistinguishable from the original piece.Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured a hidden, wooden frame.