Gallery walls are popping up all over on social media, designer websites, and magazines.  What makes them so popular?  And how do you put one together? At the gallery, we’re often asked about creating gallery walls and the process behind it. While there are no specific rules for creating a gallery wall of your own, there are some guidelines that we follow here at the gallery. Below, we will explore the process of creating a gallery wall, as well as some tips you may find helpful along the way.

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We touched on framing in our blog post last year which discussed how to effectively light a painting. Now, we’d like to take a deeper dive into framing as we have also had many questions from our customers regarding framing, and we would like to further share our perspective. As with lighting, there is no correct way to frame a work of art.

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It’s been an interesting seven months. How has your work been affected by the coronavirus?

I started working late last year on paintings with the theme of invasive species and their impact on the landscape. As we all know, in mid-winter an invasive species in the form of a virus appeared and suddenly the subject felt way too alarming. At that point I decided to pivot to something closer to home, since that’s where I was spending all of my time (like everyone else). I am fortunate to spend summers in Northern Michigan on the Lake surrounded by orchards, rolling hills and that incredible body of water.

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It’s been an interesting past three months. How has your work been affected by the coronavirus?

MS: Janet and I had an exhibition on March 10th at the a+c architects gallery space and we saw it as a prelude to our exhibition at Vivid Art Gallery in April. Being that it was towards the end of the winter season, which is the time I work on the figurative paintings, I had a substantial body of work in the figurative style. I was still doing carpentry during those days and lots of painting at night and on the weekends. I was making great progress, pushing hard and burning the candle. When the pandemic came and my carpentry work stopped, I began to put all my energy into my figurative paintings.

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It’s been an interesting past three months. How has your work been affected by the coronavirus?

The invisible but ever so real virus has had a devastating impact, and I have empathy for those who are suffering and will suffer until society can find a cure. My mind needs to be quiet when I paint, emptied of surface chatter. The impact of the pandemic initially was an inability to create. I love to draw with pencils on paper, so I started with drawing. Eventually the warmth of spring enticed me outside, called by the awakening sounds of birds. I took in the sun’s glow casting itself on the tops of trees not yet in full leaf. Then I was ready for painting, the task of making compositions and placing color on canvas.

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Since opening the gallery, we’ve found that our customers have had questions regarding how to begin and grow an art collection. While there is not a “best” strategy for building an art collection, we have some thoughts to share.

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