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Ok, Ive talked to you about how high to hang the work off the mantel or above the couch, next comes the real challenge…..hitting your mark.
There are two numbers that you must determine: the width of the space you are working with and then the height from the floor or mantel or whatever it may be hanging above.
I like to write all measurements on a piece of paper.
Keeping those numbers straight is important to keeping your artwork straight.
Starting with the width of the space, measure from the vertical line e.g. walls edge or moulding on the right to the vertical line on the left. For simplicity, lets say your overall measurement is 72 inches. One-half of 72 is 36 inches. Write that number down and I like to add the initials OC for on center.
Next is a harder part….getting the work hung at the proper height or eye level. In this step determine how high off the floor or mantel or couch you want the work to hang. Lets say, for this example, that you want the bottom of the frame to hang 8 inches above the mantel.
Write that number 8 on your piece of paper.
Place the work flat on the floor with the back of the frame facing up. Measure one of the side rails from the bottom of the frame to where the screw goes into the D ring that attaches the wire to the frame. Lets say, for example, that number is 24 inches.
Write that number on your piece of paper.
Next add the number 8 (height off the mantel) with the number 24 (distance from the bottom of the frame to the screw in the D ring) to get 32 inches.
Write that number on your paper.
Final step for this procedure is to add 3 inches to your 32 to get your new total of 35 inches. The addition of the 3 inches is to take into consideration the stretch in the wire and the drop in the hanger.
Looking at our paperwork, we have 36 inches for center width of the space and 35 inches for the height.
When you purchase your artwork from Piccadillys Fine Art, we include two 50 pound wall hangers. I highly suggest using both hangers to avoid the annoying teetering of the artwork once it is on your wall.
Next, lets place some pencil marks on your wall.
Starting with the vertical number, measure up from the mantel your 34 inches. Try to be as close as possible to the center of the mantel when you make this temporary measurement. Using your pencil, lightly mark the 34 inches on the wall. You will be erasing this mark so make it light.
Next, keeping your eye on the vertical mark you just made, measure over from your vertical edge 36 inches. Where those two marks come together indicate the correct height and the center of the wall. Place your mark.
Were almost done.
We want to use 2 hooks so we need to make 2 marks where our nails will go. Using the 36 inch OC mark, measure 6 inches to the right of the 36 and place a darker mark and 6 inches to the left of that on center mark and place another darker mark. These darker marks are where the nails for the hooks will go.
Just to double check, make sure that both dark marks are exactly the same distance up from the mantle (35 inches up and they should be 12 inches apart)
Now is a good time to erase the lighter on center mark to avoid any confusion.
Take one of the 50 pound hooks and place the silver nail through the top hole on the hook. Place the point of the nail directly on the dark pencil mark you just made.
Pound that nail into the wall.
It needs to be mentioned that you dont need to nail the hook into a wall stud. The angle of the hanger will make this a strong attachment to your wall.
Take the other hook and place the nail in the hole on the hanger and before you nail this into the wall, double check your measurement with the other hanger you just hung. Make sure it is the same height off the mantel and they are 12 inches apart.
If your numbers are accurate, pound away.
With both hangers attached to the wall, youre ready to hang your artwork.
I always hang the wire over just one of the hooks and slide the artwork and wire over to the next hook, making sure that the wire is on both hooks.
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How do you hang your latest work of art. Part 1
Height: most consultants and interior decorators suggest “eye level.” I’m 6′ 4″ and my wife is 5′ 6″. That’s a ten inch difference from her to me so “eye level” is quite nebulous.
I personally think the height should be comfortable to all. Don’t make the most common mistake of hanging your artwork too high. You shouldn’t have to look up at your artwork.
General rules of thumb:
Over fireplaces…..6 to 10 inches depending on how high the mantel is and what objects will be placed on the mantel.
Over couches…..6 to 8 inches over the top of the couch.
Over chests of drawers…….4 to 6 inches, depending on what sits on the chest of drawers.
Stay tune for other chapters of our How To series
“How do I Love thee……let me count the ways”
Buying fine art for your home is a very personal experience. Kinda like enjoying your favorite wine. It might not be your partner’s favorite wine, but it definitely is yours. Ya know what I mean?
In my 22 year experience working with clients and helping them to select a piece of fine art for their home, a few common threads keep repeating themselves.
The first step is to zero in on a particular style of art that both find appealing and meaningful. At Piccadilly’s Fine Art Galleries, we focus on traditional subjects like landscape, street scape and still-life and explore different painting styles from photo realism to impressionism to abstract expressionism.
Once my clients have reached a common ground with style, they often comment on a very personal experience they share together that is connected with the painting.
In my opinion, those personal connections are the foundations for a long term relationship with your first piece of art.
Discovering your personal style and taste is developed over time and visiting art galleries and museums because there are many talented artists who you available to you. Continue reading
When words cant be found to convey thoughts, emotions, dreams or desires art relays the message in a poetic and vivid form. Visual art can mentally transport us to a pastoral setting of peace and quiet, or its abstract shapes with hard edges, jagged lines or circular forms, can open our minds eye to the curiosity of self expression.
An artist is born.
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On the last post, I told you about the couple who came into the gallery to show me some Thomas Arvid artwork which they had purchased from the back of a van. The work was counterfeit.
I told the couple to leave the work, and I would contact the artist.
When I told the story to Rob, Arvid’s VP of sales and marketing, he said ship them to him so he could examine them and start the research.
I shipped them out and within a day I heard back from Rob. They were indeed counterfeit. Next they had to track them back to the gallery that originally ordered them. That gallery on the east coast was willing to share that information as to when and to whom the pieces were sold. Things were starting to fall into place and step two was complete.
Tracking down the original owners was the next challenge. Wouldn’t you know the original owners had moved and left no forwarding address for the gallery? And after several months of searching for the original owners, the publisher had to give up the search.
Read our next blog post for the conclusion.
Cakebreak fans, check out Thomas Arvid’s newest work titled Bear Necessities on our YouTube video http://bit.ly/413QQt
Amazing how Thomas Arvid can paint a Riedel glass to look like a Riedel glass. http://www.piccadillys.com/Arvid/thomasarvidgallery1.html
Russian painter Alexei Butirskiy paints a romantic gondola ride through the canals of Venice. Available at Piccadilly’s Fine Art.
