Framing and Arranging Artwork.

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Thursday, April 11, 2002 Willowgrove Guide  Home Section Page 2  Framing and Arranging Artwork      Placing pictures on a wall can be a difficult proposition. You need to place the pictures in the right place so it can be viewed at a comfortable eye level by most of the people who will be in the room. To make sure you know exactly where to hang a picture on a wall, we asked Artist Pat McNulty for some advice.      Pat McNulty says that you will definitely enjoy photography in your home more if you know how to hang pictures at the right height. Pat is a scenic landscape and wildlife photographer. Few photographers have ventured into the world of home photography as deeply and developed expertise in this area as effectively as Pat McNulty. He guarantees fewer headaches and trips to the chiropractor for failure to properly place photographs on the wall. And so he has come up with the following advice: For choosing a mat, the general rule of thumb is that a mat should be wider than the picture frame. You can choose a double mat, where the inside border of the mat brings out a color in a picture or artwork. In choosing a mat and frame, see how each one will give you a different look. The mat and frame should enhance the picture or artwork. Arrange artwork on the floor first, this will give you an idea of what might work best and give you an idea of spacing. You can hang artwork symmetrically, or balanced in a room. For example hanging the same size picture in a two, three, or four pattern arrangement evenly spaced. You can hang artwork asymmetrically or varied in a room. This works best if you have a lot of different sizes, colors, or shapes. If you have four equal size pictures you can group them in a square. If you have a large picture and two smaller pictures , you can place the large picture on the wall with two smaller pictures spaced vertically next to it. You can use a non framed object such as a clock or lamp to finish an arrangement. Stand up about four feet away from the wall with the frame held so your eyes look at the middle of the picture. Walk toward the wall. Hit the wall with the frame and picture. This is the right height for standing pictures. Mark the wall with a pencil at this height. Sit down in a chair across the room, hold up the picture, at eye level, then shuffle across the floor holding the picture at this level, no higher, no lower, until you hit the wall. This is the right place for sitting pictures. Mark the wall with a pencil at this height. You can view other free framing articles and tips for arranging artwork at the photographers website www.premierphotographer.com. Or, you can reach Pat McNulty at 484-707-3686.

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