Join me for a workshop you won’t find anywhere else — learn how to varnish and frame watercolor paintings without glass! I will explain why I like this approach and all the steps and options available to archivally display your work without traditional matting and framing with glass. Instruction is from my studio with demos of various steps, plenty of Q&A, and discussion.

TOPICS WILL COVER
• Rigid supports: choosing the right panel
• How to mount watercolor paper or a finished painting to a panel
• Sealing the surface
• Proper techniques for applying varnish
• Using an isolation coat
• Acrylic varnish vs. cold Wax
• Top coats: gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin
• Framing options
• Discussions on permanence, photographing art, acceptance by societies, shipping art, and more.