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Spectrum Art & Framing is a dedicated art supplies, crafts and framing shop. Known for wide selection of materials, helpful advice and framing expertise. Spectrum Art & Framing was established in 1984 on the main shopping thoroughfare in Wexford Town. Located in the ancient Selskar ward of the town, the impressive ruin of medieval Selskar Abbey and the Westgate Tower are only a block away.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the ships of Wexford harbour were loaded up with cargo bound for foreign ports from here. Today, Selskar is part of the town's cultural quarter with The National Opera House, Wexford Arts Centre and County Library, White's Hotel, Greenacres Gallery and several smaller galleries, crafts shops, restaurants and pubs just a stone's throw away.
Spectrum Art & Framing is an art supplies shop, a custom picture framers and it includes the Pigyard Gallery of contemporary art.
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Chameleon Pens Demo with Ben Hennessey
New Chameleon Pens - and meet graphic artist Bennessy who will be demonstrating what they can do next Saturday 20th May from 3 - 4pm. If you are interested in this FREE event, please LIKE Spectrum Art & Framing Facebook page.
Chameleon Pens Demo with Ben Hennessey
Chameleon Pens Demo with Ben Hennessey
Meet graphic artist Ben Hennessey (aka Bennessy) , creative talent behind 'Carrie & Rufus' at Spectrum this Saturday 20th May and see our new Chameleon Pens. Try these new markers and watch Ben show you what they can do. Suitable for Comic boos, Manga , Graphic design, art and craft. Come along to meet Ben and see Chameleon Pens in action. We expect considerable interest so please 'Like' our Spectrum Facebook page to give us an idea of numbers. https://www.facebook.com/BennessysArt
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This fine gentleman, almost certainly a 17th century Dutchman, perhaps a near contemporary of Rembrandt, recently visited our workshop at Spectrum for framing. This painting, has just been restored and shows clearly that it was painted on two planks of wood, as was common in that period. Of course, there were not composite materials like mdf, plywood or blockboard available to artists to make larger paintings on a single surface. To prevent the pair of prepared wood panels from curling over time, elaborate cradling on the back was used, as can be seen in the second photograph. A fine piece of craftsmanship.
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New colours in stock from Michael Harding Oils include Warm White, Cobalt Teal and Genuine Chinese Vermilion, a subtle red made from Mercuric Sulphide and with a subtlety for which it is highly valued by portrait artists.
Science Friday
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Full range of colours in the 'Tailor's Chalk' shape watersoluble drawing materials. All in stock now.
Mineral and Modern Pigments: Painters' Access to Color - Gamblin Artists Colors
Choosing colours is a difficult area for many painters. Here is a clear explanation of the evolution of the modern range of colours, their characteristics and uses.
Timeline Photos
Now and then we get some special or unusual things to frame. Here's a book given to a friend by the late Tony O'Malley who has dedicated it with a little pencil portrait of the gentleman on the fly leaf. We proposed to the owner not to frame the page, as was his intention but to mount the book intact as we felt this is part of its story. There is a little shelf built into the frame which is lined with a dark red suede board
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Here's all the colours in the ArtGraf range of watersoluble 'Tailor's Chalk' blocks.
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