Yesterday I went to the National Trust house at Packwood for the first day of the exhibition, inspired by a sketching evening last summer (June 2009 blog) by 10 members of SAF. The room, on the 1st floor was small (in fact it used to be a bathroom) but the works sat well in the space because they were all framed in a similar light oak colour as stipulated by the National Trust.
My piece was of a Majolica drug jar to be found in the adjacent bedroom. The colour of the finished painting, especially the background, had to be lightened in order to co-ordinate with the frame. I have done commissions where I have had to fit in with surrounding decor but never before a frame! The exhibition continues until the 29th October - for opening times checkout the Packwood House website. Jackie Mackay
