In Reply to: angry painting posted by Joyce on 10/24/01 at 12:28 PM:

Hi Uh I know how to make those lumber yard type stretchers. If your working very large Id say use the brick moulding. Ask for it by name. You will need a mitre box, saw, clamp, drill, 3 1/2" screws, a staple gun, actually it might take a person 4 hours to prepare a canvas and by that time who can stay emotional! If you arent handy with the wood working you may get angry even before you paint! Its tough but if you want I can spell it out for you. Just notify via this forum KAY? Ill check back....
I want to start expressing my emotions thru oil painting. I have purchased my supplies....oil paints, pallette knives, canvas, gesso for priming and turpentine.
: I want my paintings to be large and very dimensional.
: and of course ....angry.

: Well my problem is stretching the canvas. Can I buy framing material at a lumber yard or do I have to buy stretchers from an art supply? I can't find any large prestreched frames. I would like my painting to be very large, let's say 5' by 7', for instance.

: Any other suggestion would be helpful. thanks , jpearl