In Reply to: Final varnish & framing posted by Ashley on 11/12/01 at 10:59 AM:

: I am a self-taught oil portrait artist, and I need to find a good semi-gloss final varnish that will not yellow in time, and that is relatively easy to apply. I have never used a varnish in the past, but would like to use one for the protective aspects.
: Also, I know that I need to wait 6mo- a year before applying the varnish, and that I can tell my clients to bring the painting back later for me to varnish. I have never had any of my paintings framed, and know nothing about that aspect. Is there a particular type of frame that will allow them to get the painting framed before I varnish? I guess what I am saying is that I will need to take the painting out of the frame to varnish it, and my client wants to frame it now, before the varnish is applied.

: If you can give me a good varnish, and some framing tips, I would greatly appreciate it! THanks