Blondheim Art Original Paintings

Jackson's Gap
6x8 inches
acrylic on panel
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Painters Tip


Storage of Art


Some friends asked me to address this topic.


I know lots of artists and collectors who have too much art. They often ask me what to do about it.

For Collectors:

You can never have too much art. Art is what sustains us and gives our life beauty and culture. Art is a mini-vacation each time we see it. it takes us away from suffering, pain, and apathy in our routine lives. I suggest rotating your collection once a year. Store half of your collection and show the other half for a year and then switch. In the mean time you can add a new painting when you find one you like. Don't forget your office at work. You can display small paintings on book cases and your desk. Kitchens and bathrooms are fine for art too. Be sure that paintings will withstand moisture in the bathroom; better to keep works on paper in other locations.



Don't forget what a wonderful gift a painting can be. Many of my clients purchase work for friends and family. Art is a wonderful gift for your children. You can build their collection over the years.



For artists:


When you run out of space but you don't want to have a studio sale, you must find a way to store your paintings. One way is to remove the canvas from the stretcher bars and store the paintings in a flat file or in a plastic box that folks use for large sweaters or coats. You can find them at home improvement stores. They are large rectangular flat boxes. Stack the canvases in the box with freezer paper in between back to back and front to front. I like to put a silica capsule in the box to keep any moisture out but that is because I live in Florida.






I stack smaller paintings on panels on top of each other,back to back,front to front, after putting them in plastic sleeves, in a drawer in my framing chest (old Dresser). In a decent sized dresser drawer you can store 30-40 paintings unframed.



Stretcher bars can be dismantles carefully and stored together as four pieces wrapped up in tape or a bungee.



Of course there is also the under bed and sofa storage too. Utilizing furniture as a hidy hole for paintings is a great use of your precious space. A large painting will slide nicely behind your sofa.


Don't forget the possibilities on the ceiling. It is fairly simple to construct open ended shelves which hang about a foot down from the ceiling to slide paintings into. An even cheaper way is to connect bungee cords to the ceiling with strong hooks or eye screws. Four bungee cords, one on each corner of the space you wish to use. The length of the bungees will determine how much space you have for paintings. Take your largest canvas and run the bungees through each corner of the stretcher bar brace. That painting becomes your platform on which other paintings slide onto. I have used this in the hall way of my studio for years. No one even notices. You can disguise it with a colorful quilt tacked over the paintings after they are placed.


Don't leave out garages and workshops or out buildings like barns. You will need to properly wrap them against insect damage in out buildings but it can be done.

Climate controlled storage places are also a good option.

Start a lending library for paintings. You will know many friends and family who would love to hang works for you. Just be careful about your book keeping and have them sign a check out form with the understanding that you may pick up the painting when needed.