12x36 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

True 3:1 Panorama Proportion - 12x36 Size

This unique 12x36 is actually a fairly common 3:1 proportion used in art and cinema.

The 3:1 Panorama a proportion is preferred by many artists who require a super wide compositional format. Of course, this proportion is popularized by photographers and cinematographers, for ultra landscape and wide angled imagery that creates a sense of scope and grandeur in a scene, like cityscapes, ocean and mountain scenes, and scenes with expansive horizons. It is described as a polyomino proportion on the order of 3 or triple-square proportion. There are several common Panorama sizes in this 3:1 aspect ratio that you will recognize, and some are intriguing custom sizes, as well.

Explore other sizes in this same 3:1 aspect ratio:

11x33 • 13x39 • 14x42 • 15x45 • 16x48 • 17x51 • 18x54 • 19x57 • 20x60 • 21x63 • 22x66 • 23x69 • 24x72 • 25x75 • 26x78 • 27x81 • 28x84 • 29x87 • 30x90 • 31x93 • 32x96 • 33x99 • 34x102 • 35x105 • 36x108 • 37x111 • 38x114 • 39x117 • 40x120

• Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
• For this 12x36 large size frame, the frame provides the ultimate foundation for your art with increased strength and stability
• Produces a 1.5" deep stretched canvas
• 2-1/4" wide Stretcher Bars
• All Bars have an exclusive groove on the inside perimeter of the frame to which cross braces and Diamond Corner Braces attach
• Solid Ponderosa Pine or Fir from the Pacific Northwest

Elite™ Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Bar • 1/2" Canvas Clearance

A Canvas Clearance of 1/2" is the space between the Bar and the canvas. Generally speaking, more clearance reduces the risk of the canvas touching the wood and creating unsightly lines during painting. Our design provides the optimal clearance so as not to impact your painting, but still leaving enough wood to the maximize strength of the Stretcher Bar.

Finger Jointed Wood is not meant for Stretcher Bars

Solid wood makes the most dependable Stretcher Bar, because one homogeneous wood member is going to behave similarly across the entire length of the Bar. Whereas, with finger-jointed wood is made-up of multiple pieces of wood, sometimes on the actual joint itself, presenting multiple points of failure which no one can control.

We only use Solid Wood to build our Stretcher Bars because a solid piece of wood will last indefinitely. When we speak of archival value, it's not just the paint you use and the quality of your canvas and ground, even the wood choices manufacturers add or reduce value to your final painting. The fact is, you don't want problems, and finger joints only increase that risk of the wood falling apart in the future.

The glue used to bind finger joints is a water based adhesive and when that wood is exposed to high humidity environments, particularly with exterior walls, the glue joints can give-up. As a manufacturer, Masterpiece® does its part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.

Selective Harvesting in our Sustainable Forests

Intelligent selective harvesting of timber is an ecological method to replace the natural occurrences of forest fires and disease and landslides that can devastate forests. This is all part of the process of sustainable forest management to which we subscribe when we choose which lumber we use in our products.

18x42 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 12x36 Frame

Please note that you will need a canvas that is at least 6 Inches larger than the actual frame size to ensure proper stretching. This will provide ample material to stretch the canvas and attach it to the back of the frame. If you prefer to attach the canvas from the edge of the stretcher frame, you can reduce the size of your canvas by approximately 3/4" all the way around the frame. This will allow you to paint on the edge of the canvas and hang your artwork without needing a separate picture frame. And, if you ever need to remove the canvas from the frame and re-attach it, you'll have enough material to do that too.

Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Retensioner

One of our most appreciated products helps make your canvas tighter! Stretching a canvas tightly can be a challenge. Our Frame Kits include the Corner and Brace Keys that you will need to add tension, but Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Re-Tensioner is a way that you can use to add tension to the canvas without needed to use the keys. It canvas be sprayed on the back of a canvas to repair most canvas tension issues.

With Tight'n'Up™, you can add tension to just a small area, or a large area. Simply spray it lightly on the back and brush it into the canvas, and within seconds, your canvas becomes tighter and stays tighter. The more you use, the tighter it gets. Recommended for acrylic primed cotton or linen canvas. We do not recommend it for oil primed canvas because there are simply too many different types of oil primed canvas, but used conservatively at your own risk, it will tension any canvas.

From the heart of California, Masterpiece® has been weaving a legacy since 1965, curating the best Stretcher Bars North America has witnessed. Our unwavering dedication to quality and innovation has cast us in the limelight as the trendsetting stalwarts in the realm of fine-art canvases. The patents we hold are not just certificates but validations of our pursuit of perfection. Engage with our creations and feel the promise of unmatched quality, a promise that resonates with your clients and every future beholder of your masterpiece.

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. ♦ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The prodigious Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose musical prowess began its revelation when he was merely a child, seemed to live by a creed that many artists strive for: authenticity. The vast repertoire of his compositions, from operas to symphonies, is testament to a life where creative conviction was paramount. Rather than bending to the fleeting trends of his time or the whims of critics, Mozart chose to carve a path defined by his unique voice and vision.

For us in the realm of artistic creation, there's a profound lesson in Mozart's words. The echoes of external opinions, be they laudatory or critical, can often cloud our vision. However, true artistry emerges when we, like Mozart, heed our inner callings and channel our genuine emotions into our work. The value of staying true to oneself, navigating the highs and lows of our path, becomes evident when we witness the timelessness of Mozart's legacy. In embracing our authentic voice, we not only create art that resonates but also forge a legacy that stands the test of time.

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We hope to inspire your art with this wonderful quote and our interpretation along with our own one-of-a-kind portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart..got to love it!