12x59 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

True 59:12 Custom Proportion - 12x59 Size

Consider one other size in the same 59:12 proportion:

24x118

• Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
• For this 12x59 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.

Solid Wood is Archival - Finger Jointed Wood is Not

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 make are part of the archival process.

The principal reason manufactures use finger jointed wood is reduce cost, not increase archival value. Wood constantly grows and shrinks when the environment becomes hotter, or colder, or more humid, or more dry. Because finger jointed wood is made-up of multiple and varied pieces of wood, with varying grain patterns and densities, they each absorb and shed moisture at varying rates, which works on the glue joints that hold them together, causing the wood to bow and the joints to eventually fail, and certainly not consistent with increasing the archival value of your artwork frame support.

As a manufacturer, we do our part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality made product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.

Sustainably Managed Forests

We use lumber grown in the sustainable forests of the Oregon, Washington, and California, where thereÕs more standing timber today than last century! Our forests purify the air, provide oxygen, and reduce global warming. More trees are needed on this planet, not fewer. Therefore, we use lumber grown in responsibly managed forests, so future generations can benefit from our collective responsible actions today.

18x65 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 12x59 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.

Masterpiece® is a family-owned business operating in California since 1965 and producing the finest Stretcher Bars in North America. We deliver the highest quality and highest performing products in the business. We are widely recognized as the nation's leader and trendsetter of professional quality fine-art canvas. We own several patents that make our products perform superior to any other on the market. Once you touch one of our products, you'll immediately recognize our impeccable qualityÑand more importantly, so will your clients and those who acquire your art

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences. ♦ Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a pivotal figure of the Enlightenment era, was known for challenging conventional wisdom, particularly in education, politics, and philosophy. His life, characterized by both tumult and introspection, revolved around the notion that experiences, rather than mere existence, define a life well-lived. Rousseau, often facing exile and criticism, embraced a life full of vivid encounters and profound introspection.

Artists, inherently, seek to capture the essence of experience. We create, not simply to reproduce the world, but to interpret, reimagine, and evoke emotions. Through brush strokes, palettes, and canvas, we convey not just scenes, but the very fabric of human experience. It's a reminder that in our pursuit of mastery, we mustn't overlook the significance of diverse experiences, for they enhance our ability to connect, relate, and communicate with our audience.

For Rousseau, life's value wasn't in its longevity but in its intensity. Similarly, in our artistic endeavors, it isn't about how long we've been practicing, but the passion, the unique experiences, and the stories we bring to our work. Each canvas, each sketch, every creation is a testament to the richness of experiences we've amassed and the transformative power of living deeply and fully.

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We hope you will be inspired by the wisdom, and our interpretation thereof, of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, plus we made this unique little portrait to begin the creative process. Time to start your creative process!