Canvas Press recently did a project of large scale canvases with float frames for Lanx, a medical device company out of Colorado that designs spinal implants. They sent in dozens of beautiful wildlife shots to spruce up their blank new walls, and they knew that photos on canvas in float frames was just the look they wanted.

Executive Assistant Renee Bohlen, in charge of the project, shared the details with us. “We recently consolidated our offices into one space and had no art on the walls.  The office was drab and was bringing the office morale down.  As we are a Colorado company, management had the idea of employees submitting their own Colorado nature themed photos.  We picked the favorites and had them enlarged and framed to decorate the walls…

The colors really livened up the office and people are excited to have their pictures displayed.  We plan to do another round of photo submissions to fill in some of the remaining empty spaces. Our thought is down the road we will auction off some of the favorite pieces, donate the money to charity and then replace them with new submitted photos.  This was a very successful and meaningful project for the employees.”

Soon they’ll post name plates next to each piece that explain who took the picture, where it was and the title of the piece named by the photographer. This gives the employees a great sense of participation and recognition by their company. The skill and quality of the photographs are professional-grade. As an artform, photography is very technical (when you want it to be) and we’ve seen many customers who work in hi-tech industries that take amazing photos and really bring their creative side out by printing with us. It is great to see a company rewarding employees for their talent, Lanx sounds like a wonderful place to work!

If you have an office with boring, empty walls share this idea with your management and give us a call. Canvas Press can help you create a positive working environment that allows everyone to participate by printing their photos on canvas.

The Radice family from New Jersey wanted a family room with something for everyone! Good Housekeeping came to the rescue to help them create the perfect space with all sorts of fun, personal touches. They sent a favorite family photo to us and requested a unique design that incorporated a “Pop Art” effect and split into multiple panels. Canvas Press created a custom design in fun colors and sizes to make the most interesting and personal artwork for their new room. Check out the video from Good Housekeeping TV…

Our customer Nancy from Florida is an incredibly talented photographer who sells her work at art shows. We have printed many canvases for her that she and her husband stretch themselves for display and sale. Below is a picture of how Nancy has organized her booth for the art shows she does. Please visit her website www.naturesportal.net to view her stunning work.

When you have a canvas made from Canvas Press, you receive a high quality Giclee print of your photograph or artwork. This is a great way to decorate your home and in these tough economic times where nothing is certain, it can be a huge cost savings to get art on your walls that looks great. A new customer of ours in Georgia has started doing this now, here is what he had to say:

I just received my canvas print this morning which was shipped to my place of work. I did not open it at work but was so excited about it that I took it home during lunch to hang it.  WOW! I was very surprised and impressed at the quality of the print! I was a little concerned because this was my first Canvas Print and the dpi on the on-line template was not the highest but was above the minimum where you will guarantee the quality. I was not sure if I would see any pixelation or not.  The size of the print is 44×26 so it is a fairly large print.  It more than met my expectations!

The quality is excellent and looks very professional.  The packaging was superb and very professional as well.  Very easy to hang with the supplied hardware.

I wanted something new for above my settee in my foyer and started looking around for some art in galleries such as limited edition Giclee’s but they were all more than I wanted to spend right now with the economy. So, I decided to use one of my own photographs to help bring some color into the space.  I’ve been into photography for about 20 years as a hobby and this particular photograph is from the garden on Victoria Island, British Columbia right off of coast of Vancouver. I liked the color and the way the out-of-focus red geraniums gave it a slight impressionistic feel and made it look like a piece of art.

Now I have a piece of my own “art” on my wall in lieu of spending more than a thousand dollars on someone else’s Giclee. 

I look forward to working with you again in the future.

Thank you,

Rob

Canvas Press recently completed a 53 piece order for The McCombs School of Business MBA Program Office at The University of Texas at Austin. The prints ranged in size from 16″x12″ to 63″x48″ and revolved around 6 themes.

• On-Campus Architecture  Austin-based photographer Blake Justice chose Gallery Wrapped – Colored Border canvases to display his staircase, door and hardware images. He achieved a matted look for his prints by leaving extra white space on the front of the prints. The black border on the canvas sides complemented the thin black outline framing each of his photos.

• Iconic Austin Landmarks  6^th Street, Austin City Limits, the downtown skyline, the Katz’s Deli Cadillac, the Lone Star bus at the Broken Spoke, and Fran of Fran’s Hamburgers are a few subjects displayed in this series. It seems there is never a shortage of quirky subjects on the streets of this capital city.
  

  

• Prominent Alumni  Cheetos Brand Manager Marisa Jarrat and Whole Foods National Marketing Director Heather Kennedy are two alumni whose name, position, company and graduation date are featured on the alumni wall in the main reception area.
• Faculty   “CEOs don’t make, sell, or service anything. Their primary job is to create a culture in which all of those things are done well.”     – Management professor James W. Fredrickson
  

  

• Texas Wildlife  Landscapes across Texas and, yes, lots of cacti. Ouch!
• Students’ School-related International Travel  Students travel to the Great Wall, Chile, Delhi, the Kremlin and Athens through McCombs School classes.

A local courier delivered this large order to the home of the longhorns and installation was done with the aid of a professional framer. Security hangers were used for several of these prints. These hangers are useful for heavily trafficked spaces such as schools and hotels. Security hangers are available upon request.

While I personally bleed burnt orange, as a company we do not discriminate amongst institutions of higher learning and would love to help your school fill its empty walls.

Hang artwork like a pro to give yourself a gallery at home. Hanging art is not usually a fun chore. You end up making a mess, banging up the walls, and it just doesn’t always end up the way you thought it would. There is no real secret to hanging art, it just requires a little thought and some patience.

The first step is to pick the right pieces for the right wall. Apply the Goldilocks method… This one is too big, this is too small, and this one is JUST RIGHT. If you hang a small piece on a large wall or around other large pieces such as a sofa then it can get lost and be ineffective. On the same token, a piece that is too large will appear cramped and make your space look and feel smaller.

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