I don't have a problem with matting it myself, (Reply #110)

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110. I don't have a problem with matting it myself,

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 09:00 PM

Dec 2021

and since it's in chalk pastels, matting is a good idea to keep it from rubbing against the glass, which is reallt needed to protect it. But it is possible to put in mats that are hidden under the lip of the frame. I like matting myself, but I agree something is off about the colors of those two mats. Mats should draw the eye into the picture, not to themselves.

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