Custom Aluminum Frames Style No 5

Thank you for contacting us. Yes, you could frame a matted watercolor painting with a Custom Aluminum Frames Style No 5. You would just need to make sure that your artwork, mat, glass, and backing can all fit in the 13/32" channel rabbet of the frame. Please note that these are open back frames and do not come with backing or glass. You would need to buy glass and backing separately. We do not currently sell custom sized glass separately. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Frames are sized by the opening, not by the outside of the molding. To determine the size of the frame to order, measure the outside of your artwork, including mat, and order that size frame. The frame will overlap your artwork ¼" all the way around, so your artwork will fit nicely behind the frame's molding.

Thank you for contacting us. This frame style has a channel rabbet that your artwork must fit within. The depth of the channel is 13/32" which is just over 3/8". You cannot frame a 1/2" depth canvas with this frame. The frame depth is too large to fit within the channel. You could use style 22 which has a channel depth of 1" inch https://www.jerrysartarama.com/framing/custom-frames/custom-metal-frames/custom-aluminum-frames-style-no-22 I would caution you to not use an aluminum frame because the inner edge of the frame can dig into the front edge of your canvas around the edge of the stretcher bar. https://www.jerrysartarama.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/600x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/0/0/0047017gol000-st-05-metal-sectional-frames-rabbets.1535730057.jpg