I'm so glad you bought it! I have a similar water color (original) with the same colors. It's an outdoor snow scene. It has a white mat & the white really makes the colors stand out. So my vote is white for a mat.

As far as the frame, it depends on where you're going to hang it & what the other picture frames in your room look like and of course how your room is decorated.

I can definitely see a fun, dark red frame! You can buy an inexpensive frame and spray paint it any color you want.

Where are you going to hang it? You might want to take the room into some consideration, though having the frame and mat work with the art is primary.

I went to pictureframes.com and played with it a tad...bottom mat french blue, top mat indigo and a gun metal frame.

oooohh, i'm so happy for you! i don't think i responded to your post, but i too loved this one.

i'm all about painting wood, but i feel like a nice cherry tone wood would pick up the roof color without being too kitchy. i vote cherry frame with white mat. :)

A good framing shop will have people with an eye for what will show the work best. They will have a million different shades of mat board and lots of frames to choose from and be able to advise and narrow your selections.

Some people go to the chain stores with a 40-50% off coupon and still pay more and don't often get the quality that a good framer will provide.

It's a nice piece. I would love to see it when you have it framed.

Agree with lizbeth. One thing I usually do is a double mat of some sort similar to what Annie showed . I think her mock-up looks great.

Oh, and congratulations on getting the watercolor! It is wonderful!

I saw that picture on the Art thread and love it too. I like the white and red but that might be a bit too red, white and blue. If you take it to a framing shop they will hold the small piece of matte and frame to it and it makes it much easier to select the right width and weight.

Good luck. I would love to see it framed and hung.