Thanks, Chris, for your input as well!
I have a lot to think about and I am going to try and take my time exploring my options.
For my pastels, I have decided to give them all a simple black mat with a black gallery metal frame. I have some paintings in simple black gallery wood frames; they are thin faced and have no detail at all. I feel like these are maybe too simple for paintings, especially once they are large.
I've been looking around and can see some frames that would look good on individual paintings, but am not sure I've found something that I'd like to be my standard frame. When I get back into town next week, I am going to take a trip to a frame shop that a friend reccomended and have a look around.
I would still love to hear any and all input about frames, especially for hanging as a show.
