What is wrapped canvas art?

When you want your ocean artwork to be the defining feature of your coastal decor, you have several options available, and one of the best is a large gallery wrapped canvas like the one above. So what exactly is wrapped canvas art?

In a nutshell, wrapped canvas wall art consists of canvas prints (ink on fabric) stretched over a frame which is usually made of wood. Typically, the entire wooden frame is covered with the fabric, such that the sides of the gallery wrap are extensions of the artwork itself and can be viewed from side angles.

For instance, on this large beach canvas you can see that the teal blue and light purple color in the ocean painting wraps around the side to allow a view from any position.

Wrapped canvas prints are ideal for beach houses because they don’t have glass

Unlike heavy framed prints and posters, high quality canvas gallery wraps will be lightweight and won’t have glass. These easy canvas prints should be durable and colorfast, though, so you don’t sacrifice quality for safety and convenience. Best of all, you’ll have no worries of broken glass with all the bare feet running around your coastal home!

Canvas Triptychs and Gallery Wrap Prints Pairs

Canvas wall art also looks fabulous in groupings of two, three, four, or five wrapped panels. Triptychs are becoming increasingly popular and lend a sophisticated and modern look to coastal wall decor.

Canvas Print Sizes

Canvas art can typically be custom ordered in a wide range of sizes and orientations ranging from 8x10 to 60x40 or even larger. Because of the labor involved, smaller canvas prints are not usually the best value for budget decorating. It’s better to go BIG with wrapped canvas to get the most value from your beach house decor!

In summary, gallery wrapped canvas prints are affordable, versatile, durable, lightweight, and easy-to-hang. We’ll be answering many more of your questions on the pros and cons of canvas wall art, how to tell if a canvas print is high quality, maintaining and cleaning wrapped canvas, and some of the best ways to incorporate this classic yet modern chic artwork in your coastal home in future articles!

Our earnings from the online sales of the large canvas wall art featured on this page fund marine conservation projects run or supported by Dear Ocean, a non-profit designed to serve as a catalyst for multidisciplinary collaboration in ocean-related sustainability efforts.