I have to shout out other Yelpers for helping me find CR Framing & Gallery. I had a canvas that I…read morewanted to have stretched and placed on a high quality wood frame--and I wanted it done by someone who knows their stuff when it comes to original artwork. I was thinking I'd have to go to Oakland or SF. After checking Yelp for recommendations I found Chris at CR and I was thrilled to find out the business is located less than 10 minutes from my home. I called Chris first to find out if this is the kind of work he does and then I visited. Seeing the quality of the work they do, I didn't hesitate to leave my painting to be stretched. Not only did Chris do an excellent job, he added a heavy paper backing for me to protect the canvas as well as hanging wire. Now all I have to do is hang it! The service was great and at a very reasonable cost. I will be a repeat customer!

Chris is a wonderful, dependable and talented man. He does wonders with anything I bring him. l…read morehighly recommend his work and will miss seeing him in Brentwood although I will continue using his services despite the drive!!

This is an incredible way to decorate your home with REAL art that comes to your door. Noa is the…read moreowner and in most cases the designer of the pieces that look best and work in your home and with your style, taste and current decor. She came into my home with dozens of options, hanging canvas's up on my wall where I was able to study them, take a picture and feel the art in the space - then - all of a sudden, I turn around after she has put another two pieces up and WOW that's it. I would have never picked what I picked in any store - but seeing on my wall in MY living room - I knew - it spoke to me, and that was it. The framer came shortly after, framed it perfectly and it's now hanging on my wall. Do you know how many pictures and how much time I would have had to lug in my car and put up each piece only to probably return it and start all over again? Too many hours to count - too many holes in my wall - too many trips to countless stores. Noa is awesome, talented, warm, friendly and honest about what works and what doesn't AND there is no pressure. It's free for her to come and take a test drive of art in your home! Highly recommend!

Noa was wonderful! She had a great eye and understood our style after just a few minutes in the…read morehouse. The paintings she recommended were perfect for each room and what was especially valuable was her suggestions for optimizing the space. We already made a couple of the changes she mentioned and it has really elevated the room! Her style is very personable without feeling like too much of a "sales pitch". Her framer was also punctual and efficient, and available just a couple days after we bought the art. Would definitely recommend Noa's Art to any new home owners looking to create a beautiful space!

This woman "teaches" acrylic painting classes at Hobby Lobby (Antioch) and possibly other…read morelocations. I am writing this review to provide a warning to others before they sign up for any of her classes. This woman is dotty/senile at best, and downright dishonest at worst. Based on my one interaction with her, I'm not sure how much of her bad behavior is due to a bad moral character or just senility. A friend saw an article in the local paper regarding this woman's painting classes at Hobby Lobby. We called to get more information, and she told us that we could show up for one class (at $25 per person) and she would provide the supplies we needed at no charge, and if we wanted to continue coming to her classes we would then need to bring our own supplies thereafter. We arrived early for class with our $25 and no supplies. She pointed to her half-used tubes of paint and said she didn't have enough to share with us, then took us out into the store area to purchase some paints. Not finding the colors we needed, she returned us to the classroom and said for an extra $5 she could supply us with paints and boards to paint on. She produced several large tubes of new paint. This was odd, because she previously told us she had very little paint to share. So, senile or dishonest? Hard to say, though I am leaning towards dishonest. Also, why is she changing her mind on charging us for supplies, when she told us on the phone she'd provide them at no additional cost? Another thing: Several other students, who came in after us, needed paints as well. The teacher shared hers with them but did not charge them for it. Why were my friend and I charged $5 each but the other students were not charged at all? Another thing: Both with just myself and my friend prior to class, and again with the room full of students during class, when asking what types and colors of paints to buy, she recommended MANY times that we go to Michael's rather than Hobby Lobby, saying that Michael's had much better prices. I found this fairly unethical since it was Hobby Lobby who was providing her the space, free of charge, to conduct her classes. By the way, the class itself was pretty bad. She handed us a piece of paper with a color wheel on it (printed with a printer that was clearly running out of toner, so the colors on the wheel were pretty drab), but didn't explain a word about how to use it. The instructions she gave during class were unclear, and there was very little demonstration (she painted her own painting in her seat with her painting faced towards her). And she criticized, with a very annoyed tone in her voice, the brush strokes one of the students was using on her background. Just to add icing to the cake, I have to mention her business card that she passed out to everyone. It says "Visit the website gallery" and references a website, www.MAEPetPortaits.com. No, I did not make a typo, the URL on her business card says "portaits" instead of "portraits". www.MAEPetPortaits.com does not exist. www.MAEPetPortraits.com takes you to a GoDaddy website saying that this URL is reserved. So, she reserves a website name but doesn't actually create the website, then passes out business cards touting her custom oil painting and pet portrait services, but is unaware that her URL has a typo in it (never mind that the website, if correctly spelled, doesn't lead one to a "gallery" as stated on her business card). So, hmmmm, now I'm back to thinking the woman is just dotty and senile. Whether she's dotty or dishonest, the bottom line is to stay away from her.

We came by as we saw on their Instagram that they had early season rainier cherries available for…read moreu-pick! The orchard is small but super easy and simple park, grab plastic bags and then check out by weight. The cherries were all $4.50/lb when we visited. The rainier cherries were super sweet and there were ladders available to get to higher branches. A really fun time and an easy process.

Come early to beat the crowds! The staff are friendly and can guide you where to pick the freshest…read morefruit. There's a wagon that will bring you to where the freshest fruit are too. It's $4.50/lb this year. Also there's a 3% fee for using credit card.

Lisa is an extremely talented artist who specializes in acrylic paintings. Her use of the knife is…read moreexquisite and really brings her work to life. I particularly enjoy her many captures of nature and the calming effect of the environment. Lisa, like her art has a radiant personality and is truly a joy to be around.

I only recently met Lisa through my wife Kimmy and I must say Kimmy has very good taste in people…read more My mother was an accomplished artist herself and I think Lisa shows real talent. She uses mainly Acrylic Paint and a knife to paint and has a gift for perspective, color, and balance. I was especially impressed by her subtle use of blue in a small painting of birches, which really pops out at you almost like 3D. I know too how difficult painting water can be and she tackled that nicely in a recent boat painting. Again I was both surprised and pleased by her use of color here. I am getting ready to publish a new book of poetry and hoping that I will be able to talk Lisa into doing some painting that will capture the mood of my work! Keep your eye on this young lady! I know that I am!

My wife and I have been fans of Marilyn for about 3 years now and occasionally we have stopped to…read moreadmire her art and chat with her. We have seen her art at festivals, galleries, and local businesses around the Oakley and Brentwood area. A couple months ago, we finally talked ourselves into buying one of her paintings. The whole buying experience with Marilyn was great. The golden lily now hangs prominently in our living room. It truly is a wonderful oil painting and I'm so glad that we now own one of Marilyn's art pieces. During different parts of the day, the painting seems to change colors. Hands down, this is the best piece of art we own. Only one downside - now my wife wants another one. (secretly, I do too).