Many pieces of original artwork available for purchase online will come without frames in order that they can be packaged easier for dispatch. So when your art arrives, it's all well and good having a beautiful piece to look at but effectively useless if you have no means to display it.

The internet is as good a place as any to buy a suitable frame for your piece and aside from postal costs the advantages are many. Framing shops are not especially common and you may struggle to find one in the town in which you live. Some big stores such as Athena offer framing services, however they are far from being specialists and may carry a limited number of frames. They may not have anything grand enough either for displaying your piece or carry frames that fit the style of your piece.

If what you're looking for is something off the shelf then consider trying the Four X Ninety website. This site carries literally hundreds of pre-made frames in a variety of sizes, styles and materials.

They can be found at:
http://www.4x90.com/home.shtml
If you're looking for something a little more specific or custom made perhaps then you should try pictureframes.com. They boast 40 years of frame production and say that they can make frames to any specifications. They also have a great facility whereby you can upload a scanned image of artwork and view it on screen in the frame of your choice.

They can be found at:
http://www.pictureframes.com/scripts/WebObjects/PictureFrames.woa/wa/Home