All of our paintings are Rolled. What is a rolled canvas vs. a stretched canvas? You will often hear people refer to an oil painting as rolled or stretched. Below are some helpful definitions. Stretched canvas When an oil painting is framed it is first stretched over what are called stretcher bars. A stretcher bar is a small wooden frame the canvas is stretched over and stapled to before it is placed in a frame. Rolled canvas A rolled canvas is a painting which has not yet been stretched. Customers usually prefer rolled canvases. They do this for several reasons. First, because of the cost of shipping and fuel it is much less expensive to have a canvas stretched locally. Any frame shop or craft store will stretch a canvas. Second, when having a frame made for a painting you will receive a much better fit with your painting if the framer also stretches the canvas. Third, as well as we package stretched paintings the shippers handling our packages are not always careful. Often times with stretched paintings the canvas will loosen in shipping and have to be re-stretched. How much will stretching cost? Any local frame shop or craft store that frames paintings will also be able to your stretch painting. For a 24 x 36 inch canvas you should expect to pay $25 - $50 for stretching. We recommend the national chain of Michaels Crafts Stores. As part of Michael’s weekly marketing they run a 40%-50% off coupon in the local newspapers which includes stretching and framing services. Their price with this coupon is very inexpensive and they do a great job.