Handwright Gallery and Framing is a full-service frame shop and art gallery nestled in the heart of picturesque New Canaan village. Its well-lit and welcoming space, hosts frequently rotating exhibits of painting and sculpture by regionally and nationally noted artists.

Period and contemporary mouldings, arranged on a series of wall panels, complement the artwork. American and European styles ranging from Louis XIII to American Impressionist, represent the finest hand carved 22kt and finished custom frames available today.

Gallery paintings vary from small scale still-lifes executed in traditional Dutch fashion, to large-scale impressionist style landscapes set in Provence or Tuscany. Luminous Hudson River-genre paintings hang next to a series of sepia conte crayon drawings also done in a 19 th century manner.

Handwright Gallery also boasts a varied selection of sculptures in bronze and terracotta, with subjects ranging from figurative abstract.

Antique hand-colored botanical prints, some dating from the mid-17 th century, round out the gallery’s inventory.

Owner Betsy Jesup, a New Canaan native, has been in the framing business for 30 years; she opened Handwright Gallery (Handwright is a family name) eight years ago. Betsy enjoys a solid reputation throughout the area for creative design skills and extensive knowledge of conservation framing. She is available for home or office consultation and offers expert picture hanging services by appointment.

Betsy and her staff take great pleasure in framing a child’s first drawing, a photo collage, or perhaps a shadow box for a client’s treasured mementoes.

They invite you to stop by for a visit on your next Saturday stroll.