EVERETT FINE ART

Indulging my admiration for family portraits…not

Indulging my admiration for family portraits…not the grade A ones done by majors artists…but the much loved and cherished ones that trickle down the generations. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Watching the auctions is an obsession for many peo

Watching the auctions is an obsession for many people, but this recent sold picture was a particular gem. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

It doesn’t get more back to basics than knowing

It doesn’t get more back to basics than knowing something about the Belgium flax linen canvas we ….and the original artists….use everyday. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

A big New Year thank you to everyone at the studio

A big New Year thank you to everyone at the studio…such wonderful clients …and you!! #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Watch those old holly berries!🎄 #fineartconserv

Watch those old holly berries!🎄 #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

One more restoration snippet to squeeze in before🎄🎁. Let the festivities begin with some extreme stretcher excitement! x. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Not more hyper details about stretchers 🤦🏻‍♂️(English and Not the Italian or Spanish)….and I haven’t even started on the pegs🤭. Promise no more stretcher details for a bit x

if you don’t look after the foundations (which I

if you don’t look after the foundations (which I consider a stretcher to be using a house building analogy) your picture won’t last as long until it needs further attention. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Back of an old 19th century painting. #fineartcon

Back of an old 19th century painting. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Solvents and cleaning agents are so particular to

Solvents and cleaning agents are so particular to each stage of cleaning for each picture. Some pigments (and more importantly their mediums) are stable while others are ultra sensitive (and fugitive which is more light sensitive ….and not so relevant for oils) #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

We’ve finished the cleaning and restoration so h

We’ve finished the cleaning and restoration so here’s the result. Research has led us to Francois Quesnel circa 1600. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Parts of the process….setting out and starting a

Parts of the process….setting out and starting a loom for the conservation of damaged paintings onto new linen canvas stretched out on a loom, using the traditional glue paste method. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

We all enjoy a wonderful mystery but this one is s

We all enjoy a wonderful mystery but this one is super intriguing. So many other juicy details that I will be revealing as we continue. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Our 🇬🇧 frames usually derived from mish-mash

Our 🇬🇧 frames usually derived from mish-mash of others but in a typically British way we don’t do all that elaborate decorative nonsense. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Stretching should be so straight forward. A few do

Stretching should be so straight forward. A few do’s and don’t’s with a dash a common sense chucked in. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

This canvas seems to be going on forever…so if y

This canvas seems to be going on forever…so if you can stomach it, here’s the next step. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

How to flatten a canvas that wants to spring back

How to flatten a canvas that wants to spring back into a roll…. Pre treatment using a hot table (with vacuum). #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Rolled-up canvases need care to get into the flat

Rolled-up canvases need care to get into the flat state before they can be conserved properly….here’s a case in point. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Painted August 1914 this bucolic scene was just ab

Painted August 1914 this bucolic scene was just about to become a thing of the past….war had just been declared. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Traditional English compo is a wonderous thing whe

Traditional English compo is a wonderous thing when used properly…hot and steamed to get the possible impression from a mould before applying to a frame. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation