EVERETT FINE ART

Looking at the back of a canvas prior to conservat

Looking at the back of a canvas prior to conservation to assess which treatment might be best. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Getting the right (and even) tension on a relined

Getting the right (and even) tension on a relined canvas is paramount. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Our version of a Dutch black ripple frame. Ripple

Our version of a Dutch black ripple frame. Ripple looks easy but the proper traditional method of making it was far from that. It was usually left black but sometimes gilded. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #frameconservation #frameconservation

The final few stages of the complete relining proc

The final few stages of the complete relining process (traditional glue paste method). Reusing old stretchers is often a compromise and these 3 illustrate why…. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Each loom of pictures that we reline has such a di

Each loom of pictures that we reline has such a diverse cross section of challenges to overcome …. and periods and subjects to study and enjoy…never a dull moment. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Little attention is given to the early frame maker

Little attention is given to the early frame makers but this ‘Carlo Maratta’ pattern frame was made by the eminent Chapman Brothers of Kings Road, London……one of the very best frame makers.

This is one of those tiny knot details that in my

This is one of those tiny knot details that in my time framing, and unframing paintings from over the centuries I reckon works best and looks the neatest…..And some incredibly time relevant historical information in the story about The General🤔🇵🇸

Finding hard evidence to prove…or disprove any p

Finding hard evidence to prove…or disprove any particular artist is usually a hard task. These have great quality and provenance but are they really by Michele Marieschi?🤷🏻‍♂️. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

The relined canvas is now completed and has to ret

The relined canvas is now completed and has to return to its stretcher. The importance of getting this right under good tension cannot be underestimated ….. and an additional bonus drop tomorrow of the little things that can trip you up. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Restoring old damaged compo frames using new compo

Restoring old damaged compo frames using new compo…it makes perfect sense ….rather than using some alien hard plaster. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #framerestoration #frameconservation #canvasconservation

Second facing paper (sulphite) has worked its magi

Second facing paper (sulphite) has worked its magic and now I check everything looks exactly how I want it to. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

It’s turning into a bit of a marathon…sorry…

It’s turning into a bit of a marathon…sorry…not much more to go now! Perhaps You Tube might have been better!! Enjoy and comment if I’m not entirely clear. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Here we go… it’s a tad long and just the first

Here we go… it’s a tad long and just the first few hours (the second instalment by lunch today if you can contain yourself!). Ask away if you want and do comment if not completely clear.🤞💫. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Start to finish re-lining (glue paste)….how we d

Start to finish re-lining (glue paste)….how we do it and why we do and all the little pitfalls and discoveries along the way. Please ask and comment especially other liners🙏🏻 internationally 🌎 (the few I know wouldn’t touch social media…pity) …love to learn from this as well as show🙏🏻💫. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

The ethics and decisions surrounding conservation

The ethics and decisions surrounding conservation are simple. Minimal intervention is a noble aspiration but in the real world other decisions have to be considered. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

More family portraits but this time the aging effe

More family portraits but this time the aging effect of oxidisation on paper. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

6th sense…or a hunch = experience looking at and

6th sense…or a hunch = experience looking at and cleaning pictures for over 40 years…sometimes still getting it wrong though! #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

2 sorts of common damages on gilded frames. To rec

2 sorts of common damages on gilded frames. To reconstruct the new restorations correctly (as they would have originally been produced) takes time and care to get the compo and gesso just right and seamless to the original frame. ….and that’s before you match the gilding. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #framerestoration #frameconservation

Framing small pictures…. This is what I think, b

Framing small pictures…. This is what I think, but you’re allowed to disagree🤷🏻‍♂️

Two exceptional items on display @treasurehousefai

Two exceptional items on display @treasurehousefair from today in London ….@vagabondantiques (Chinese floral watercolours) and Martyn Downer…a world expert on Nelson and Trafalgar (union flag from 1805)