EVERETT FINE ART

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)

Conservation Vs Restoration….what’s it all ab

Conservation Vs Restoration….what’s it all about 🤔💫. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Fixings….keeping pictures in their frames. Small

Fixings….keeping pictures in their frames. Small but important detail… if there is an aesthetic to everything we do let’s go back in time🙏🏻🙏🏻. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Previous restorers used a system of ‘cradling’

Previous restorers used a system of ‘cradling’ to maintain surface flatness and integrity of early painted panels…this is now considered too OTT but still something to admire…..and it works. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

#fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturer

#fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Anna Blunden…the pre Raphaelite you probably nev

Anna Blunden…the pre Raphaelite you probably never heard of. A member of John Ruskin’s circle. Few of her works survive…many were destroyed during the War. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Other Restorers and artists might sympathise….so

Other Restorers and artists might sympathise….sourcing the best materials…it’s getting ever harder. This is scrim…in extra layer of strengthening during lining …or other procedures. We eventually sourced in France but it’s made in India! Thanks to Crystal from Musée d’Orsay for this hot tip. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

If I had a pet subject this would be it. Good stre

If I had a pet subject this would be it. Good stretchers are the starting block for any good conservation work…without this element you are doomed! …And please get those pegs in correctly …it’s not rocket science🫤#fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

We’re staring to get very niche now….the drawb

We’re staring to get very niche now….the drawbacks in treating 19th century canvases and tacking edges….I don’t think this one’s going to go viral!!🫤💫. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

So how did they make old gold leaf compo frames th

So how did they make old gold leaf compo frames then?…..a bit like we still do now.

Slow discolouration and darkening of an old varnis

Slow discolouration and darkening of an old varnish is standard, but this darkening obscures the true colour and brilliance of these wonderful highly colourful portraits….and before you say ‘I like them like this’ remember the artist and original sitter did not remotely intend for them to be viewed this way. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Gesso…uncomplicated and simple yet essential. S

Gesso…uncomplicated and simple yet essential. Same recipe and method used for last 500 years. Takes years of practice to get to that perfect smooth finish. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #frameconservation #gesso

Aaron and the serpents…a lovely old master to wo

Aaron and the serpents…a lovely old master to work on. Neglected…in the nicest way possible…for centuries simply hung in the same wall giving pleasure to generations. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

Learning new ideas and techniques …and transferr

Learning new ideas and techniques …and transferring our experiences. This week Crystal joins us from Musée d’Orsay & Louvre where she specialises on the structure of paintings (conservation). This is as good as learning can get…even when you’re an old 🇬🇧 dog learning new 🇫🇷 tricks🐕! #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation