Small Painting Restored

This small painting belonged to a soldier from the 60's. He had purchased it as a souvenir of his time overseas. It had been damaged by fire(smoke) and water. After cleaning it was evident that much paint had been lost. The customer could not afford a full restoration but for a small price we were able to clean it restore some of the lost paint and varnish the piece. The customer was delighted and we were happy to restore some memories.

Frame Restoration Followup

Some news of interest: We are now showing some occasional fine art pieces at a restaurant in Penfield.

Please vist and enjoy our friend Steve's fine breakfast and lunches.

Steve's Place
1694 Penfield Rd
Rochester, NY 14625
585-586-4480

Map: http://www.urbanspoon.com/u/map/601571/restaurant/Penfield/Steves-Place-Rochester

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In the last post I show a recent restoration project.
At the right you can see the restored frame.









Here is the frame prior to restoration.











Here are some close ups of finished corner work.

Frame Restoration

Recently a client brought in this frame to be restored. It is a beautiful antique oak leaf and acorn motif with a wonderful aged bronze finish. Michael Burdick, our expert frame and frame restorer undertook the restoration process.






In photo no. 2 you can see easily the extensive damage. Special fillers are used as appropriate for this type of frame.









In photo no. 3 you can see a close up of the damaged corner and photo no. 4 shows the carved details that Michael is so skilled at.

After this the process involves undercoating and shading to achieve the proper under tone. Then the back ground shade is applied. Following the steps to do this then highlights are added, then aging and blending of patina.

The overall effort is not new, but restoration to eliminate damage, leaving that highly desirable aged patina, but in flawless condition. It all takes many hours, but the final result is well worth the effort. The client was immensely pleased with the final result.

Bring in your old and cherished frames for repair of any defects.

We also restore paintings. Gordon van Vliet is our in house expert at painting restoration.

Medals Collection Custom Framed No. 1 and 2

Medals No 1 Loose
Here is an example of some sports medals a customer recently brought in for framing. They wanted a nice clean display when finished.






Medals No 1 Complete
To the left is the finished product. Care is taken to give a balance appearance to the collection. All works is carry through to the back where it is sewn in place.








Medals No 2 Loose
An even more jumbled lot of medals.







Medals No 2 Complete

Here we see a more formal approach to display. Same method as above and it is important that all frame corners are glued and set in a clamp prior to any corner fasteners. If this precaution is not taken, the frame could rack (distort) over the years. With this framing method the work can handle some abuse and the medals will never fall off as they will if they are simple glued or taped in place. Always fasten through the back. Sewing is the preferred method.

For Valentine's, to UnWrap!

Today I bring you a painting for Valentine's Day. It is from the Christian Koluski series, "Before and After". Here we have an after shot entitled, "Kiss UnWrapped". I find it appropriate for all who appreciate the wonder of a tasty kiss! It is available through our store The Framing Edge in the Baytowne Plaza, Webster, New York. Stop in and look at all the images. 10 paintings in all with sizes from 5"x7" to 11"x14"

"Kiss UnWrapped" is oil on board 5"x7" Click to BID

Blank no. 3

reserved

Blank no. 2

reserved.