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Author Archives: Scott M. Haskins
Art Restoration/Conservation – Sneak Peak In The Lab This Week
Here’s a couple of pictures of art conservation treatments in the lab this week: Large paintings need special handling to make sure the paint is not stressed: and… doing structural work on two paintings. The closest one needed previous restorations … Continue reading
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Tagged art conservation, hot table, large painting, lining, stabilize cracking on oil paintings
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Mold on Watercolor by Edouard Vysekal with an interesting story
Edouard Antonin Vysekal (Czechoslovakia, Hora, 1890 – 1939) Edouard Vysekal’s watercolor with mold is one of those art conservation stories that’s particularly interesting to art collectors: I was called one day by to look at a framed watercolor that had mold … Continue reading
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Tagged Marian Kovinick, mold, Pasadena Museum of California Art, PMCA, Vysekal, watercolor
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Painting by Minerva Teichert Glued to Plywood Removed- Why?
This wonderful painting on canvas by Minerva Teichert of Pioneers was glued down to plywood when it was last restored… and a poor job it was. Bubbles or detachments showed how unevenly and poorly it was attached. But here’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged art restoration, Minerva Teichert, painting conservation, painting glued down
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Ripped Painting – Is It Dirty Too?!
Even though I look at 1000’s of paintings a year evaluating them for art conservation needs I’m still often surprised at how dirty a painting is. Its unexpected because the image and colors look so even. If something were “dirty” … Continue reading
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Naval Air Base Historic Mural To Be Saved
A week or so ago, I was asked to consult for the Naval Air Base in Fort Lauderdale Florida. They had 95 deg., 95 % humidity and forest fires that filled the air with smoke and ash. I was happy … Continue reading
Posted in Murals
Tagged art conservation, detaching a mural, Historic Mural, lead white adhesive, mural restoration, Naval Air Base, remove a mural, save a mural, Scott Haskins
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Mural Conservation Work Begins On Jesus Biola Mural
Work began last week on the art conservation aspects of preserving this mural, which is my part of this project. I did a video of this work you can see at https://www.fineartconservationlab.com/twitchell-biola-jesus-mural/ (its the 2nd video) . Meanwhile, Kent is in the … Continue reading
Biola Jesus Mural Tested for Art Conservation Needs – Collaboration with Artist Kent Twitchell
I met with Kent Twitchell at the end of last week and we looked over his mural at Biola University in La Mirada (Los Angeles), CA. Known as the Biola Jesus Mural, here is the video of our tests and … Continue reading
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Returning from Professional Art Conservation Organization – AIC National Meeting in Philadelphia
I’m just returning from the annual meeting of the national professional organization for art conservation: The American Institute for Conservation (AIC). Our profession includes art conservators/restorers, conservation scientists, art history/conservation students and specialized professionals with conservation backgrounds in areas like … Continue reading
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Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution.”
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution” in the Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” On a related subject to the article that follows after this, I’m moved to comment … Continue reading
Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles Meets with Caltrans To Inspect Downtown LA Freeway Murals
Freeway murals in downtown LA are really a study on the subject of the battle against graffiti and tagging vandals. Caltrans (the highway maintenance authority in the State of California) is required by law to keep graffiti under control and … Continue reading
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Tagged Caltrans, Graffiti, Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, Mural conservation, mural restoration, Scott Haskins, Street Art
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