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Author Archives: Scott M. Haskins
Painting Restoration Los Angeles Testimonial Gratitude for the FACL Art Conservation Team
Meet the experts at https://www.FineArtConservationLab.com We provide door to door services throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Thousand Oaks and Santa Barbara areas Note our media page: https://www.FineArtConservationLab.com/media-room. See the playlists on our YouTube channel for … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, In Lab, Professional activities
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Restore Heirloom Paintings? Treasured but worth it? Orange County, CA
A quick client’s testimonial in Orange County, CA for the restoration of a family heirloom painting. But, was it worth it? What is junk and what is a treasure? Is it authentic? What is something worth? This is the mystery … Continue reading
Posted in In Lab, Painting on canvas, Professional activities
Tagged Restore heirlooms
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Frankie Boyer Talk Radio Interview Boston Mass
How can something be priceless when its not worth anything? What is worth saving and protecting of our “stuff?” I’ve been media trained by one of the recognized best marketing geniuses, Rick Frishman in NY, been interviewed numerous times, been … Continue reading
Posted in FACL in the media
Tagged Scott Haskins media
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Behold The ‘Potato Head’ Of Palencia Joins ‘Behold The Monkey!’ In The Hall Of Fame Of Spanish Notable Art Restorations
A COMMENT ON NPR’S RTS & LIFE Behold The ‘Potato Head’ Of Palencia Joins ‘Behold The Monkey!’ In The Hall Of Fame Of Spanish Notable Art Restorations Another Botched Art Restoration A melted face with two round cavities standing in … Continue reading
Posted in Saving Public Art
Tagged Botched Restoration
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Richmond Industrial City, 1941 WPA Mural Conservation
This important public art mural was painted in oil on canvas and adhered to a wall in 1941 as a WPA project by Victor Arnautoff, the artistic director of the extensive murals at Coit Tower in nearby San Francisco and … Continue reading
Historical Society Webinars, Book Award, Mural Conservation… its been a busy week!!
I’m aghast!! The last blogpost was Aug 14th!! That went by quick… We’ve got a lot going on and every other day seems like Friday. There are lots of fun, interesting and new things goin’ on at Fine Art Conservation … Continue reading
Posted in In Lab
Tagged art conservation
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A Ripped Oil Painting, Salt Lake City; Pets and Art, Antiques and Collectibles Do Not Mix
It’s one thing to teach your kids not to play rough around your favorite painting hanging in your house, but it would probably be a lot harder to teach your pets the same thing. Even the most well-behaved dog doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster/Emergency Response, FACL in the media, In Lab, Painting on canvas
Tagged rip repair
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Iconic Mural Painted Out Instead Of Removing Graffiti On 110 Freeway in South Bay, Los Angeles
By Scott M. Haskins Veteran journalist Nick Green called me on the phone asking intelligent questions about the legalities of painting our murals and what rights artists have. We also discussed the options of future mural restoration, protection of public … Continue reading
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Tagged graffiti on mural
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Historic Mural Reinstallation at Texas State University
This video is about the installation process of the Buck Winn murals entitled “The History of Ranching in Texas” at the Alkek Library at Texas State University. Fine Art Conservation Laboratories was contracted to resurrect the murals from the dead, … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, Historic Buildings - Construction Sites, Historic Preservation, Murals
Tagged Historic Mural Installation
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Caw Caw Blues
This story about country music legend Guy Clark seemed too weird to pass up telling you about…This macabre bronze statue of a crow (raven?) doesn’t have anything to do with the really interesting (and magnificent, actually) saving efforts of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Mural conservation
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