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Art Conservation Consulting Overseas, Out of State, Door to Door

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

I consulted with a client in Hawaii today about doing the conservation work and making several historic paintings of volcanoes and lava look their best. As an aside, while good photos might be helpful in having a better conversation over … Continue reading →

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Kent Twitchell Partners With Scott Haskins to Finish Art Conservation of Mural at Biola University

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

This video link of the art conservation/restoration of monumental realistic beautiful outdoor mural by Kent Twitchell at Biola University will take you to the dedicated page for this project. Kent teamed up with Scott Haskins to resolve difficult conservation questions … Continue reading →

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Dutch Old Master Painting Glows After Cleaning

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

The art conservation on this beautiful Dutch Old Master, oil on panel, was just completed for an art collector in Las Vegas. Even though it was a pretty painting, I think he bought it for a very good price at … Continue reading →

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Meeting with Clients in Las Vegas and Utah

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

I’m on the road right now, meeting with private clients in Las Vegas, NV and Murray, and with museum clients in Springville, UT and in SLC. Springville Art Museum Director, Vern Swanson was thrilled with the cleaning and lining we … Continue reading →

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Mural Removal – Hyde Park Mural Project in London, England

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

Scott M. Haskins is an expert mural restorer/conservator: Just got a call from an organization to save an important mural from demolition in London, England. They’ve asked me to be the trouble shooter for the removal of the mural from … Continue reading →

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Antique Oil Painting of Old Time Circus Requires Tricks for Cleaning

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

  I want to show this picture partly because its a very interesting painting and partly because you might enjoy hearing about kind of a strange way of cleaning a painting. Cleaning is part of the art conservation/restoration process but … Continue reading →

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Armin Hansen Paintings From The Monterey Museum of Art – Video on Cleaning Armin Hansen’s Paintings

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

We had the wonderful opportunity to clean two of Armin Hansen’s masterpieces from the collection of the Monterey Museum of Art because we had the lovely recommendation to the museum by Terry and Paula Trotter of Trotter Galleries in Carmel. … Continue reading →

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Art Restoration/Conservation – Sneak Peak In The Lab This Week

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

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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Naval Air Base Historic Mural To Be Saved

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

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 →

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Mural Conservation Work Begins On Jesus Biola Mural

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

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 →

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