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Kent Twitchell’s Mural of Jim Morphesis Restoration Update
Hi Everyone, We are “on the wall” today working to complete the mural restoration and conservation this week. Here is a photo from today: Notice the improvement in the background around the thumb. Tomorrow the mural will undergo a transformation! … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Morphesis, Kent Twitchell, Mural Conservancy, Mural conservation, mural restoration
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Kent Twitchell’s Final Stroke of Genius on the Mural “The Word” – Biola Jesus
I’ve written before about the work we did with mural artist extraordinaire Kent Twtichell (probably the most famous artist in LA and maybe the most famous mural artist in the USA) on his mural called the Biola Jesus by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Kent Twitchell, Mural conservation, outdoor murals
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Graffiti Removal From LA 1984 Olympic Freeway Murals To Begin- Details and Video
Mural restoration and graffiti removal in downtown Los Angeles will begin Tues. This will be the first 101 freeway mural of 4 that are covered with graffiti. Then, after these 4 are looking good, another 8 murals that are part of … Continue reading
Twitchell’s Mural Jim Morphesis Monument Is First Mural To Be Adopted and Cleaned
Kent Twitchell painted the mural “Jim Morphesis Monument” under the 101 freeway overpass of Hope St. It is part of a two piece mural diptych called “7th Street Altarpiece”, the other mural being that of Lita Albuquerque. And “7th Street Altarpiece” is … Continue reading
Mural Restoration of Steve McQueen Monument Public Art Mural by Original Artist Kent Twitchell
The recent discovery of a preparatory drawing of the actor for this iconic mural was recently discovered! Its restoration and display at a recent 2022 exhibition got quite a bit of attention. This info has been added to this blog … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-graffiti mural protection, Kent Twitchell, Scott Haskins, Steve McQueen, varnishing murals
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Kent Twitchell Partners With Scott Haskins to Finish Art Conservation of Mural at Biola University
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
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