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Oil Painting Cleaning and Restoration Near Me – Houston

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Our customer called us from Corpus Christi. She inquired about restoration for a painting from Chicago which she mentioned had an unusual amount of air pollution in the form of soot, nicotine, and smoke. She brought the painting to our office where Maris inspected it and shared with the customer that its appearance had indeed […]

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Restoring an Improper Fine Art Oil Painting Restoration in Houston, Texas

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As we began the precision cleaning, we made a startling discovery. . The varnish used by the previous restorer was similar to thin translucent animal skin.

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Fine Art Oil Painting Restoration and Conservation Houston

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Fine Art Oil Painting Restoration and Conservation in Houston and Beyond! We were approached by the owner of a local antique pavilion. She asked if we could restore and conserve this painting. It is an antique painting whose artist lived from the 1700s into the 1800s. It was extremely dark and had been unprofessionally restored. […]

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Antique Painting Restoration Houston Cleaning

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Antique Painting Restoration Houston A designer and her client found us online. The painting had been in her family and it had been neglected. It was actually nailed to the frame creating holes, tears, and cracks in the paint layer. The painting had old heavy varnish and grime. The painting was painted with very thick […]

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Antique Oil Painting Restoration Houston

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Antique Oil Painting Restoration Houston Our client had this portrait of his great grandmother who he had been named after that was about 135 to 140 years old. It had been in a box for about 40 years.  He asked the art teacher at a school he worked at how he could get the oil […]

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Craquelure – Clean Oil Paintings – Paintings Restoration – Houston

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  “Maris, the work you do means a lot. I am glad you helped me to decide to save something that may have otherwise been gone. Preserving old art is important. I like the way the colors are visible but that it still keeps to the muted shades of the low daylight.  I can see your attention to preserving […]

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