Art Conservator Houston Fine Art Conservation
Canvas Painting Repair Near Me Houston
We don’t really know if our customers found us because they actually searched for “Art Conservator, Houston, Fine Art Conservation” or “Canvas Painting Repair Near Me Houston ” but we are happy that they found us. What a privilege it was to be able to clean, restore, preserve and do conservation right here in Houston for this exceptional fine art oil painting! Thank goodness they didn’t Google “cleaning oil paintings with potato” or “cleaning oil paintings with linseed oil.” We are guessing that they Googled something more like “oil painting repair Houston” or “oil painting cleaning near me in Houston.”
As an art restorer, Maris Salmins, the owner of Life on the Wall, loves being able to uncover beautiful color and details as he uses his gifting of fine art oil painting restoration, conservation and preservation. Unlike some inexperienced art restorers, Maris has years of experience which enables him to not only restore antique paintings, but also knows the difference between restoration vs conservation vs preservation. With this painting, he applied all three.
As you can see, anyone who searches for “oil painting near me in Houston” or “cleaning paintings Houston” and trusts their fine art oil paintings to Maris will not be disappointed!
The Oil Painting Cleaning Near Me Story
This painting is over 200 years old. It had been previously restored and mounted on board. Cherished can’t begin to describe a painting that had been brought to this country generations ago. It must have been difficult for this couple to trust someone they didn’t know with such a treasure. Many of us have something from our family with no worldly value that we love, just because of its history. But this has both types of value!
The painting had issues of dirt, grime, smoke and darkened old varnish. Layer by layer, using proper tools and solutions, we were able to get it back to its original appearance.
So if you found us because you Googled “oil painting cleaning near me in Houston” or “cleaning paintings in Houston”, we look forward to restoring your paintings that need cleaning. Please understand that we do restoring of damaged oil paintings regardless of the damage.
