•  On Jul, 12, 2022
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Our client inherited this painting from his father who had received the painting to fulfill a debt. Whenever our client looked at the painting he always thought about the need for it to be cleaned. When he learned that there was a restoration service, he called us and brought the painting to us. There were […]

•  On Mar, 15, 2022
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A couple brought us this inherited painting. They liked the painting, but it had very heavy tobacca smoke on the surface. They wanted us to remove the layers and layers from the heavy smoke environment.

•  On Aug, 17, 2021
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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.

•  On Aug, 06, 2021
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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. […]

•  On Jul, 23, 2021
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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 […]

•  On Dec, 15, 2019
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The painting is a 17th-century portrait from an unknown artist and used to be part of the “La Galerie des portraits, tableaux et bustes” of the French Chateau d’Eu (collection of the last French king, Louis-Philippe I).  The person in the portrait is Jean Jaques de Mesmes II (1560-1642).  The size of the painting is […]

•  On Dec, 08, 2019
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Our client brought this painting to us. She contacted us and told us that her daughter was going to pick up the restored painting. We are looking forward to hearing her reactions when she sees the restored painting. This is a painting by a well known southern artist. Our client acquired it and took it […]

•  On Dec, 01, 2019
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Rhonda brought Life on the Wall two paintings which were painted by her mother in the middle of the last century. Her mother worked with oil paint and she liked to paint in with impasto. The process or technique of laying on paint or pigment thickly so that it stands out from a surface; paint […]

•  On May, 03, 2019
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Houston Fine Art Restorer – Water Damage Hello Maris, This is much later coming to you than I intended, but here is a summary of what happened that brought us to you. Our home was flooded during hurricane Harvey and several pieces of art that were painted by my grandmother 40-50 years ago were damaged […]

•  On May, 03, 2019
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It is always a blessing to find the right fine art restorer in Houston! Finding Life on the Wall online, this charming lady brought three paintings to Maris Salmins, Fine Art Restorer and Artist. She very much wanted the paintings restored and had even considered taking them to back to Italy for restoration.  Before the […]