North Vancouver and West Vancouver Restoration and Conservation of Art

These British portrait paintings from 1840's had a thick layer of surface dirt that was removed to reveal aged yellow and damaged varnish and previous retouches that had changed color and no longer matched the original paint. There was also extensive damage to the original paint layer that had left areas with missing original paint and paint that had formed into globules.
The damaged, yellow, streaked and blistered varnish was successfully removed. The old discolored retouches and in-painting over the tears was also removed. The extensive damaged areas were then revitalized with in-painting and glazing which concealed the damage but revealed the original paint the artist had created. The paintings were then varnished to protect them for the future and to give an overall superior appearance.

This pair of British portrait paintings had these beautiful original commissioned frames which were badly damaged and had previous restorations. There was paint over the original gold leaf.The paint was removed to reveal extensive damage. Some damaged corners had been redone with a blob like appearance. There were areas where the original material covering the sides of the frames was separating from the substructure The corners and other missing and damaged pieces were completely restored with molds cast from the good corners. The areas that were separating were stabilized. The frames were then gilded to replicate the originals. The paintings are now complete with there original frames to be enjoyed by future generations.


	Gold metallic paint had been brushed onto the edges of the painting covering the original paint. Some of the gold paint had also splashed across the painting. There were dark grease spots and splashes that were across the painting from the bottom up plus two old tears with discolored retouches.

	The gold metallic paint was removed. There was a permanent dark yellow stain under the gold paint that had penetrated into the original paint layer. This required retouching to match the original color. The grease was removed and the discolored
retouches on the tears. These were touched up to match the original color . The painting was then varnished .This magnificent merchant ship of the 1800's. The Lootus, Estonian for Hope can now be more completely enjoyed as a true part of history.