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 […]
Repair Painting Houston Texas Leaving a Piece of Fine Art History for Future Generations Maris Salmins, a fine art restoration expert and artist in Houston, Texas, knows that to trust someone with your treasured family art means a great deal. Maris greets each fine art restoration project with respect to the art and the sentimental […]
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The before images here are images of a painting that had been in an extreme moisture environment. As you can see there is extensive flaking. It was caused by the presence of moisture and water damage. The painting came in just in time so that we were able to save it before it was totally […]
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Art collectors in Houston rave over clean oil paintings. Paintings restoration is a key service from Life on the Wall. Simply put, dirty paintings are unappealing and can make a room leave an impression of being dirty. But cleaning oil paintings doesn’t involve a bucket of water and suds, it requires a keen eye […]
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Art Conservation Houston – Art Preservation Houston As an art conservation and art preservation expert in Houston, Maris Salmins loves his work. Art is his passion. His passion is the art conservation and art preservation of oil paintings through restoration. His skill in oil painting restoration brings new life back to old, damaged oil paintings […]
“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 […]
My client had a painting that was priceless. It was painted by his great great grandmother. The subject was his great grandfather. It was painted in the 1880’s. He wanted a frame from the same period as his painting which was very dirty from smoke, old varnish and normal aging. It also had a small hole. A […]
Is there a line in the restoration process where you stop or continue working even when it goes against restoration ethics? How can a restorer have the “nerve” to recreate other artist’s works? I saw this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J2dByE3_wg and my first impression was horror. How could he be doing what he did? He was […]
In the words of a wise man, Milford Stevenson, risk can be avoided, deferred or accepted. That’s what you need to think about when you are considering using a cheap fine art oil painting restorer. We have seen some comical, yet sad work done by cheap restorers. Whether you are a gallery or auction house […]
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Paintings restoration service Houston is a good description. We are also conservators. Suggestion… take a look at the testimony areas of the website. You will see that we restore antique paintings in Houston and beyond. We not only do restoration for galleries, auction houses and collectors, […]
