•  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 […]

•  On Jan, 25, 2019
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Art Conservation Houston This painting belonged to our client’s husband’s parents. It came from Scotland and made its way through the Ellis Island entry into the US from Scotland. The exact age is not know but based on our experience, we would say it is about 130 to 140 years old. The family wanted to […]

•  On Dec, 24, 2018
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Houston Fine Art Preservation and Conservation and Restoration This was a treasured family heirloom given to our client from his grandmother. He wasn’t sure they could save it. OH WOW, are the first words that we hear often and heard it from this client as well. His wife commented that it looked amazing. He said […]

•  On Dec, 20, 2018
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This client is so happy! She wanted it cleaned and sure enough that’s what she got. One of her first comments was how clean it looked. She was excited that it looked so bright. Although the painting was hers she said it was beautiful! Previous brown coloration was gone. She could now see small people […]

•  On Jun, 08, 2018
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•  On Apr, 09, 2018
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Read about this… Art Cleaning and Restoration in Houston Texas… below the three images.                     Condition: Dark Dirty Thin Canvas/Heavy Paint lLayer Heavy Craquelar Paint Loss Tear Improperly Stretched Was this a challenge? No! It’s what we do… Art Cleaning and Restoration in Houston!

•  On Feb, 27, 2018
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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 […]