Well, it goes without saying that this was a tour de force of a project and not only because of the damage to the painting. This was one of those projects that seemed to have a profound effect on everyone involved and for all the right reasons. Your questions were great but I have a f...
2021-08-27 16:20:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Though they may be merely inanimate objects, when we love them they can be extensions of ourselves. For the objects and for us that is a fulfilling and rewarding relationship. Yet because they are extensions of ourselves when they are damaged we feel that pain acutely. And if one were to want to ...
2021-08-22 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Some eagle eyed viewers came with some super pointed questions that actually had me rewatching the video for answers! You folks are getting too good at this!
2021-08-21 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, here we go, the final part and you folks get to see it ahead of everyone else.
I know, I know, enough with the puns Julian. I can’t help it, they write themselves!!
2021-08-01 12:23:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, vacations end and we get back to the grindstone... such is life. Luckily for me I love this work and get to make videos about it!! Enjoy this latest epilogue.
2021-07-30 14:45:10 +0000 UTC View Post
When past interventions have not only failed but created more problems they must be addressed, but simply scrapping what was once considered necessary may not be the right prescription. Understanding the why behind past work on a 400 year old wood panel can be critical in deciding what to d...
2021-07-25 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
There can be poetry in any project; the image, the required work and the process of conservation. This painting of a few poor souls adrift, heavily damaged and worse for wear perfectly mirrors this moment in the studio where motivation is waning, the impetus to focus and dive into complicat...
2021-07-11 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Good questions and a bit of hand wringing by me. I shot this and then had a long conversation with the client about the final outcome. As it turns out this project isn't finished after all... ;)
2021-07-06 13:51:03 +0000 UTC View Post
There are paintings for which the future looks grim. A shift here or there and they could easily end up discarded. And while the state of these works is desperate all hope is not lost; something can be done. It may be unreasonable to expect that the painting would look new or as...
2021-06-27 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
There are paintings for which the future looks grim. A shift here or there and they could easily end up discarded. And while the state of these works is desperate all hope is not lost; something can be done. It may be unreasonable to expect that the painting would look new or as...
2021-06-20 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks,
No I haven’t really disappeared or given up on YouTube, Instagram or Patreon. These last few weeks have been unbelievably busy, verging on chaotic. All good things but lots of them and I just needed a minute to focus on the studio. Rest assured I’ve been filming...
2021-06-08 22:33:19 +0000 UTC View Post
What's lost when a painting's varnish deteriorates; what subtleties and nuances are obliterated; what emotion is muted? The metamorphosis from brute to delicate gives back all that has been altered not only to the painting but the viewer and artist as well and ushers in a sea change.
2021-05-23 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Quite a polarizing project, at least from the responses and comments. It appears that everyone either loved it or hated it. So let's talk about it!
2021-05-19 19:17:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The balance between object, client and conservator is one that at best is a harmonious vision, but at times those wants and needs can appear disparate and at odds. Finding a way to satisfy all involved parties without compromising on the work, the experience and one's integrity is a unique ...
2021-05-09 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Lots of interesting comments and reflections about the nature of abstract art vs narrative art; the makings of a really great art history lecture... but I digress ;)
2021-05-08 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a few questions for this epilogue as most of the comments were about the nature of the video. that said, there were a couple of interesting ones that made it into the epilogue.
2021-05-01 13:56:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Landscape, portrait, abstraction; all different types of paintings, yet all composed of paint, canvas and wood; the same. Though a work may appear to be different that its companions it may in fact be more closely related than one thinks. Yet just because the materials are the s...
2021-04-25 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
While you've seen the studio, seen me work and seen the work you've never seen and heard what I see and hear when I'm working. Take a trip into the conservator's shoes to experience what the working process is actually like!
2021-04-18 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
More great questions and some interesting observations that got me thinking... I'm constantly surprised as how insightful you folks are!
2021-04-13 13:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I'll be honest with y'all... By this point in the project I kind of was ready to take a few swings at this painting. That said, with the end in sight it was just a matter of taking my time and keeping my composure. This round we deal with finally, finally putting the image back ...
2021-04-04 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So here we go, a bit bruised and battered from all that scraping- no really, my fingertips and knuckles are all torn up from that board, and ready to tackle the front of the painting. Will it be a knock down, drag out fight like the back, who will emerge from this round victorious... well, ...
2021-03-28 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Do any work long enough and a variety of projects will present themselves. Some will be fun, easy and memorable while others will be difficult, arduous and I suppose memorable for an all together different reason. But this variety keeps the work interesting, the skills sharp and ultim...
2021-03-21 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Given the number of questions about varnish, maybe this should be call the the varnish episode... ;)
As always, great questions and I hope I got to the most interesting ones!
My apologies about the editing snafu... 🤷♂️
2021-03-03 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
She gazes out at us with a piercing stare. Her mouth pursed just enough to force us to wonder to whom the intensity is directed; the viewer or the artist. She wears an imposing black ruffled collared dress, both delicate and commanding with a flash of fire red trim as if to say "do no...
2021-02-21 06:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMe.
Sorry about the video being set to private. It’s fixed now.
Fwiw, this was the first time I published directly through Final Cut Pro and I think I have a bug as I set the video to be unlisted but it defaulted to private.
I’ll figure ou...
2021-02-10 01:55:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again, you folks come up with really great and pointed questions!
2021-02-09 22:23:31 +0000 UTC View Post
For the second part we tackle the stretching retouching and varnishing and well as a look at how the new work compares with the old.
2021-01-31 05:33:39 +0000 UTC View PostWell, I asked and you delivered so without further ado I welcome The Clampinator to the world!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKooMupArIO/?igshid=4tmzerq31btz
2021-01-29 16:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
My apologies for this coming out a bit later today- I had a technical issue (forgot to feed the hamsters inside my computer) but I hope you still enjoy this one!
-Julian
2021-01-24 20:19:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry this one's a bit late- coming back from the holidays was a rude awakening! As always, the questions you have are interesting and insightful!
2021-01-14 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post