How A Moldy Watercolor Painting Is Professionally Restored
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2023
- Coming up is the restoration of a fine art landscape watercolor painting from the 20th century called Black Tor by the artist Ben Graham. Let's dive into the delicate, intricate process of fine art restoration on a watercolor painting that is moldy due to flood damage.
Restorer credit: Emily O'Reilly ACR and emilyoreilly.co.uk (emily@emilyoreilly.co.uk)
Where can we find this person???
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After watching a lot of Baumgartner, I always wondered how a watercolour painting would be restored. What a lovely treat to watch someone so skillfull do it!
Wow! I didn’t even know it was possible to restore watercolour paintings that were this far gone!
Whoever owns this painting must really love it and appreciate it to go to all the trouble of getting something so far gone restored. Well done to the restoration artist it could have been easy to say it was too far gone to try and save but it’s amazing what can be done when you know what to do.
Hats off to Emily O'Reilly for transforming that moldy mess back to original . I honestly thought it wasn't fixable .
I did not realise a watercolour could be saved from such a poor condition without spoiling the actual painting.This was a real learning curve.i think this was done so well and the integrity of the painting was saved.A lot more work I think than some oil paint restorations.But when you see how vibrant the painting is at the end,as only watercolours can be .You did an amazing job. I have never seen a watercolour restored before and I hope the client was delighted and it will be enjoyed for many more years to come.Thank you for showing this 🥰
All I can say is that the restorer must have a good deal of patience to do such detailed work. Bravo, on making the painting beautiful again.
I used to work in the Preservation Lab of a university library. We used many of the same techniques shown in this video. Once, our storage of older books had a leaky roof, causing to books to mold and become damaged. I remember using washi kozo to repair the books am maps that came out of that building. It took nearly a year and a half to repair everything that came out of that storage hold.
This is an enormous amout of skilled work but well worth it considering the original watercolor. Many don't realize how difficult it is to achieve such detail with watercolor art. One of the best examples of a master watercolorist and an equally master restorer.
Gorgeous work, both the original painting and the restoration, but that's not "watercolor paper". It was warercolor paper attached to (possibly) masonite board. Watercolor paper is not layered, it's just a pressed plant fiber pulp, so as thick and heavy as some high quality papers are, they don't flake apart like a croissant if damaged
I just wish someone like Julian could have narrated and explained her process in more detail ❤️
To me, this person loves their job and appreciates fine arts so very much. I see this and think, “well, it’s effed. There’s no going back from this. It’s effed all the way through. Take a pic for your memory sake’s and toss it.” ✋🏼😳🤚🏼
I like that little heated spatula tool. I have no idea what I’d use it for, but I feel like I need one. 😀
Nice to see a fellow paper conservator out here on CZcams showing people how it's really done (as opposed to shonky operators doing it for the "wow factor"). Thanks for showcasing a really under-rated, under-acknowledged profession!
It’s honestly surprising that the overall painting and colors remained intact given the damage. Thanks for restoring such a beauty.
I found it fascinating and inspiring and instead of criticising the talent of this conservation expert with many years experience… I’d like to see you try! It’s not possible to get such a damaged painting looking brand new. That’s not the purpose of sympathetic conservation
Couldn't even imagine that you can restore a watercolour painting after flooding 🤯
Meticulous attention to conservation and the importance of keeping it as original as possible. Bravo 👏
Interesting process, but not enough explanation about what's happening. I wonder how they prevent future mold growth from the remaining spores in the paper.