Our local council want build 1,000 houses on Watership Down
The John Speed of Hertfordshire has a map of of Hertford in the top left corner. The shop that I bought the map in is on the map! Sadly, the shop went online only when the owners moved out.
Coincidentally, that’s where we walked this morning. Not so many bunnies around today !
No way!! There’s nowt stranger than life.
Another one done.
Jim Clark, Grand Prix de Reims 1962. Lotus Climax.
Artglass AR99, conservation bright white mount board, conservation backboard with water resistant coating. The previous mat board wasn’t conservation and although there was no damage to the photograph, the bevelled edges were tatty brown. It looks so much cleaner now.
Lovely picture.
Out of interest Count.d, how do you fix the photo?
I use a T-Hinge method using P90 plus tape. I’ll post a pic or two when I get a chance.
@JOF It’s probably easier just to post this video of a guy who does it properly. This is how I do it, but use Filmoplast P90 Plus tape. The ‘Plus’ tape is stronger and has better adhesion than P90 or standard Filmoplast.
Yes, that’s pretty close to how I was taught too. The only difference is that I don’t join the two mount boards together, but that seems sensible.
With regards to getting framing done in the high street shops, I think one needs to ask the question if one would like conservation framing for their artworks as this will not always be a usual service provided. When I was framing in South London our customers varied greatly from the ‘well to do’ who had original paintings (some of dubious quality like the infamous ‘Hong Kong’ paintings), prints, etchings, original photographs of various ages and customers who just wanted posters framed that they had bought somewhere and were of very little value.
I would say that only 5% of our framing was conservation related. Normally, anyone with high value art would not come to our shop but seek out a ‘conservation framer’. However, if someone had a piece of artwork that was of some value, either money wise or emotionally, then we would offer something like conservation framing. But quite often people would baulk at paying such prices.
Looks like you have everything under control.
Really excited about this one.
I have just taken delivery of this original piece from the Artist Rob McCormick.
The piece is called “head of music”. My wife thinks it’s rather fitting of me as I always have my head wrapped up in music!
Just waiting to get framed for the wall. As with all art, it certainly won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but something about it I find rather mesmerising.
Best
Popeye
…Perhaps those mad eyes?
Needs a pair of Ray-bans.
Next on this never ending framing project;
Mansell gives Senna a lift. British Grand Prix 1991. Another iconic memory for me. Signed by Mansell.
And Ayrton got a good look inside the cockpit and reported back to the pits…!
Loved Senna. Only art that means something can go on the walls now. No space left.
John James Bannatyne 1870 ish. Probably my favourite watercolour. Really clever use of subtle, moody shades to create early/late light. I had a handmade real gold leaf frame done and since then, nothing else will do for these type of paintings. The only problem is the cost! Online pic doesn’t do this justice, as it’s the real gold frame and subtle tones of the painting that make this art. This one was taped all the way around. No wonder it was slightly buckling.
Lovely piece Count.d ATB Peter
Here is one of our oldies from the same era. Admittedly difficult to photograph proper in artificial light. The Danish artist Heinrich Hansen painted this (oil on canvas) in 1877 and is from the German Cathedral in Lubeck displaying a Christening. There is a lot of impressive detail on display and the frame is the original one.
ATB Peter