Saturday, July 28, 2012

Poppy volunteers







Take a look at these beauties who all appeared in my garden uninvited:  I'm so pleased they came!

Sunday, July 22, 2012

The new routine

The morning ferry breakfast:  coffee and muffin


                                                                     July rainy day
                                                             Where I'm retouching


                                     


                                                 
Katie retouching

                                                                 The sun comes out!
                                                      What a glorious rooftop for lunch.......
                                                                      Colleagues


Saturday, July 14, 2012

Orcas Island Beach Dinner













Polly hosted 3 beautiful days at her Orcas Island home.  Our last dinner was on her beach with friends....what heaven!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

SAM Conservation Project

 The Seattle Art Museum Conservation Studio.   I've been asked to help restore a Veronese "Venus and Adonis" that will be going out on loan and needs lots of retouching.
Paolo Veronese's "Venus and Adonis"

The painting has suffered paint loss and abrasion throughout

 Lots of retouching is needed on these areas for the painting to appear "whole" again
 This Jackson Pollack needs to have it's varnish removed (his paintings weren't meant to be varnished)
 There are pebbles mixed in with his paint that will be an extra challenge in the varnish removal!
 Wondrous Buddhas await treatment for an upcoming show