Category Archives: In Lab

Valuable Exquisite 150 Year Old Painting Destroyed by Careless Handling and Shipping

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Scott M. Haskins

Updated May 13, 2026 with an amazing example of rip repair at the end. Damage to artwork from careless handling, lousy packing and then shipping is completely avoidable… and you’d think that an exquisitely painted, $75,000.00 valued oil painting would … Continue reading →

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Painting Restoration Testimonial from Salt Lake City of an Historic Portrait of George Washington

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Scott M. Haskins

This is something we see all the time in our painting conservation laboratory; someone accidentally pokes the 19th century painting on canvas with very little effort and causes a hole or rip. Sometimes its amazing how fragile these paintings are. … Continue reading →

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Cleaning a painting with smoke damage 30 sec video

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Scott M. Haskins

Cleaning smoke damage from artwork, other framed items and collectibles is a service we routinely take care of. Paintings are often darkened by discolored varnish too. This gorgeous tonalist vintage painting, about 1920, by Granville Redmond  re-emerges from the darkness … Continue reading →

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Lining Large Paintings Highlighted by American Institute for the Conservation of historic and Artistic Works

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Scott M. Haskins

An action photo of the lining process (art restoration treatment) of three 30′ paintings in this month’s header of the Facebook page of the AIC, highlighted the art conservation practice of Fine Art Conservation Laboratories. Independent art conservators are represented … Continue reading →

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Family Heirloom Painting Restoration in Salt Lake City – Testimonial

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Scott M. Haskins

“What is a painting worth” is a subject I’ve written on several times; there’s financial value, emotional value and historical value. It’s doubly nice when your emotional ties or historical connection, like with a family heirloom, is also a really … Continue reading →

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Does This Painting Need To Be Cleaned?

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Scott M. Haskins

Isn’t this girl pretty? She was painted about 1860. Note the cleaning test of varnish removal on her neck (and on the pearls). You can see that she has more problems than just yellowed varnish (in fact she has several … Continue reading →

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Virginia Haskins Panizzon Painting Conservator

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Scott M. Haskins

Those that connect with Fine Art Conservation Laboratories already know Virginia, probably. She’s good at everything, including connecting with clients. A business properly run is a “team sport” and here’s a fun illustration of why: You may find interesting Virginia’s … Continue reading →

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After Mural Restoration in California The Horse Breakers by Fletcher Martin is again in Lamesa, TX!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Scott M. Haskins

By Wilson Jackson, Guest Blogger A valuable Depression Era oil-on-canvas-glued-to-a-wall mural called “The Horse Breakers” by renown artist Fletcher Martin, painted way back in 1939, is back in it’s original community of Lamesa, TX after it was removed from a … Continue reading →

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Hopeless Smoke Damaged Oil Paintings Given New Life – 3 Valuable Tips

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Scott M. Haskins

By Annia Bonifaz, Guest Blogger Responding and taking care of smoke damaged paintings, art and antiques is a job or need with which you will require expert, professional help. This article tells about a couple of recent true-life stories designed … Continue reading →

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Re-cleaning of 19th Century Salon Painting Gave Marvelous Results

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Scott M. Haskins

Cleaning a painting is the most common question we get. But interestingly, it seems that 80% of the projects that enter our doors are paintings that have been worked on before and have been damaged or have fallen short of … Continue reading →

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