Projects in Detail

    

Taft Building

      Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, CA

 

After a car had jumped the curb and severely damaged the corner detail, I painted the terra cotta over original, as well as, new to original. I applied a graffiti coating to withstand heavy traffic.

 

    

Damage to Corner from Car Wreck

Finished Column aged to match surrounding

Home Restoration

Beverly Hills, CA 2003

A beautiful older home, 1940's, it had plumbing accident, the repairs had to be made by cutting thru the living room wall to reach the defective pipe. I plastered the wall and repaired the surrounding water damage to match the original. I simulated the artistic rough stucco pattern, then I  color matched the paint and blended it in so that painting was only the section of the wall necesary.

Damage to Wall

Finished Home

Water damage in ceiling

Finished and painted

Verdigris Sconces

      Beverly Hills, California

Two sconces had been repaired by welding that left burn marks on the surface marring their beauty. I painted the spots to match the surround areas.

 

Welded seams at top show burn damage

Seams blended back in to match.

Personal Projects

       Paintings 

Reproducing the Masters is a hobby of mine, John Singer Sargent is one of my favorites because of his lush brush strokes. Madame X is still in progress, while the Lady with the Yellow Rose is about finished.  The Peacock window is a translucent painting on canvas of a Tiffany window. It can be back lit for extra drama. The leading has dimension from acrylic gel.

 

John Singer Sargent Paintings In process

Still in process...

Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau), 1883–1884
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)

Lady with the Rose 
(Miss Charlotte Louise Burckhardt)

 

John Singer Sargent --  
1882 

 

Pauline Astor

John Singer Sargent -- American painter 
c. 1898 

Tiffany Window on Muslin, translucent

Ornamentation Study

 

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