Freda Framer
Grumbler
This is probably my strangest request yet from a customer:
Can an oil painting (13 yrs. old) be painted over successfully? We don't typically do restoration work---this is a request for changing the color of specific areas in the original painting (you guessed it---to match their decor!).
I am assuming that its original varnish would need to be removed first. Then perhaps using a glazing medium called Liquin could be used to lay transparent washes over the original colors in an effort to alter them.
I know this one is "long shot" and I apologize for asking such a question that is out of the realm of normal for the framing industry---but perhaps there is someone out there who has dealt with this before.
Any help would be appreciated,
Freda
Can an oil painting (13 yrs. old) be painted over successfully? We don't typically do restoration work---this is a request for changing the color of specific areas in the original painting (you guessed it---to match their decor!).
I am assuming that its original varnish would need to be removed first. Then perhaps using a glazing medium called Liquin could be used to lay transparent washes over the original colors in an effort to alter them.
I know this one is "long shot" and I apologize for asking such a question that is out of the realm of normal for the framing industry---but perhaps there is someone out there who has dealt with this before.
Any help would be appreciated,
Freda