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PetiteMarie
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 Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:57 am Post subject: Walnut & Oak "caissons" ceiling |
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Always in the Lyon Court historical building... (see here also)
This is two "twin" audience rooms. The ceiling of the first one needed a touch up "only"  and is now finished (you can see the ceiling canvas restored too, pics 1 & 2). The second one was very damaged and we made it all new (prep+graining). We have been working with oils. Two people, 6 days approx.
Walls are painted marble - we only filled up the damaged areas too.
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PetiteMarie
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:02 am Post subject: |
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There's a walnut cornice all around the room also.
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Such wonderful work Marie!  There is so much detail in the job. That graining is superb!
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Nice work Marie with great detail, its a pity the photo from ground level dosnt show the detail & uniformityof the oak as I'm sure the detail can be seen looking up from that position & that would make it a great pic for your portfolio. Ive taken similar pics from ground level to capture & show the detail of the whole ceiling or most of it but the detail dosnt show even though it can be seen clearly standing there looking up.
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PetiteMarie
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Thank you all for your comments. It was fun to do, even if a lot of work indeed!
S.W.Ralph: the 2 first ics are from the other "twin" room. The oak is not as detailed as ours but is "historical" and we almost didn't touch it. The new one is impossible to take on pics now, because of the scaffholding in place till end of december... I will post pics then of course!
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| Gorgeous graining Marie! That is so hard to do on a ceiling. |
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When I see this kind of restoration, I think about the people in the next hundred years, who will marvel at the work and wonder how they did it back when people still knew how to do that kind of craftsmanship.
I hope there is someone then to do what you are doing now.
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Pat that is so true.... Marie your work is amazing, and so natural! Like it isn't work at all , but you have studied and trained so diligently...and so it is paying off....You deserve all your success! and it is wonderful to restore such a beautiful ceiling to its perfection!!!!! so nice! now you are part of its history, you are part of the story forever.....I love that, you are timeless as well!
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Pat Strong, that was such a cool compliment and statement!
Wonderful project, you are so talented.
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PetiteMarie
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very well stated
Pat, you are a Petite Dynamo |
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| Pat Strong - well said!! Marie, this is truly impressive work - beautiful. |
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Just beautiful!