Art Restoration is a great way to bring an old piece back to life. However, it must be done very carefully as to maintain the integrity of the original piece. If not, something like this happens.
Now, this is no masterpiece restoration – but I thought I’d try my hand at a “vintage” piece of my own. My mom brought me an old painting that I did when I was about five years old. Since I was five, the work was done on a piece of construction paper with a tempera paint. It had faded over the years and looked like this. 
Very fancy, I know. *wink* I “restored” the painting using acrylic paints thinned with water so I could see the original brush strokes in the work. Needless to say, it now looks like this. 
I think it’s much better. I’m not saying that I’d like to work on the restoration of a Michelangelo, but this one was fun.
Don’t forget to check out the festivities for the Holly Springs Arts Council – Arts Festival! Remember, I’m teaching a portrait drawing class on Saturday, February 9. Here’s a new portrait I just finished the other day.
Have a great day everyone!! “Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
