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The Bold and Beeautiful - AD FREE
🕑 Added 2021-02-21 06:01:00 +0000 UTCShe gazes out at us with a piercing stare. Her mouth pursed just enough to force us to wonder to whom the intensity is directed; the viewer or the artist. She wears an imposing black ruffled collared dress, both delicate and commanding with a flash of fire red trim as if to say "do not stare, but notice me." And of course the bee earring just screams punk rock though we know that it's probably a reference to her hard working nature and piety. Unfortunately this portrait is not without issue. A patch, some paint loss, errantly applied wax and lots of overpaint plague this painting. Luckily none of these issues are insurmountable and with a bit of attention and hard work we can make this portrait once again, bold and beautiful. -
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Great video, as always. But -- where's the piano music, Julian?
One thing that's super satisfying is removing rubber contact cement with a rubber eraser. I don't know if the cement on the patch was the same type though. Was that something you considered. In your opinion would the rubber eraser be too abrasive for the canvas? I'm curious to know. Love the vide as well. Such a beautiful painting to restore and you do an impeccable job!
