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GESSO AND BLACK PAINT ON CANVAS, RECEIVED HAND CARRIED BY CLIENT, BADLY FOLDED AND VERY DIRTY. |
AS PER CLIENT INSTRUCTIONS, MUCH OF THE EXCESS MATERIAL WAS REMOVED, REMAINING ART WAS CAREFULLY STEAM-IRONED BY HAND AND ROLLED AROUND A TUBE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE WHILE STRETCHER BARS WERE MADE AND ASSEMBLED. PAINTING WAS THEN STRETCHED IN A "GALLERY-WRAP" STYLE AND SOAKED FRONT AND BACK WITH WATER. AN "AIR-ERASER" WAS USED TO REMOVE MOST OF THE BLACK PAINT OF THE 3 CIGARETTES, GESSO WAS THEN APPLIED WITH A BRUSH TO FURTHER COVER THE APPEARANCE OF THE CIGARETTES. LOCAL MASKING WAS PERFORMED USING REMOVABLE TAPE AND AIRBRUSH WAS USED TO BLEND THE ALTERATIONS. |
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