Last month we bought a lovely picture from a charity shop. It showed a couple of rowing boats lying beside water (not sure if it was a lake or sea inlet). The subject, style and colours made it perfect for our kitchen. It just needed a more substantial frame with a mount to display it to best effect.
When we finally got round to taking the picture out of its ugly frame we discovered that the painting itself (apparently an original in oil) was stuck to the glass around the edges. What could we do now?
Hoping for a simple solution, we checked a web forum, spoke to a local framer, and consulted a professional restoration company. The advice we got ranged from heating the glass with a hair dryer to smashing the glass and removing the pieces one by one (don't try that at home). In the end we warmed the glass against a radiator which helped loosen it a little in some areas.
But the picture and the glass were still firmly stuck together. A final attempt at parting them with a thin knife blade only separated bits of the the paint from the board it was painted on. So we decided to leave them joined, rather than risk further damage.
We still aren't sure exactly what to do but will probably get a frame made to fit the glass and not bother with a mount. Meanwhile the lovely boats are still in their horrible frame. We'll let you know how we get on.
Love Your Art,
Vince
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