Tips to care for your expensive oil painting
Oil painting, an art that not only attracts the viewers but also spreads an aura of beauty and freshness in the whole environment. Choosing a perfect oil painting for your house and office depicts your stander, status, your thinking and most importantly your creativity. Having an oil painting for your home or may be in office is a matter of pride and art. But many a times forget or neglect to take care of them.
To make oil paintings long lasting and durable, utmost care is needed. Although preserving oil painting is not at all a tough job.
Here are few tips that can help you to make your oil painting spread their magic for a long time .
Select the room
Painting gets the maximum views in home, so you need to choose the perfect room to hang the painting taking care of the lighting and also also keeping in mind that, paintings should be hung away from direct sun light or over lighted areas and fireplaces.
Don’t keep the painting in a room which has fluctuating temperature.
Hang the painting
When you decide to hang the painting on a wall, make sure that the hook is appropriate and strong enough that can stand the weight of the painting.
Clan the painting
Cleaning of the painting is always a tedious job with lot of concentration. You need to take down the painting and without touching the surface, clean the frame. Always use muslin or soft cloth to clean it. Do not use water to clean, and make sure that while you clean, your hands are not wet. Hands should be washed and dried to avoid formation of moisture in the painting.
The painting should be pampered but not regularly. It should be cleaned when it is required. The dust from the front part of the painting should be removed very clear fully. To remove dust from the surface use a loose brush. The painting should be cleaned not in harsh but very soft manner. The back of the painting can also be cleaned using the similar brush itself.
Expert advice
Any damage of the painting like yellowing or insect infestation, you should immediately contact the expert or a restorer for restoration. Some time bubbles are created in the painting which is a sign of damage. Be very careful and observant.
Art should be respected when you bring it home or office. Hope the tips will be useful for you and also remember prevention is better than cure, so be observant and careful.
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