We are getting close to closing up for the end of the year, so just a few more jobs to finish off. Here are a few finishes done yesterday. The top frame is obeche with layers of gesso, it was painted with acrylic primer undercoat, then a couple of coats of Farrow and Ball paint, lastly came some wax and a brush over with some pigments. The middle frame is from around the 1950's, it was a plain bronze colour so the first step was to paint the whole frame in Zinsser BIN primer, next came a coat of red/brown Plaka, then a coat of black Plaka. The whole frame was then distressed and finished with wax. The bottom frame is a typical water gilded and painted frame, the likes of which are often posted on the blog.
