Tag Archives: oil paint

Our Antique Burro Chair, Monterey Style

Posted on December 9, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I started out to do a little post on painting one of our chairs. Then I realized I was posting about a chair I had also painted — so figured I should post about both restoration, painting the chair and … Continue reading →

Posted in color, creativity, furniture, memory, oil paint, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged A-Frame chairs, Alpha Journal, antiqued, antiques, art journal, Gamblin, leather, Mason Monterey, oil paint, restoration, Stillman & Birn, upholstery | 1 Comment

A is fo Asphaltum, A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 1, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I discovered asphaltum when I was conserving/restoring two dozen pieces of Mason Monterey furniture for the National Park Service. Being a painter who up until that time primarily used acrylics, I had never heard of it before. Asphaltum (also called … Continue reading →