Color is very important in furniture repair. I have to deal with many different wood shades, and when a damage occurs I have to repair the area, and make sure to blend it out so that it is not noticeable. Most of the time I can do this on location.
After touching up so many pieces of furniture over the years I can look at a piece, and know which combination of color will work the best. I can then darken, or lighten the area so that it matches. The final step is that I look away or step back a couple steps. If I cannot notice it I am finished.
When you repair a piece most of the time you can see it, but no one else will. You have to know when to stop. I have made more work for myself by trying to do too much.
When I apply color I use artist brushes, and a painters palette. Also I wear an old leather cap. So in the past customers have asked if I do canvas painting (landscapes, drawing, etc) They also say that I should really try it.
I told them one day I will try.
Over the years I have done a lot of repeat work for movers, and installers. When they see me doing my thing they have called me Picasso. I don’t mind this of course because it is a compliment. I don’t know why they picked the name Picasso. Why not Leonardo, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, or one of the other many great artists. Anyway I consider myself more of a craftsman, than an artist.
Well ‘One day’ came, and I did my first canvas painting.
I realized that I really enjoyed it, and it has become my new hobby. I wish I would have tried it sooner!
Here are a couple more that I have done.
Maybe, an artistic craftsman?
Zeke Willard