The Blue Mountains’ fully qualified &
highly experienced painting conservator
K.S. ART RESTORATION
Do you have an old or damaged painting that needs some specialist care?
Has your masterpiece turned into a disaster-piece? Then read on.
K.S. Art Restoration offers the following:
Based in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney
Highly trained with Australian qualifications
25 years of experience in Australia and Europe
High level of workmanship to museum and gallery standards
Affordable and very competitive hourly rates
Quotes and initial assessments are free.
What K.S. Art Restoration does
Hey there, I’m Kristel Smits and I run K.S. Art Restoration, Blue Mountains. Repairing and preserving old and damaged paintings is what I do best. It doesn’t matter if you have a painting of artistic importance, if it has financial value or sentimental value. Whether it needs a major restoration treatment or just a light clean. Every artwork is treated with tender loving care because I genuinely love paintings.
I’m an Australian trained conservator with loads of Australian and European experience. So you can be sure of fine workmanship and attention to detail. Do you have a traditional or contemporary painting, by an Australian, Indigenous or International artist? I have experience in all these categories.
To find out more about my training and experience visit the About page.
Before treatment
After treatment
Before treatment
After treatment
To view more before and after treatment photos, visit the Gallery Page here
Stabilising and preserving your artwork for the future is just as important as restoring the original aesthetic, because you want your artwork to last not just to look good. All materials used are archival and reversible. This is combined with a museum approach of minimal intervention, and a focus on the artist’s intention.
What does that mean for you and your painting? The best quality repairs. It means that the restoration will highlight the artist’s original colours and paintbrush work, not the restorer’s work. I aim to make top quality art restoration more convenient and affordable for people living in the Blue Mountains and regional NSW. So you can get that family heirloom conserved and looking it’s best without spending the rest of the inheritance.
Specialities
♦ Traditional and contemporary paintings
Wood panel paintings from as early as the 1500s, to contemporary works made of modern materials
♦ Artworks of sentimental value and cultural significance
Paintings of sentimental or financial value alike, as well as those of historical or cultural significance
♦ Paintings in oils, acrylics and enamel paints
Paintings on various types of supports including canvas, wood, board, cardboard, and occasionally metal or glass
♦ Indigenous Australian artworks
Canvas paintings and painted objects made of wood, bark, plant fibres and ochre pigments as well as those made of modern materials.
⊗ What I don’t do
I don’t work on watercolour paintings, drawings or prints on paper. These are the speciality of a paper conservator. To search for a paper conservator or your choice, you can visit the AICCM website at: www.aiccm.org.au. Just go their ‘Find a Conservator’ page.
Please don’t ask about conserving your artwork on paper as I don’t make exceptions. However I do at times work on oil paintings painted on paper or cardboard – this still falls within my specialisation.
Get in Touch
Want to get in touch? Send me a short message using the contact form below.
ABOUT
Find out more about my training, previous work experience and read client testimonials
GALLERY
The gallery of before and after treatment photos lets you view some of the conservation projects undertaken
SERVICES
If you own a single artwork or you’re an art collector, please visit the Services page to see how I can best help you