| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| mystery painting | 11/24/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: Howdy! Back in March you were asked about a painting of a girl in a field with crows ...
A: Will post new stuff as it comes in. This has inspired me to work on a new file: morphing! web ...
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| art | 11/16/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I have a "picture" of Peter Pan as a girl sitting on a rock overlooking a stream. In the lower right ...
A: I don't know if you found this link or not: ...
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| mystery painting | 11/13/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: Howdy! Back in March you were asked about a painting of a girl in a field with crows ...
A: Cool. Thanks for the ref. There's also a lot of this "dissolving image" stuff going on in film ...
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| The Historical Rise of Painting On Canvas (Linen/Hemp) | 11/12/2008 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: I was curious to know if you might have any leads for a person looking into the historical rise of ...
A: This is something I dealt with in Grad school years ago but the details are slipping away... the ...
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| Who painted?.. | 10/29/2008 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: i hope you can help. I am trying to find out who painted and the title of this painting. I think ...
A: The painting you are thinking of is called "venus at her mirror" also called the Rokeby Venus and ...
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| art "print"? | 10/23/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I have a "picture" of Peter Pan as a girl sitting on a rock overlooking a stream. In the lower right ...
A: Please excuse the lateness of my reply; we had probs with our internet connection. I will research ...
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| Ever used Loew Cornell Painting Pens? | 10/14/2008 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: I understand you are a conservator but I was wondering if you have had any experience with this ...
A: sorry for not getting back to your sooner. I'm afraid I have no experience with this type of pen. ...
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| Ever used Loew Cornell Painting Pens? | 10/14/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I paint with acrylic and was wondering what the usefulness of this pen type painting device and how ...
A: I've not used that particular product. In general, i find their products not to work very well for ...
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| Going for Grey | 9/26/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I have a slightly hypothetical and subjective question to ask. Is grey a colour or not? I have been ...
A: Please excuse the lateness of my answer; i had actually almost exactly finished a very nicely ...
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| name of sotware | 9/17/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: sir i am a artist .I required a software by which help i can imagine how human structure(male or ...
A: I'm not sure if there is such a program - or at least one that would be NOT owned by an animation ...
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| Hand crafted doll/figuirine | 8/14/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I recently bought a strange, yet intriguing figure at a local garage sale last week. Totally ...
A: It's always hard to say what something is worth. It all goes back to how much someone is willing to ...
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| Shoeing the Mare | 8/13/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: My grandmother recently died and I came across, in her house, a painting the says it is the original ...
A: After a bit of googling, it looks like the original (if it *is* the original) is in the National ...
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| Metal Painting | 8/4/2008 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: Your question was I have a painting of Jesus praying and it has been in my family for years. ...
A: A very difficult thing to do. First you must attempt to answer where and when. The cardboard ...
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| Water Stains on 1904 Litho Print | 8/1/2008 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: I have what I believe to be a litho print dated 1904 published by Mc Loughlin Bros and titled "The ...
A: I would not recommened you try. Paper conservation is without a doubt (to me anyway) the most ...
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| Michel Wulff | 7/31/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I have inherited c.6 paintings by an artist called Michel Wulff(resident in Paris decades ago). The ...
A: Hmmmm. This is always a difficult question. I checked a couple of sources and in neither one was ...
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| Online Art Activites for Elementary Students | 6/16/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I'm teaching a summer art class for kids in kindergarten through grade five. What are some good free ...
A: this-file: art-activities-summer-fest Sounds cool! I'm working right now on my teaching degree ...
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| Lacquered print? Painting? | 5/27/2008 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: I am trying to find any information I can on the following item: It is what at first glance ...
A: as a conservator I can only discuss the materials in any degree of expertise, BUT I have seen many ...
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| central america | 5/25/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: my brother has to do a report on an invention or achievement that was invented in central america ...
A: this-file: frhl-expert-central-america-inventions Hmmm, this is going to be tough. I wish i had ...
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| Identify Artist | 5/12/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I'm not sure if your the right person to speak to but I hope you can point me in the right ...
A: Hey! I'm so sorry not to get back to you later. (not that i haven't been thinking of whom the ...
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| UV Light | 3/31/2008 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: I'm concerned with the affects of UV light on my art coming through my windows. Do the windo films ...
A: Yes they do. Generally all glass films designed for art use will block out 100% of UV. But visible ...
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| paintings -stolen, and otherwise | 3/30/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I would like to know how can I get information about stolen paintings of Picasso and Dali; it does ...
A: **** FOLLOW-UP RESPONSE ************************* Zowwie - the old "Yes, but where is it NOW ???" ...
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| paintings -stolen, and otherwise "lost"... | 3/29/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I would like to know how can I get information about stolen paintings of Picasso and Dali; it does ...
A: There are two parts to this response: Part 1 - my previous responds (for ref) Part 2 - my ...
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| trying to identify an artist from an unsigned picture | 3/21/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I would be so grateful if you can help identify an artist for me. The picture is of a girl kneeling ...
A: Sorry about the delay.... Hmmm, a real toughie... In this response... (sorry about so much stuff ...
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| Frank Netter, MD | 3/18/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I have a collection of his prints/pictures. They are approximately 11x14 size. They are not ...
A: From the brief google of his name, i got this site: http://www.netterimages.com/artist/netter.htm ...
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| design in the 1970's-80's | 3/14/2008 | Frank Leeding |
Q: I'm a student currently studying Graphic Design and doing a project on history, culture and context. ...
A: This is probably only peripherally related to your question, but glad to help if i can... Anyway, ...
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| art | 3/10/2008 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: i am trying to find out the name of an artist who painted "lowry" style (?) his work is usally set ...
A: I'm very sorry I can't help on this occasion. I did a few searches of my own using many combinations ...
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| Seriolithigraph | 2/6/2008 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: I am wondering how to tell if a piece is a seriolithigraph or not. It is an original, numbered piece ...
A: I often get asked this kind of question, about whether a print is original, and what originality ...
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| Making wallpaper | 12/19/2007 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: Ms.Valerie. I make PC's wallpapers. I have a question. What is tools easy to use?
A: You can use any program that can manipulate image files. Create your image and save it on your ...
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| carving | 11/26/2007 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: I would like to get into carving/sculpting. Can you suggest a solid medium easy to work with? Was ...
A: clay- that is the basic medium, it is reusable and relatively clean (water clean up), non-toxic and ...
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| illustrator questions! | 10/3/2007 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: .. I have a few illustrator questions that might be a bit basic, but nevertheless... 1. How do you ...
A: outside my area of expertise but i do have some experience with illustrator and will suggest a thing ...
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| how can i index my page | 9/20/2007 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: how can i index www.myquest.in/myquest/fengshui.html i wanna ur help
A: There's no short answer. I'm sure you've already surfed for tips as to how to increase your ranking. ...
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| how to instruct students in backlighting | 9/10/2007 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: Are there reference material with pictures to show students what I am talking about?
A: Try surfing with "back-lighting" or "silhouette" as your search word. Wikipedia has some photos and ...
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| art history | 6/25/2007 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: It is essential to maintain the ______? of a museum that keeps art works in order to prevent damage?
A: Don't use the word maintain; use "control". Depends where you are and what you are protecting. ...
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| wooden "picture" of the california clipper the flying cloud | 6/12/2007 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: I have a large picture of the above but it's not a picture as such, it's some sort "etching" on a ...
A: yes you can e-mail me a picture at tom.riddolls@trcs.ca but i should warn you I am not an expert at ...
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| Photoshop CS or Coral paint pro | 6/1/2007 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: Do you know which one would be better for sketches and fantasy art?
A: Good question (that's code for 'I can't give you an easy answer). Adobe Illustrator is best for ...
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| seriolithograph ? | 5/21/2007 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: WHAT IS A seriolithograph AND IS IT AS VALUABLE AS A SERIGRAPH? ( ARTIST: ANOTOLE KRANSNYASKY :IT IS ...
A: It depends a great deal on the level of the artist's involvement in the printing of the work. If you ...
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| uploading artwork | 5/15/2007 | Tom Riddolls M.A.C. |
Q: iam an oldie mac novice. I have had this mac for a year and only bought it to try and put my ...
A: Technically this is outside of my expertise which is the science of art as opposed to the science ...
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| art tutorial website | 5/6/2007 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: A few days ago I stumbled across and incredible art website that had lots of video tutorials on ...
A: Do I know of Durer's most famous animal study? Yes. If you're asking a professional artist if she's ...
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| Need graphocs for a poster | 3/23/2007 | Rowawn Cewdrywc |
Q: I am in the process of trying to make some posters. Could you give me some ideas about obtaining ...
A: I would advise you to subscribe to a service like ImageBank. I would need much more information in ...
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| capturing jpeg pics from a dvd player | 3/1/2007 | Valerie Zwart |
Q: capturing pics from dvd player Question I hope that my question falls within the categories of ...
A: sorry for any delay you may have experienced. Try either of the following free software packages. ...
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