Beauty and Brawn Part 1

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  • @bensecret260
    @bensecret260 2 года назад +1627

    What I love about this episode is seeing your assessment of the actual content of the painting. Normally you are like an old grizzled doctor who has seen all this before, it was great to hear you discuss the beauty of this work.

    • @Figueiredoartconservation
      @Figueiredoartconservation 2 года назад

      With all the RESPECT, if you enjoy watching this wonderful channel, maybe you would like to visit my channel too. Thank you

    • @mackxzs
      @mackxzs 2 года назад +17

      This isn't the first time, there's an older video where he had to restore a similar painting, with a girl in the center, and he also took the time to talk about the painting itself.

    • @mircat28
      @mircat28 2 года назад +12

      Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. How he views a piece of art work isn’t even necessarily what the artist meant when the art work was created. Unless the artist wrote about it and he found it while researching the piece.
      I think a lot of time was wasted going over the painting. I especially am not interested in his assistants point of view. I have my own opinion and it took forever to get to see the art work. We all have an opinion.
      The chit chat sounded like filler as a potential new way to make changes in episode presentation if it goes over well. I was not impressed and feel if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.

    • @58Kym
      @58Kym 2 года назад +3

      Ii think it might have to do with the instructional quality he is moving into?

    • @bensecret260
      @bensecret260 2 года назад +11

      @@mircat28 Yea, art is subjective, stercus nullum. As someone who has far more exposure to oil paintings than I do, I appreciate knowing his view on the painting.

  • @Creature_of_Knight
    @Creature_of_Knight 2 года назад +285

    I never would have imagined you could make a patchwork canvas like that. Very Dr. Frankenstein 😆

    • @trapjohnson
      @trapjohnson 2 года назад +2

      You were not alone in picking up that allusion.

    • @tinydancer7426
      @tinydancer7426 2 года назад +10

      Does that now make Julian Igor?

    • @trapjohnson
      @trapjohnson 2 года назад +5

      @@tinydancer7426 Only if Kit is Froedrick

    • @constancemiller3753
      @constancemiller3753 Год назад +2

      I'm wondering if the 'Frankenstein canvas' was an Art school technique learning tool. 🖼In 1948 my Uncle was tasked with making his own canvasses in school. Is anyone familiar with simular lessons?

    • @tinydancer7426
      @tinydancer7426 Год назад

      @@constancemiller3753 Similar.

  • @elizabethsaltmarsh8306
    @elizabethsaltmarsh8306 2 года назад +854

    My thoughts as a ballet dancer on the pose: this feels like the classic "turn and incline" head position went slightly wrong. It could have been due to her neck getting tired and drooping over time, or being awkwardly angled with respect to the painter's eye, or due to the painter getting the angle wrong (or exaggerating it for effect).
    Generally, when we do a position like this, the intent is to elongate the line of the body and allow the stage lights to fall flatteringly on the face. That first goal isn't being achieved in this instance, and I'm not sure how I feel about the second point.
    That said, I do see the beauty in this painting despite/because of its lack of perfection. Just wanted to offer some insight from a dancer's perspective.

    • @dezinechic
      @dezinechic 2 года назад +5

      just wondering why do you always hear people in the dancing profession talk about "lines"? why are they so important? thank you!

    • @Mirror_Lotus
      @Mirror_Lotus 2 года назад +40

      @@dezinechic "Lines" are important not just in dancing, but in all kinds of art!
      Whether it's a dancer on a stage, a hero in a comic, or a cartoon in a kid's show, creating a strong "line" in the character draws our attention to it and helps our attention flow to the next thing the artist wants us to look at. This "line" is especially noticable when the character is performing some sort of exaggerated pose or action.
      Even inanimate objects can have a "line"! Think of a vase with a flower at the center of a still life, or a tree in the foreground of a landscape painting. These also have a strong "line" that gives the image structure.

    • @wbfaulk
      @wbfaulk 2 года назад +26

      @@mr.pizzamarlon "concur", not "conquer". Unless you've established a joint military incursion.

    • @arranaburden5667
      @arranaburden5667 2 года назад +20

      I thought to myself, "that is absolutely a dancer's pose, but it looks like somebody's talking with her while she's in that pose"

    • @dezinechic
      @dezinechic 2 года назад +4

      @@Mirror_Lotus ah ok nice! ive only heard verbalize frequently with dance so i curious. thanks again.

  • @saveusmilkboy
    @saveusmilkboy 2 года назад +886

    I love how Kit is opening up on camera and showing more of her brilliant, funny, insightful personality.
    Guys, you made my Monday.

    • @StefanCreates
      @StefanCreates 2 года назад +10

      Just what I was thinking ^^

    • @evansquilt
      @evansquilt 2 года назад +41

      I liked her pointing out how strong ballerinas are, and how muscular.

    • @gregpenismith1248
      @gregpenismith1248 2 года назад +13

      She doesn't add anything. She detracts from the entire experience. I'm subbed and donate because of Julien, not anyone else. I hope she isn't in more stuff moving forward.

    • @getouthope
      @getouthope 2 года назад +18

      @@gregpenismith1248 go away then

    • @RogierYou
      @RogierYou 2 года назад +13

      @@gregpenismith1248 please leave

  • @nnaaddiaa
    @nnaaddiaa 2 года назад +17

    I haven’t watched a restoration video in over a year. i finally saw one in my recommendations again and i remember why i love it, especially this channel, so much. there is such a care, beauty, and excitement in this process. appreciating the attention to details that make up our life. thank you for sharing this moment with me (:

  • @Inevitable.Change
    @Inevitable.Change 2 года назад +339

    I was so happily intrigued with the narrative about the front of the painting and then I immediately felt the immensity of the restoration when the back was shown. (Someone who knows nothing about paintings.)

  • @greylizard1040
    @greylizard1040 2 года назад +133

    11:50 The anxiety of seeing that tack on the table as the painting is laid down on top of it. So good to see Kit back! I love the technique used to cushion the impasto, genius.

    • @eloisegibbin4742
      @eloisegibbin4742 2 года назад +24

      Had to come looking for this comment!

    • @TommyJobson
      @TommyJobson 2 года назад +3

      @@eloisegibbin4742 and me!

    • @Sam-yu6ss
      @Sam-yu6ss 2 года назад +14

      I was like TACK TAAACK TAAAAAA….CK 😂

    • @Tapionski
      @Tapionski Год назад +18

      You can see the tack again when he lifts the painting. That tack was there the whole time Julian was working on the canvas 💀

    • @greylizard1040
      @greylizard1040 Год назад +5

      @@Tapionski That's terrifying. 😱Good thing everything came out all right in the end.

  • @TheNo1pencil
    @TheNo1pencil Год назад +2

    By halfway through the video, I fell in love with the back of the painting. Sure, the front is beautiful, but THE BACK! That tells a story and its the story of the artist.

  • @ideamissing
    @ideamissing 2 года назад +638

    I love the part at the beginning where Julien and Kit are just standing and enjoying the piece. It's so good that, despite how many paintings they handle every week, despite how their entire job is to look at dirt and smudges and grime and think about how they have to remove it, they can still step back, as artists and art lovers, and just appreciate a beautiful painting for what it is.

    • @projektkobra2247
      @projektkobra2247 2 года назад +4

      Boring as. Get to work..

    • @Rybread52
      @Rybread52 2 года назад +7

      @@projektkobra2247 ???

    • @projektkobra2247
      @projektkobra2247 2 года назад +2

      @@Rybread52 -IKR?....so boring...just fix the painting, right?..

    • @gwkdad
      @gwkdad 2 года назад +17

      It was scripted, painfully so. The poor girl exuded discomfort trying to act as if the conversation was spontaneous, and the "excuse me" shot where they both stepped out of frame to reveal the full painting was the Coup de Grace.
      I prefer straight narration....

    • @christinebravomom5711
      @christinebravomom5711 2 года назад +5

      Yes. It reminds me of a prof I had when I was an Art History major. She talked about how she specialized in Egyptian art, because she loved it. It moved her. She thought it was beautiful. But her professors criticized her for saying so! I agreed with her that it was nuts. If you don't LOVE art, why are you involved in it in any way!?

  • @msmw6159
    @msmw6159 2 года назад +149

    One of my fav thgs, Julian is that you post when u are ready, and not just to stick to a "schedule". Posting just to post is not appealing to me, and your videos are always worth the wait. Thank u for taking the time that you need to make excellent content and letting THAT be your guide as to when you post! 🥇

  • @giovannas.zechmeister2833
    @giovannas.zechmeister2833 2 года назад +13

    I always watch your restorations for sleep, but now I'm fully, entirely invested in this.

  • @moiracrombie4055
    @moiracrombie4055 2 года назад +65

    Julian taking in the front: That's not right.. But it's beautiful. That's not right... But it's perfect!
    Julian taking in the back: That's not right... That's - not right.

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 2 года назад +6

      I love that despite the fact that the artist did some really janky stuff, he's still trying to keep that visible and not cover it up or hide those ...imperfections

    • @moiracrombie4055
      @moiracrombie4055 2 года назад +3

      @@mwater_moon2865 oh totally, but I feel so called out as an artist for all the similar stuff I do. Really hope I don't get famous after I die so those decisions die with me lol

    • @vcvcvc9216
      @vcvcvc9216 Год назад +6

      Genuinely, seeing the back makes me really connect with the artist, I've struggled financially a lot of my life and have done similar, recycling I'm top of old paintings, bad patch work, making bigger canvases with the smaller ones I could afford. Sometimes you just need to make art even when you can hardly afford to eat, no mind buy the right size of canvas for your goals.

  • @heidibaltom8138
    @heidibaltom8138 2 года назад +42

    As a retired dancer this painig is beautiful. Is not anatomically perfect but ballerinas necks can seem like they are so long and move in ways that you dont think is possible. Also the hands are not in a balletic pose. Tey seem to be just resting. I love this it captures something that i cant explain.

  • @joeyb9910
    @joeyb9910 2 года назад +5

    Kit is really cool! I love how their voice is just as calming as yours is! I always watch these before bed and it’s so relaxing and fascinating at the same time. ❤

  • @thatonemessyartist1760
    @thatonemessyartist1760 2 года назад +83

    I love seeing how different artists and viewers look at art.
    Artists: “God dammit. I messed up my proportions again.”
    People viewing the art: “Wow, I love this piece; it is so captivating. Something about it looks a bit off, but it makes it better somehow.”
    We usually have no clue what we’re doing, and occasionally we make happy accidents.

  • @AmandaTroutman
    @AmandaTroutman 2 года назад +15

    This painting is... Beauty in the front, hot mess in the back. A gorgeous swan gliding on frantic wacky webbed feet... I can't wait for them to make it beautiful all the way through!

    • @TheNo1pencil
      @TheNo1pencil Год назад +2

      Its like the ballerina in the painting. Have you ever seen dancers' feet? They are a bloody mess. Grace and beauty to the viewer, and the gritty reality of how that grace is achieved.

    • @notalltheremyself
      @notalltheremyself Год назад +1

      ​@@TheNo1pencil comment section analogies tend to be corny or at least a bit of a stretch, but wow this is really nice

  • @captnconfusion280
    @captnconfusion280 2 года назад +994

    "no woman could possibly appreciate this jacked woman" is one way to admit that you have not talked to enough lesbians lmao

    • @archeranglin4792
      @archeranglin4792 2 года назад +6

      😆😂

    • @emalineking8325
      @emalineking8325 Год назад +243

      I thought that was sarcasm tbh cause women appreciate it more than anyone

    • @cyanidae_
      @cyanidae_ Год назад +19

      yeah i looked at the comment section hoping someone had the same thought haha

    • @rue1533
      @rue1533 Год назад +86

      That was clearly sarcasm though-

    • @tripleaaabattery
      @tripleaaabattery Год назад +27

      true, im a lesbian and i can confirm i appreciate jacked women :)

  • @a.j.wildes4467
    @a.j.wildes4467 2 года назад +57

    I’m SO happy you didn’t line the whole canvas. Seeing the stitching was such a thrill; it’s so wild to think of an artist throwing all these pieces and sewing them together… on a treadle machine maybe? It’s so fun to have that kind of environmental storytelling behind a painting already full of stories to tell!

  • @rachaelpage788
    @rachaelpage788 2 года назад +14

    Love the working relationship and chemistry you and Kit have! I think Kit may have been right that the artist did the painting and then decided either alone or for a client that it needed to be bigger, so they just used what they had. Can't wait for the next part!

    • @canwetalk9992
      @canwetalk9992 Год назад +1

      I'm really enjoying their interactions! They bounce off each other in just the right ways; differing perspectives, yet complimentary.

  • @ssarts6995
    @ssarts6995 Год назад +3

    I love the amount of respect you have for the artists of the peices, like if you saw that canvace and it was another conservitor who did that you would have a heart attack but since the artist did it you were like "its creative???"

  • @phlm93
    @phlm93 2 года назад +2

    Simply amazing how Julien knows all the steps, methods, techniques and nooks and crannies to perfectly restore the painting to it's best form!!

  • @susanjones1382
    @susanjones1382 2 года назад +462

    Julian I just want to thank you. I've been watching for a few years as a way to fall asleep at night. I have PTSD from an abusive relationship and being assaulted and am living alone for the first time in years. Medication didn't make a dent in my insomnia and gave me horrible side affects. I've watched all of your videos multiple times and wanted to reach out with a sincere thanks for my unconditional benefit from your videos.

    • @chattybluecat
      @chattybluecat 2 года назад +42

      I'm right there with you. I have PTSD and a couple other mental health conditions that lead to intermittent insomnia and Julian's videos are one of my go to relaxation aids to get some rest when it seems impossible. I hope you continue to find ways to heal from your past trauma and genuinely wish you the best of luck on your mental health journey.

    • @abcc917
      @abcc917 2 года назад +31

      Try Thomas Johnson furniture restoration. He has a nice voice and calm manner too

    • @annabellegrace2389
      @annabellegrace2389 2 года назад +11

      Im struggling with insomnia more severely since my breakup, but his videos truly help me feel less alone and sleep easier❤

    • @peppermintgamer3856
      @peppermintgamer3856 Год назад +6

      What a way to say his work put you to sleep...
      Jk, hope you and the others in this thread are on a road to healing.

    • @naturebehindglass6512
      @naturebehindglass6512 Год назад +5

      I to watch this to fall asleep. It's not that it's boring, but it is calming and quiet and makes my head quieting down and concentrate on what he is saying, which is usually free of emotions that are troublesome for me....
      It relaxes enough, and calms the anxiety enough that I can allow myself to let my guard down enough to fall asleep.
      Letting go when your brain is trained to be constantly vigilant for fear of getting harmed, is a huge thing for people with anxiety and or PTSD
      In case you didn't notice yet, I also have PTSD.

  • @Demonblood-ol1cc
    @Demonblood-ol1cc 2 года назад +76

    I'm so happy 😊 there's finally a new video I was worried you had completely disappeared Julian!

    • @katherinefunk2889
      @katherinefunk2889 2 года назад +1

      Me too!

    • @SebastianPerezG
      @SebastianPerezG 2 года назад +7

      I was worry that Julian became a paint ...

    • @Demonblood-ol1cc
      @Demonblood-ol1cc 2 года назад +5

      That's just made my day! 🤣 he might have became a painting and needed some time to restore himself 🤣

    • @kbs8597
      @kbs8597 2 года назад +4

      Wraped in silk organza.

    • @anagonzalez3470
      @anagonzalez3470 2 года назад +2

      I was worried too

  • @susannegalligan8600
    @susannegalligan8600 2 года назад +110

    Julian, so fascinating. I feel the poverty this artist MAY have endured to have to use scraps to make a full canvas, but am awed by his ability to do so. Loved this video, thank you.

    • @TheNo1pencil
      @TheNo1pencil Год назад +9

      Coming from an artist, this may not be strictly a poverty thing. Sometimes you have to improvise if you can't find the materials you need, such as a big enough canvas. And if you have other paintings that you are going to scrap (not every work is a winner) then it would be a waste to just throw it out. And I know I prefer to make use of what I already have rather than buy a new version of supplies when I have some left over.
      It speaks to the artists resourcefulness.

  • @monster3339
    @monster3339 Год назад

    kit adds so much to these videos. i love the banter between you two!

  • @jcee8493
    @jcee8493 Год назад +1

    And here I am, yet again watching another feature length restoration. That makes 3 in 2 days plus not just a few shorter videos. I had some really weird dreams last night to say the least; fairly certain there were a few paintings come to life....

  • @VladdyDaddy1234
    @VladdyDaddy1234 2 года назад +3

    Not me frantically looking for part two all over RUclips before realising that this first part was shared just two hours ago... I'm hooked!

  • @goblinnerd
    @goblinnerd 2 года назад +5

    Woah I'm early for a video, unfortunately I have pavloved myself and I know I'll pass out about halfway thru the video bc these are so calming for me I use them to sleep 🥲

  • @wesplybon9510
    @wesplybon9510 2 года назад +79

    28:00 - This is why Julien is amazing. Literally NO ONE would have known that this wasn't done. Not until one of the strips failed... if it would even fail in the first place. But nevertheless the attention to detail and dedication to a job well done is what sets a true craftsman apart.

    • @StefanCreates
      @StefanCreates 2 года назад +7

      That's one of the reasons I come here, the incredible attention to detail, it feeds my soul ^^

    • @troublemcallister730
      @troublemcallister730 Год назад +1

      Julian's spoilt me for all other conservators and restorers......i just can't with them. I know Julian says all of those in his field have differents ways and methods, but I just flinch when they get a staple gun out or patch ragher than bridge and don't get me started on overpainting or removing the history of the work because THEY don't like it and don't seem to have even discussed it with anyone! So now, when it comes to art conservation and restoration, I only watch Julian. 😊

  • @MikeT
    @MikeT 2 года назад +1

    Glad Kit is back. Also glad you didnt hide or cover up the patching on the back. I think it is a huge part of the painting and painters story.

  • @sherrypollock5838
    @sherrypollock5838 2 года назад +3

    Absolutely engrossing content! Loved the back and forth about the dancer's pose! Her hands looked right to me because she was posing, as opposed to just sitting for a portrait. I love watching your masterful work, combining form and function!

  • @Lolipop-21-04
    @Lolipop-21-04 2 года назад +5

    yaaay a new video!! I’ve missed you. Glad that you are back. 🥰

  • @AndreaNowak777
    @AndreaNowak777 2 года назад +3

    I'm so happy to see your back!!! I have looked for your videos the past 2 or 3 weeks and found nothing. I hope all is well with you and your family. Love watching your stuff.

  • @onixotto
    @onixotto 2 года назад

    Inpressed by Kits assessment. Sensitive intuition of comprehension on the visuals of the subject. She's a keeper. Pay her well.

  • @patjackmanesq
    @patjackmanesq 2 года назад +2

    The dynamic of the pair of ye was so lovely and funny in the first couple of minutes I was genuinely sad when I remembered this video was only part one and I'd have to wait ages to see the second part!

  • @Via_Von
    @Via_Von 2 года назад +61

    Oh my goodness, I giggled in delight at the patchwork of the back! To me, the story it tells is completely enchanting as I envisioned an artist who was absolutely determined to paint that exquisite ballerina and worked to ensure he could give her the presentation he desired. Amazing!! 😍❣️😍 I also adored listening to you and Kit (and thank you for a quick visit with her again as I had thought perhaps she was back at Uni again to complete her studies) discuss the flow and structure of the ballerina; your comments together were very insightful and thoughtful. I look forward to next time!! 👏🏻❤️👏🏻
    p.s. Did you know I purposely visited your channel yesterday as I was missing you both and thought I might have missed a video? 🫤 Wonderful timing of today's! 😃 Little did you know when you created your YT channel that you would end up almost having two full time jobs, hmmm? 😜😂

    • @red.aries1444
      @red.aries1444 2 года назад

      For me it looks like the ballerina has been painted on a smaller canvas first. Maybe the artist had to make the painting bigger to fit in a given frame with was determined by the place where it should hang on the wall. And then the artist was stingy with the extensions. Why using completly new canvas when there was enough old in his workshop? Julian often uses leftover pieces of canvas for strip lining or patches.

    • @Via_Von
      @Via_Von 2 года назад

      @@red.aries1444 possibly … then again it’s possible the artist wanted to paint a life-sized painting and had to piece together the canvas to accomplish that. 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @red.aries1444
      @red.aries1444 2 года назад +1

      The artist had painted a life-sized portrait. The stitching runs through the rim where the first version of the painting was fixed to the stretcher. Then the painting was enlarged at all four sides. It's not unusual that paintings had been made bigger or smaller if they needed to fit in a given frame. It often looks better if all portraits in a gallery have the same size.

    • @Via_Von
      @Via_Von 2 года назад

      @@red.aries1444 true that … we will never know what predicated that stitching. 🙂

  • @artcafe2684
    @artcafe2684 2 года назад +1

    I love the pose on this portrait. It's so unique, expressive and beautiful.

  • @neilmaguire2283
    @neilmaguire2283 2 года назад +1

    I love hearing the critiques of the work. Ya'll are just so excited. Not only getting us to care about conservation, but painting as well.

  • @Tari004
    @Tari004 2 года назад +7

    This reminds, happily, me of my mom and I when I was in my early 20's & she in her early 40's. My mom is brilliant, especially in math, (top 1% in her class) but because of circumstances (rural & religion) didn't get a much deserved college education. She married my father her junior year, did her senior year as a married woman and began a highly prestigious career right after graduation. At 20 she had me and thru it all away to be a traditional stay at home mom. This to she accomplished brilliantly. I managed to overcome the harsh religious stance of "NO college" but it came at a hefty price. To go to college I had to study what the religion felt would benefit them, no regard to what was of interest to me, and it had to be local. No 'going away' to college where I could be led astray. So I took there damn classes making sure to sneak in a class, or two, I wanted every quarter. Those classes... ART, lots and lots of art!!!
    As I became aware of the intricacies of art, the 'nuts & bolts' of why we like vs love some pieces and the beautiful history behind it's evolution, I'd run home to share everything with mom. At first I'd say... 'See this, look how it brings the eye around to that and the other thing'. Before long we'd be walking somewhere with art on the walls, ie a doctor's office, and she'd say 'Wow look how this artist used that so we'd circle our eyes around to see this'. Everywhere we went we'd study the art, really appreciating what we saw, so much more than as a casual or rushed observer.
    Ultimately, I talked her into taking an art class... watercolor painting. It's been 20+ years and a hundred art classes (at least) later and we still enjoy talking art everywhere we go. The only downside, she paints the pants off me. No but seriously, there is no downside!!!! She's really good at painting and decorating with color and I'm happy carrying supplies cuz it's good just to be together.

  • @BeastOfSoda
    @BeastOfSoda 2 года назад +7

    So glad to see Kit at work again, I love the chemistry between these two.

    • @projektkobra2247
      @projektkobra2247 2 года назад +2

      I wish theyd stop talking..I come for the work not the dull art talk bullshit.

    • @charleysaysrawr
      @charleysaysrawr 2 года назад +2

      @@projektkobra2247 they’re restoring ART.
      “I came to get my car fixed not hear dull mechanical talk”

    • @projektkobra2247
      @projektkobra2247 2 года назад +1

      @@charleysaysrawr -Yeah!..exactly...Just fix the f-ing car, menials.

    • @hanason3082
      @hanason3082 2 года назад +1

      @@projektkobra2247 mute the video

    • @projektkobra2247
      @projektkobra2247 2 года назад +1

      @@hanason3082 -Youre not my robot supervisor!

  • @aidankelsey2731
    @aidankelsey2731 2 года назад

    I love watching you teach kit, I feel like I learn so much more.

  • @ify2by2
    @ify2by2 2 года назад

    This is the first time I am here this early and it's worth celebrating 🍾!!! I feel like I won a Gold Medal! ❤😊💃

  • @downtonviewer
    @downtonviewer 2 года назад +6

    Oh Julian! Please don't make us wait very long for the next part!

    • @trapjohnson
      @trapjohnson 2 года назад +2

      When you see "Part X", it is weekly though the conclusion.

  • @maryvallas772
    @maryvallas772 2 года назад +11

    Yay!!! A new video! I missed you!
    So I'm watching you two talk an unprecedented amount of time about the composition of this painting (while trying in vain not to giggle) and I'm wondering why...
    and then you flip it over... Good Lord!!!
    I'm surprised you didn't call this series Frankenstein's Monster! 😂
    I'm so intrigued by what other paintings lie beneath this one! I want to see them!!!

  • @vickyh1685
    @vickyh1685 2 года назад +3

    I'm really happy you have a new video. I was wondering when a new one would be posted. Happy to see Kit again too!

  • @pamelagoodman7559
    @pamelagoodman7559 Год назад +2

    To me, the “something’s not right” feeling about this piece is like dissonance in a piece of music that evokes and elevates a sense of appreciation

  • @OtherWorldExplorers
    @OtherWorldExplorers 2 года назад +69

    In just the first 5 min I went having a pedestrian's eye for art. To beginning to really appreciate and delve into the mind of the artist.
    Wow.

    • @Panicagq2
      @Panicagq2 2 года назад +6

      Same here - Julian's channel is both a display of meticulous craftsmanship and transformation as well as art and art-history lessons from a grittier perspective. I learn at least 1 new thing in every video, and adding Kit's perspective is even better!

  • @Pacificsugar
    @Pacificsugar 2 года назад +20

    I love that little third wall break you guys made as if we were an art patron behind you, and you moved to let us see 😊 so inviting

  • @samanthadean1083
    @samanthadean1083 2 года назад +39

    Can hardly wait to see the finished product!!!
    I’m also happy to see Kit again!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @nathanielscreativecollecti6392
    @nathanielscreativecollecti6392 2 года назад

    This was something new and original. I haven't ever seen a canvas like that!

  • @whitetigerlilly8371
    @whitetigerlilly8371 2 года назад

    You too work great together. I like how she brings some playfulness out of you. Love you both!

  • @bobcow1625
    @bobcow1625 2 года назад

    So glad to see Kit again!!

  • @JasonHuebel
    @JasonHuebel 2 года назад

    I am particularly excited to see the transformation of this painting. The subject matter is beautifully done and the hodge-podge of the canvas makes for an interesting conservation.

  • @erikschlake2547
    @erikschlake2547 2 года назад +353

    Yay, Kit is back! The conversational aspect of Kit, alongside seeing your style and ability as a teacher and mentor, brings this to a whole new level.

    • @StefanCreates
      @StefanCreates 2 года назад +5

      Ikr? I love it so much ^^ It's an actual show now, can't wait 'til the cast expands :P

    • @majimagoro383
      @majimagoro383 2 года назад +9

      Seeing Kit on the channel now just reminds me of a second season or second movie where the hero who was a novice in the beginning, ends up becoming the master and teaching their student. I am absolutely in love with this idea

    • @cameronvandygriff7048
      @cameronvandygriff7048 2 года назад +12

      See im not a huge fan of the conversation but it isn't cause it isn't thoughtful or quality commentary it's cause I'm very impatient and wanna get to the conservation and I know that's a me problem XD

    • @gregpenismith1248
      @gregpenismith1248 2 года назад +10

      She doesn't add anything to the experience, in fact she detracts from it. She's hired help. I don't know why she is in these videos at all. I was hoping she wouldn't be in anymore videos.

    • @edkennedyphotos
      @edkennedyphotos 2 года назад +26

      @@gregpenismith1248 don’t reduce her to “hired help,” she’s an apprentice. She’s literally there to learn the trade, how every craftsman learns theirs. It’s your decision to spend your money, but if Julian decided she was good enough to be featured in videos, that should be enough for a loyal supporter.

  • @vortmax1981
    @vortmax1981 2 года назад

    I am loving watching you teach your apprentice

  • @rizqirizaldo
    @rizqirizaldo 2 года назад

    Tbh as someone with somewhat zero sense of art I didn't understand anything in the opening of the video. But as a huge appreciator of your mastery in conservation and handiwork, man I do really enjoy your videos for a ling time now

  • @DipityS
    @DipityS 2 года назад

    Still absolutely fascinating even after so many paintings going through the process and still more things to learning. You do need to be a Renaissance master of all trades to do this job.

  • @dwallens
    @dwallens 2 года назад

    Kit has returned! Love her! 😄

  • @gustavo-ge
    @gustavo-ge 2 года назад +1

    i always get surprised by the way he conduct what he wants to deliver to us, his choice of words and his way of speaking and the tone, idk, it's good to listen to him, idk if u guys get what i mean, the creativity that he has when connecting the subject of the video and then somehow one second after he is talking about skillshare.. the only AD that i listen to. lol

  • @AgentQV
    @AgentQV 2 года назад +15

    We’ve finally reached it guys, they’re adapting the Phantom Canvas Arc from the manga! This is gonna be epic!!

  • @kahrih
    @kahrih Год назад

    When y'all turned the painting around I just went "Oh god" 🤣 how many patches, different canvas, the frame, oh boy

  • @tamiclark3534
    @tamiclark3534 2 года назад

    I so enjoy the duo I cant wait for each restoration

  • @Calibobaliee
    @Calibobaliee Год назад +29

    I love the beginning of this video where you guys discuss the artwork itself, pointing out things I wouldn’t notice or know to look for. Thank you for your content! 🤗

  • @yunglynda1326
    @yunglynda1326 Год назад +19

    i love kit's spicy sence of humour

  • @Tari004
    @Tari004 2 года назад

    You have some of the best toys... ehem, necessary tools! Honestly, I have that exact same silicone spatula but have never had a use for the thing. Tho I have used it to encourage spiders to move 'under the jar' so they can be escorted safely outside.
    Joking aside, I thoroughly enjoy this channel and wait for every new video. Were I not a starving US citizen, I'd become a financial supporter. Unfortunately, my pension & social security barely fills my gas tank... but I digress.
    I love this channel and eventhough ive watched every video multiple times, I ALWAYS seem to learn something new. That's because you are also a teacher at heart. Thank you and I can't wait for part 2! Tari

  • @Nobody-hc2bo
    @Nobody-hc2bo 2 года назад +4

    As a “””creative genius”””myself (creative and poor 😂)
    I can totally relate to this guy reusing a single piece of canvas like 6 times. You wanna paint, there is an old painting in the corner you don’t REALLY love, and the new canvas you have isn’t big enough... well if you slather enough gesso on there no one’s gonna know

  • @rogerebert5122
    @rogerebert5122 2 года назад

    Simply being good is a marvelous thing.

  • @mareld5940
    @mareld5940 Год назад

    Magnificent..! Also, I need that iron

  • @nachoyacho
    @nachoyacho Год назад

    “sale on tacks” and “seamed unnecessary” were good ones

  • @GuildensternTube
    @GuildensternTube 2 года назад

    Nice usage of the Weller soldering tool. Of course one can use the hot air pen for other things than electronics

  • @Flibster
    @Flibster 2 года назад

    Yay! Kit's back!
    Good god that's a hodge-podge of canvas. Recycling is good, but.... Oooof.

  • @lisajahn6839
    @lisajahn6839 2 года назад

    Intense, awsome and enlightening! Thank you both for sharing.

  • @lunacy3
    @lunacy3 Год назад

    It was nice to see Kit and Julian discuss the painting beforehand

  • @MrsGozdzikova
    @MrsGozdzikova 2 года назад +25

    and at 11:54 we hear Julian speaking about avoiding stress on canvas and at the same time laying the painting on a lone tack that fell out of canvas.
    and 1t 17:55 we see it pop up again !

  • @AcornFox7
    @AcornFox7 2 года назад +31

    Love this evolving dynamic between Julian and Kit. She brings a new facet to these wonderful videos and watching her ‘Luke’ to Julian’s ‘Obi Wan’ is a total joy. I look forward to these beautiful, instructional, fascinating videos and you never disappoint. Thank You!

    • @afroteddybear
      @afroteddybear 2 года назад +1

      With the snark, it's more Anakin and Asohka, in my opinion.

    • @troublemcallister730
      @troublemcallister730 Год назад

      Kit is us I swear, but with added art knowledge!😊

  • @c.thompson9771
    @c.thompson9771 Год назад +4

    I hadn't realized that she was 'life~sized,' until you waltzed across the floor with her, on the virgin trip to the table. Impressive! Thank you.

  • @UninspiredFilm5
    @UninspiredFilm5 2 года назад +1

    "Part 1" oh baby let's go

  • @expierreiment
    @expierreiment 2 года назад +9

    I love you casual conversations about the artwork. Kit is a great addition to the storytelling.

  • @terrancemiller8350
    @terrancemiller8350 2 года назад

    I was so happy to see you back, when I see one of you new videos, it just makes me so happy. I was hoping that you were just busy and not I'll. Very happy everything is OK. Take care, be safe. Afriend.

  • @headrushindi
    @headrushindi 2 года назад

    good to see you and Kat back at it . Great episode as usual.

  • @LilyLewis771
    @LilyLewis771 Год назад +7

    I gotta say- I love it when we get an assessment/backstory on the painting, but I find it more interesting/engaging when you’re voicing it over footage of you actually doing things to the painting- just watching you and Kit go back and forth without really acknowledging the audience and the camera on your faces feels awkward, it’s a conversation for our benefit but feels kinda unnatural or maybe like we’re intruding. It would be cool to hear her give a voiceover with her thoughts or what work she’s doing though. Or maybe even a camera angle of the two of you looking/working on the painting that centers the painting. I love getting a voice over the retouching/cleaning montages.

  • @greenecrayon
    @greenecrayon 2 года назад +6

    I have to pause on the green skin comment because as a fair olive toned person, green undertones in skin is just how things go sometimes.
    Now after watching the rest, this has been so cool! The way you made all your adjustments to suit the painting always fascinates me!

  • @annihull6373
    @annihull6373 2 года назад +2

    Wow what an interesting piece of art. Beautiful composition and what an interesting story on the back of the canvas or should I say canvases with all of the bits and pieces? Looking forward to the next installment of this process. Thanks for sharing your talents once again. Blessings.

  • @nathancase6485
    @nathancase6485 2 года назад +5

    I don't know why I find this entertaining. You do the same proceedures 95% of the time, even on the back of the canvas. If people ask ''What did you do today?'' I have to say that I spent three hours watching a restorer scrape the back of a painting on canvas, and enjoyed it, and I'd do it again.

  • @ollivyr
    @ollivyr 2 года назад

    this was so funny the subtle sass was too good

  • @jeffwolinski2659
    @jeffwolinski2659 2 года назад +11

    I'm not an artist or even much of an art aficionado, but this is one of my favorite YT channels, always so well done!

  • @zuzuspetals38
    @zuzuspetals38 2 года назад

    I am hanging on every word and taking mental notes as if this is MY job🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m having anxiety already….😄😄😄 Organza???😳where’s our linen… Oh Julian, if we weren’t hooked on you before we are now 💙🥳😂

  • @tuffymartinez
    @tuffymartinez 2 года назад +5

    Thank You Julian....(4 weeks without Baumgartner Restoration, ugh....relief at last!!!!!!!!) OH YEA, this is going to be a good one!!!....(Hello all the working Waldos....I LOVE IT!!!)☺

  • @FourBeatShufflin
    @FourBeatShufflin 2 года назад +12

    How dare you drop this as I’m leaving for work and now must endure the torture of knowing I can’t watch this until tonight!!! I’m so excited!!

    • @downtonviewer
      @downtonviewer 2 года назад +2

      I hope your day just _flies_ by!

    • @Jen39x
      @Jen39x 2 года назад +2

      It’s worth the wait! Lots of twists on the usual

    • @FourBeatShufflin
      @FourBeatShufflin 2 года назад +1

      @@downtonviewer It was torture, but well worth the wait!

    • @FourBeatShufflin
      @FourBeatShufflin 2 года назад +1

      @@Jen39x Most definitely! I sat down with popcorn and watched it, loved it as always!!

  • @malcolmthompson9848
    @malcolmthompson9848 2 года назад +5

    Reminds me of Grande Odalisque where the model seems to have an additional five vertebrae yet this accentuates the feminine form.

  • @petegalvs
    @petegalvs 2 года назад +4

    Last night I went looking to see if I had somehow overlooked a recent upload. I hadn't, but imagine my delight when this morning there it was, waiting ❤️

  • @talamioros
    @talamioros 2 года назад +27

    I'm a simple man. I see Baumgartner, I watch. Also, fifth!

  • @Floweroftheprairie2720
    @Floweroftheprairie2720 Год назад +5

    Someday I really want you to find a long lost master behind some flea market find that some person has hired you to restore.

  • @marykirkland82
    @marykirkland82 Год назад

    I like to imagine the artist who made this Frankenstein-Canvas would be excited that you added a strip lining lol

  • @RogierYou
    @RogierYou 2 года назад

    Yay Kit is still there!👍

  • @maaaaaaaaarcel
    @maaaaaaaaarcel 2 года назад +3

    They just wanted to start painting and sewed the thing together, instead of waiting for another 5 weeks until their lazy art supply vendor finally got those big cavasses back in store. Cut'em some slack :D

  • @MrsBrit1
    @MrsBrit1 2 года назад +4

    People everywhere: Patchwork is for quilts!
    This artist: Tada!!! 😂

  • @AgentQV
    @AgentQV 2 года назад +2

    Them looking at the back canvas feels like the equivalent of Paul Rudd asking: “What the hell happened here?”

  • @Anna_Infidel
    @Anna_Infidel 2 года назад

    Loooove the scraping!

  • @glennmckenzie1096
    @glennmckenzie1096 2 года назад +2

    The patchwork canvas and the perhaps many reuses suggests poverty to me - but maybe that is because poverty is the common experience of me and my artist friends (as it's ever been in our world)