ED COPLEY
CONSERVATOR IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
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With over 40 years of expert care and craftsmanship, Ed is a trusted Master Restorer who will guarantee satisfaction as he conserves the beauty of your original artwork and frames. Whatever the artwork's value, Ed treats each piece as if it were his own.
Ed’s education in art is extensive. He attended the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, and the Famous Artist School in Westport, Connecticut where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Following these studies, he worked as a commercial illustrator for various advertising agencies and continued his career by becoming a highly-skilled restoration artist, meticulously restoring paintings on canvas, wood panels and oils on copper plates.
It was through restoring old master paintings that truly developed his depth of understanding the techniques used by the great artist of the past. The knowledge that he gained over the past 50 some years, has helped him to understand their methods which he now incorporates with his own creative ability.
Being a master artist in realism art, and having his paintings hanging in permanent Museum collections, Ed has the knowledge and skills to copy and match any technique or period of time in order to duplicate the missing areas of a painting. He has given numerous lectures on restoration and old master techniques, he has written several books on this subject and a few "How to Books" on copper paintings from the 1400s to the 1600s.
Ed’s education in art is extensive. He attended the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, and the Famous Artist School in Westport, Connecticut where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Following these studies, he worked as a commercial illustrator for various advertising agencies and continued his career by becoming a highly-skilled restoration artist, meticulously restoring paintings on canvas, wood panels and oils on copper plates.
It was through restoring old master paintings that truly developed his depth of understanding the techniques used by the great artist of the past. The knowledge that he gained over the past 50 some years, has helped him to understand their methods which he now incorporates with his own creative ability.
Being a master artist in realism art, and having his paintings hanging in permanent Museum collections, Ed has the knowledge and skills to copy and match any technique or period of time in order to duplicate the missing areas of a painting. He has given numerous lectures on restoration and old master techniques, he has written several books on this subject and a few "How to Books" on copper paintings from the 1400s to the 1600s.
In the Restoration field, Ed's professional accomplishments include:
- Lectures at Museums and Art Organizations
- Produced a Video - Techniques and Procedures on Painting with Putrido,
- Produced a Video - Painting on Copper
- Published articles on Technique and Methods of the Old Masters
- Published "Traditional Painting Methods using Putrido"
- Published "Traditional Studio Practice"
- Published "How to Paint on a Copper Plate"
- Published " Getting Framed" How frames are made with compo.
- Member of the (IGOR) International Guild of Realism
- Former Member (A.I.C.) American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
- Member (ARC) Art Renewal Center (Associate Living Master Artist)
PERMANENT MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
- Loyola Museum - Chihuahua, Mexico. - Painting "TWO APOSTLE'S"
- Museum of Western Art - Kerrville, Texas. - Painting "CALLING THE BUFFALO"
- Pearce Museum - Corsicana, Texas. - Painting’s "PATCHWORK ON THE RUN" & “LAST GOODBYES”
- Natural History Museum-Ozark's - Springfield, MO. Painting’s "CHIEF BIRD-IN-GROUND" & "THE ARROW MAKERS" & "PLAN OF ACTION"
- Spencer Museum -Ruidoso/Alto, New Mexico. Painting "COAL MINE PALETTE"