SimonGillespieStudio

🚨 Big News! 🚨 We are thrilled to announce that Simon Gillespie Studio has moved to new premises: our new address is Simon Gillespie Studio, Offley Works, 1 Pickle Mews, London SW9 0FJ. More information on our website and Instagram!🖼️ ✨🎨 #ArtConservation #NewBeginnings

This week on the podcast* I discuss the magic of art restoration with Simon Gillespie, including some of his triumphs from the BBC series Britain's Lost Masterpieces. *(Waldy and Bendy's Adventures in Art, available on all the usual platforms).

Some of the most visually striking conservation results are achieved by removing old discoloured varnishes. @GillespieStudio explains: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Portrait of an Unknown Lady', before and after treatment by Joan Carlile (c.1606–1679). @Tate 📸 Simon Gillespie Studio

How do art conservators mend tears and flatten undulations? @GillespieStudio explains: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Dr Mead' by Allan Ramsay (1713–1784), before and after conservation. @angusalive 📸 Simon Gillespie Studio

An art conservator can never return an artwork to the exact same condition as when it left the artist's studio. But how do they treat works on panel? Find out 👉 artuk.org/discover/stori… 📸 @GillespieStudio

From dating paintings that use Prussian blue to studying the layers of paint like an archaeologist digging a site, @GillespieStudio tells us how conservators analyse paint: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Olivia Boteler Porter (d.1663)' by Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) @TheBowesMuseum

How can x-rays help identify a lost Rubens? And how can infrared prove a painting is an original? Read on: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Autumn', detail in normal and infrared light, by Joos de Momper the younger and workshop of Jan Brueghel the elder 📸 @GillespieStudio. @BM_AG

See art in a new light — Simon Gillespie explores the different lights used by art conservators: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Portrait of an Unknown Young Cardinal' in raking light & normal light, before treatment, attributed to Titian (c.1488–1576), @PetworthNT 📸 @GillespieStudio

An art conservator's best tools? @GillespieStudio tells us it's their eyes 👀 Find out how a conservator can tell a Rubens by the eyelashes and a Joseph Wright of Derby by the effects of ripples in the water: artuk.org/discover/stori… 👨‍🎨 Joseph Wright of Derby 📸 @derbymuseums

I've written some articles for ArtUK , sharing some insights into the world of art conservation. Here is the first, I hope you enjoy it and the rest!

What is art conservation? @GillespieStudio conservator on the BBC Four programme Britain's Lost Masterpieces, takes you behind the scenes: artuk.org/discover/stori… Simon Gillespie working on a picture. Photo credit: Simon Gillespie Studio

‘Britain’s Lost Masterpieces’ tonight, BBC4 9pm, explores the artist and sitter behind this enigmatic Glasgow Museums portrait. Essential viewing. #BritainsLostMasterpieces

So lucky to make 16 #BritainsLostMasterpieces with the dazzlingly talented @EmmaDabiri, the clever folk @TernTelevision, the magician @GillespieStudio, my lovely producer @IshbelGrosvenor 😍, and the man who made it all happen, the Maestro @PlanetSpike. Oh, and you, our audience.

New from Tern! Britain's Lost Masterpieces - Monday 7th February at 9pm on BBC Four.

This painting has returned to the Joseph Wright Gallery, does anyone recognise it? 🤔 Hint: it featured on an episode of Britain’s Lost Masterpieces with @arthistorynews 👨‍🎨

Visiting an old friend @KelvingroveArt. #BritainsLostMasterpieces

If you were intrigued by this portrait we posted on our Instagram recently, here is your chance to find out more about the sitter in a fascinating podcast by Dr Lisa Gee: youtube.com/watch?v=6xBZAF…

Simon loves a dirty picture. Clip from new Britain's Lost Masterpieces (tomorrow 9pm @BBCFOUR). bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09…

Drumroll: the new series of Britain's Lost Masterpieces will be on @BBCFOUR Monday 1st & Monday 8th Feb at 9pm. Here's the trailer! bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09…