When standing in front of Paladine's artwork, you can also see this beautiful maiden off to your left, which was just inside the bars of the jail itself.
The metal washer seen at the top right and the burned/discolored areas are from when the jail was decommissioned in 2005 and a torch was used to cut the bars from the walls. The heat from the torch fused the washer to the wall and painting. Thankfully, the painting was not destroyed in the process.
The 'streaks' you can see in the middle to lower right are from a water leak in the ceiling. We are not sure if the leaking water cleaned the parts that it flowed over or discolored them. A very large concrete streak was on the face of the maiden, but incredibly it did not discolor or damage the piece. At least not that we can see.
This is the most delicate of all the works in the jail and courthouse and is in a very fragile state. Paint has begun to pull away from the concrete wall, large areas are stained and it is in need of a professional cleaning/restoration before it is lost forever.
This work has been digitally restored without taking away all of the wounds that time and progress have placed upon it.
When we first had the plexiglass removed from this piece we decided not to use hot lights on any of the pieces in the jail and courthouse. What you see is what you get, with a little hanging of curtains to keep stray light and flares of light from fixtures off of the paintings. We were concerned that the close quarters and hot 1000 watts of light would be much too much for the delicate works.
Print size is 16 × 20.
The actual size of the painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 15 × 21, measuring from the edge of burgess’s paint on either side and top to bottom.
We can print the actual size if you like, just send us an email and we will adjust the cost of the print. We decided upon the 16 × 20 as it is easier to find a frame for that size, and many people just don’t have the wall space for the actual size.
When standing in front of Paladine's artwork, you can also see this beautiful maiden off to your left, which was just inside the bars of the jail itself.
The metal washer seen at the top right and the burned/discolored areas are from when the jail was decommissioned in 2005 and a torch was used to cut the bars from the walls. The heat from the torch fused the washer to the wall and painting. Thankfully, the painting was not destroyed in the process.
The 'streaks' you can see in the middle to lower right are from a water leak in the ceiling. We are not sure if the leaking water cleaned the parts that it flowed over or discolored them. A very large concrete streak was on the face of the maiden, but incredibly it did not discolor or damage the piece. At least not that we can see.
This is the most delicate of all the works in the jail and courthouse and is in a very fragile state. Paint has begun to pull away from the concrete wall, large areas are stained and it is in need of a professional cleaning/restoration before it is lost forever.
This work has been digitally restored without taking away all of the wounds that time and progress have placed upon it.
When we first had the plexiglass removed from this piece we decided not to use hot lights on any of the pieces in the jail and courthouse. What you see is what you get, with a little hanging of curtains to keep stray light and flares of light from fixtures off of the paintings. We were concerned that the close quarters and hot 1000 watts of light would be much too much for the delicate works.
Print size is 16 × 20.
The actual size of the painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 15 × 21, measuring from the edge of burgess’s paint on either side and top to bottom.
We can print the actual size if you like, just send us an email and we will adjust the cost of the print. We decided upon the 16 × 20 as it is easier to find a frame for that size, and many people just don’t have the wall space for the actual size.