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The hand-painted Chichester arms in situ
Chichester arms before repainting
Chichester Assembly Rooms coat of arms with painting in progress
The Chichester arms - nearly finished!
The completed hand-painted Chichester arms
Close up of the hand painted lion in the Chichester coat of arms
Painting in Chichester Assembly Rooms
The newly refurbished Assembly rooms within the Chichester City Council House in Chichester, West Sussex, gave a golden start to 2015. The Georgian public rooms have been restored to their former glory and I was commissioned to repaint four plastered chimney panels bearing the arms of the City of Chichester.
To ensure an accurate reproduction, I took photos and drawings of each of the 3ft high wall panels which were faded, cracked and dirty. A complete re-paint from scratch was required and the whole job was completed in-situ over 4 days using traditional oil paint colours and almost 12 books of real 23.5 carat gold leaf.