What Is Adequacy? Conserving Sir Winston Churchill 

Julian: The adhesive they used is contact cement.... Me: Amateurs. Absolute amateurs. Julian: ...which is fine... Me: Cost-effective. Easy, simple. Smart. Julian: ...except in the field of art. Me: Damn idiots what have you done to this poor painting!!

We shall paint on the beaches, we shall paint landscapes. We shall never use polyurethane or staples, whatever the cost may be.

I'm quite confident Julian's child would apply an isolation layer before drawing on a wall with crayon

Baumgartner: "I need to face this painting" All of us: "That's right, with washi kozo"

Julian to his child after they break something: "This behavior is not appropriate and the damage you have caused is non-reversible"

Julian: "retouching isn't particularly interesting" Everyone watching: can't wait for the retouching.

Me: Social Distancing Julian: Isolation Layer

The worst painting ever to conserve: a huge painting pinned with staples, stuck with contact cement, and slathered in polyurethane.

Anyone else find themselves harshly judging previous conservators when Julian questions their methods? Me (having zero conservation experience): YOU IDIOT! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE DONE THIS!

“I will probably save the piece of glass in my storage for several years until I decide one day to clean out my storage, and then I’ll throw it away” Love it, lol.

Anakin: Is it possible to learn this power?? Palpatine: Not from a Jedi. And this is why i use Skillshare! Skillshare is an online learning community where you can learn and teach just about anything!

”I'm going to make a sandwich" "It's kind of like an oven in a kitchen" "This would be the 'meat' of the sandwich" "Like baking a cake on a campfire" Admit it, you recorded just before lunch.

Anyone else find it charming he leaves in his “bloopers” for his voice over these days? I personally like it.

Julian: once we have completed the filling medium, I'm going to be adding... Me: ISOLATION LAYER ISOLATION LAYER ISOLATION LAYER

Julian: the adhesive is ~contact cement~ Me: **gasping** _rookie mistake_

"And I left the light on because I wanted you to see-" YES, BOAST IT KING, THAT PAINTING HAS NO RIPPLES

Alternate Title: Contact Cement is the Fool's Adhesive if I Ever See Contact Cement Again in my LIFE I Will Riot Don't Speak to Me or My Son EVER AGAIN.

he really conserving a painting by a former prime minister this guy is TOP TIER

My art teacher from the Art restoration degree I'm studying wants us to use staples I already feel Julian crying

every time i think "oh there he needs to add some green to his retouching paint" - he adds brown and its perfect - and i ask my eyes if they can even see

“And now I can start to remove the old varnish” Me: YESSSSSSS

Julian: Trick I learned from print days, use a ruler, nice clean edge. *proceeds to tear it like I tear paper towels off the roll*

A much as Julian's videos are calming and soothing, the comment sections of his videos are the same intensity of chaotic 😂😂 love his videos and also reading the comments!

Some unsolicited advice (for you or whoever might need it): when you're recording a voice-over and stumble over words or have to repeat yourself for any other reason, snap your fingers into the microphone or use some other method to make a sudden spike in the audio. Later when you're editing, this will provide a visual cue in the timeline that will help signal you to where excision is needed.

My résumé: ‘Nice crisp edge’ My actual skills: 4:15

I didn't know it was possible to say "contact cement" with so much disgust in your voice.

Julian: nice, crisp edge Paper: how about no

Julian: “this canvas was bonded to hardboard” Me: “YES! Release the router!” Julian: “But because of that sticker on the back and client requirements I’m going to preserve the hardboard and so I can’t use the router” Me (disappointed) “Ok… 😔”

I think everyone knows the table sized painting he is talking about...still haunts me 💀

Julian, I've an idea for a reaction video: "Fine art conservator reacts to conserving methods in shows/movies". I ask because I've seen some restorations that I question, and honestly, could use your voice and snark LOL for example: wonderwoman restoring a statue/ moriarty restoring paintings in elementary/ woody being restored by the elderly toy maker/ etc etc. I think it would be a great video. (clearly being selfish, but just putting it out into the universe) :D

Me: Yes! Is this Baumgartner restoration? Julian: Yes it is. Me: Great! My neuro surgeon did a bad job restoring my c1 c2 c3 and c4 fracture. When will you be available to restore my spinal cord? Julian: Well, heres your problem, they use a twisty tie, and bad screws. And that plate. Ugh! Here....Lie down on this heating table.....

baumgartner enemies: -staples -polyurethane -contact cement

I can't. His voice is so calming and this is the only asmr I like

It's become something of a game for me to try to spot the lead-in to the Skillshare plug before the name is actually mentioned. You are quite skilled att springing them on us unsuspecting, at least that's the case for me. Today was especially sneaky. Well done!

Julian looks like my Dad when he was (much) younger. Dad’s nearly gone from Alzheimer’s now and it’s very weirdly comforting to see someone who looks like him be happy and thriving.

"We shall fight contact cement with Washi Cozo. We shall fight it with fish gelatin. We shall fight it with growing strength and growing confidence with solvent. And with cotton balls. We shall never surrender!" (Churchill to the House of Commons about contact cement on art).

So. Im currently in the hospital recovering from surgery. And I've had your videos on repeat since the moment I got out of surgery. They are so soothing. They've helped me stay calm and avoid panic attacks. They've helped me manage my pain by distracting me. I cant thank you enough for creating this channel.

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This guy genuenly needs more recognition he is conserving many important historical paintings with maximum care and efficiency

Julien says "It's not that complicated" for 40 minutes straight

I was going to comment in protest of the "nice crisp edge" you claimed you'd get from tearing the paper with the ruler, but it occurred to me halfway through typing this comment that you highlighted the angle that clearly shows your edge is all kinds of messed up towards the bottom on purpose as a joke. You definitely got me.

Okay but I love how all of his videos have a different ‘theme’ to them, like how this one is “What is adequacy”. The way he always relates the things he’s doing back to the theme is so interesting

4:13 - "A nice crisp edge." Me: Proceeds to giggled a little when it rips..

I absolutely love that iron he uses. The heat press style irons without the steam holes are so hard to find these days, that that style of vintage iron is pretty much the only one left. I managed to find one exactly like it years ago at a thrift store, and I use it constantly for my work where I need to heat press ribbons together with heat activated tape. Any other type of iron would leave marks from the holes, or not be heavy enough. It truely is a lost gem of a work tool.

I have never in my entire life seen somebody use a tape dispensor so skillfully

This is not just a visual treat, but an acoustic one, too. Julian's restoration is beautifully backed by his soothing voice.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I love the occasional editing slips where he let’s in a mistake. I’ve loved them since the Glass Painting series! Makes it feel even more like we’re just listening in on you having a conversation about your conservation work.

You know what I’m really curious about? I really wanna know how he cleans his tools and organizes his work rooms like I’d love to see that video

I don’t know if it’s intentional or not but I really enjoy the fact that you leave in your mess ups in the recordings, it adds a human touch and I really appreciate that.

"I'll just watch a few minutes now and maybe check back later..." *40 minutes later* "Damn it, bamboozled again."

"And I'll probably save the piece of glass in my storage for several years, until I decide to clean out my storage, and then I'll throw it away..." You forgot to say "And then regret it three days later when I have a project that that piece of glass would have been PERFECT for, and I need to go out and get a new one."

'I will probably save the piece of glass in my storage for several years until I decide one day to clean out my storage, and I'll throw it away'. I can DEFINITELY relate to that...

Was anyone else really looking forward to the frame being cleaned? Then mildly sad that it didn't happen?

Cup of coffee, comfy chair, 40 minute Baumgartner video. Bliss.

"I'm going to put it in my storage for like 5 years until I clean my storage out and THEN I will throw it away." Literally my life story!

Julian: sometimes we have to break our own rules What an absolute badass

this is asmr for the eyes

My 5 and 3 year old are currently fighting over my phone because they can't see their "big brother " Julian. We all love your videos!

In the UK in that era, they used to sell hobby grade canvas pre-glued to hardboard. Is likely original.

So, I'm about to do a B2 English exam, and these videos, apart from being spectacular and Julian's voice being the only way i can achieve sleep, are really helpful for my preparation. So please keep speaking so charmingly and using weird English expressions Julian. Thank you for all your effort we love you

Julian: Knocks out PaintOnGlass in the 12th round. Julian: **exhausted** Contact Cement: **Climbs into the ring**

I love watching him clean the painting, just watching the colors come to life again is so amazing

Wow can’t believe you got your hands on one of Churchill’s paintings. Rare thing. Great vid as always. Much love from U.K. great vids as always.

Churchill started painting as a hobby, after he was demoted from First Lord of the Admiralty because of the disaster at Gallipoli. This was some time in 1915, when he was forty years old.

The care he takes in every step of the process, doing everything so gently and with so much respect is really beautiful to watch. You can see how much pride Julian takes in his work and it brings me so much joy to observe!

"Using a ruler, I can get a nice, crisp edge." *PAPER STILL TEARS AT BOTTOM* Its ok, it's just proof that no one can.

Churchill most certainly did not “take up painting after he left office”, my late Father knew him and visited Chartwell often. Churchill made many pictures while Prime Minister. It was prescribed as exercise for his hands after his stroke.

“Really the sky isn’t green at all, it’s blue.” -Baumgartner 2020 Thank you Julian for that piece of information.

I love how he said "Lather, rinse, repeat" like someone who actually understands washing their hands lol.

Me looking at the painting on the thumbnail:oh this look like a decent sized painting!- Julian:*pulls out the painting* Me: *o h*

I love going on marathons of your content. I save them up like little pearls of happiness for the sad days. Then I'll sit with a cup of tea, some cookies and your vids and the world won't be as sad. I'm glad you're still making vids and hope you and yours are okay during the virus situation. I'm not much of a comment writer, but I am an avid watcher. Just wanted to let you know that your work is appreciated.

I was having such a bad day and then he posted this. Now I'm chill as hell and everything is right in the world.

There is something very meditative about watching him work. I know nothing about conservation, but now I look forward to his videos because it makes me appreciate not only his work now, but the artists as well. I am n awe of his careful, thoughtful work ethic. If he could bottle and sell it, well, you know. I look forward to the next video.

I've turned the notification bell off on so many creators recently. I will never turn the bell off on Baumgartner Restoration.

"Once the painting has relaxed for several days..." oh Julian, how much would it cost for you to let me relax in your studio for several days

A rare mistake from Julien about when Churchill took up painting -'I can totally see...seeing as he had just led his country through a world war'....Err, no, that was World War II (Two) ! Churchill took up painting in 1915 after he was 'demoted' (fired) as First Lord of the Admiralty after, he oversaw the Gallipoli Campaign that proved a total disaster. So tl:dr? - Churchill took up painting roughly halfway through World War 1 (One) Btw I'm no expert on Churchill, but living in the UK you just know this sort of stuff.

having a crap morning then I see this ALL IS FORGOTTEN

4:10 "I can just use the edge of a ruler, peel the paper back and get a nice crisp edge" *Proceeds to break at the end*

"After the canvas has relaxed for a few days..." After all that painting has been through, it's still less stressed than me.

That glass looked like it was Tru Vues Conservation clear glass, judging from the brownish tone of the glass and the writing on the bottom. Taking that and the hanging method on the back, I'd say that painting was likely tossed to a custom frame shop to be "framed" at some point in its life. Perhaps by your client or perhaps by someone who had it prior. But that glass wouldn't be particularly old. Mounting a painting to hardboard like that isn't uncommon in framing on cheap paintings or thriftstore finds. If there was a conservator that had it prior, I'd say they were of either low quality or they were just a frame shop given a job and neither customer or shop put much into the what or who of the painting, but just wanted it hung on a wall. I did custom framing for nearly 8 years (only recently quit) and you'd get orders like this in all of the time. Some kind of artwork that the owner didn't know much about or care too much about, they just wanted it framed an hung on the wall. One of the most heartbreaking examples of this was a painting that was from around 1910. It was about 60in x ~45in. The painting was badly damaged and the tacking edge was mostly tore. While I am vastly under-skilled in the conservation department, I'm not incompetent. I tried various ways to get the owner to allow me to fix some of the tears and and affix it to a new canvas. Unfortunately, the cost was far more than he was willing to pay. According to him, it was done by somebody in his family and was the centerpiece above/ at the back of a bar for decades. It was incredibly well done and maybe he didn't think it was worth preserving properly, but I did. Unfortunately, I couldn't do much aside from affix it to a sheet of conservation board with a water-based conservation glue and stick it into a frame. That one kind of haunts me. On the upside, everything was/ is reversible and hopefully it lands in the hands of somebody who is willing to pay to fix it properly.

“You may ask why” yes, I did ask why but realised before you answered: oh wait! You wanna keep the backing! Yes! I love it when I work it out right! Lol And I’m sorry I saw that skillshare ad coming a mile away, can’t beat how smooth the transition was in a previous video where you went to the computer for research images 😉

"I can get a nice clean edge" Immediately does not get a nice clean edge Hmmmmmmm

I like how Julian treats this painting as any of the others we've seen him work on. He is as careful and respectful with the painting and the artist whether it's Winston Churchil or John Nobody from Nowhere or even when the artist is anonymous. This truly shows the quality of his work and the dedication to his craft (not that I ever doubted that he was an amazing professional)

These days when I look at old pieces of art mostly all I can think is "wow that seriously needs a good cleaning" :-)

Conservator: The previous person who worked on this made a small mistake by mounting the canvas to an acidic board me, eating cheetos in bed: Pff, amatuer. i would never do that.

This prob my fav comment section on the interwebz, found my tribe. Been following and enjoying Julian's videos since the beginning, but this one might be my all-time fav. The close-ups of dif processes were so clear. Loved hearing more of the details on why each choice in restoration process was made.The Skillshare lead-in was more integrated, not jarring. The videography, editing and content were always good, just even better now.

this has become one of my favorite channels on youtube it just has everything i need. its so comforting to watch him handle paintings with such care and i love the narration aspect it almost feels like im being read to. ive already watched all the longer videos on this channel because i genuinely could watch him restore paintings and talk about paintings for hours and hours it just does not get old! i was so excited to see that he uploaded a new one in my notifications!

For those who are questioning the Baumgartner label at the beginning; at end of this video he said he puts an inventory label on each painting when it arrives in his studio but on this project the inventory label was lost sometime during the restoration so he filled out a new one. 🙂

15 minutes in, and I've just seen the 6th commercial. 21 minutes in and the counter sits at 9. Your content is amazing and I really appreciate you sharing some of your work. Of course you deserve to earn some money with it, but the frequency in which RU-vid inserts the ads really becomes intrusive and severely interrupt what you're trying to show.

This was a real treat to see Winston Churchill sketch. Thank you for sharing.

I'm British and I want to give my upmost thanks, I am ex army and luckily for me I never had to live during this time(World War 2) but have served in countries who have been rife with war. I know know these is alot of controversy with Winston's actions, as a veteran.... THANK YOU.

It's really incredible. This painting would go for few bucks in a thrift store. But the name Winston Churchill skyrockets it's value. Same goes for Bob Ross. But value is not important. Modern world puts a prince tag on everything but emotions bought on by a piece of art cannot be measured in money

I’m so early staples aren’t invented yet.

If it was the size of the table.... I think this would be a 5 parter. I’d still watch every second, of course 🥳

This is the third attempt I’m making to finish the video without passing out. Everything about this channel is so soothing. Been around since one of his first videos and I’m always excited when I get that notification 🔔 ♥️

33:20 I greatly apprecieate how you mix your paint; good ref for us whowant to do it our selfs.

I love the pragmatism of using pieces of half inch white board and a CMU to weigh down the canvas to flatten it.

Julian: Now I’ll take a pice of paper... Me: IS FISH GELATIN TIME!

"I will probably save the piece of glass, in my storage, for several years, 'til I decide one day to clean out my storage, and then I'll throw it away." I feel so seen by this line.

Lol “I’ll store this piece of glass away until I clear out my store room and then I’ll throw it away....” I know it well