Clare Herbert After graduating with a degree in Drawing and Painting from Edinburgh College of Art, Clare Herbert went on to attain an M.A. in Conservation of Fine Art, specialising in easel paintings at Newcastle Polytechnic (now the University of Northumbria).

Since then, she has worked in private studios as sub-contractor and in museums, as well as on site before setting up her own business: Conservation Matters.   In addition to studio work, she has worked within teams on large on-site projects specialising in painted decoration.  The range of the responsibilities have run from detailed appraisal of decorative schemes through to management of teams of specialists.

Clare constantly re-examines her approach to conservation by participating in debate with fellow professional conservators and attending conferences. To avoid becoming isolated, and stale, she still undertakes sub-contracting work, to exchange the latest ideas with other conservators, swap information on new technology and to keep up to date. As a member of the United Kingdom Institute of Conservators, she adheres to the standards in conservation as recognised by UKIC, including the Code of Ethics and Rules of Practice.

References and illustrated examples of work are available on request.

Examples of projects

• Paintings of historical significance as well as those of sentimental value, from surface dirt removal, to reconstruction of paintings seemingly beyond repair
• Conservation, restoration and re-instatement of painted decorative schemes in stately homes
• Work on projects at Cardiff Castle, Windsor Castle, Hampton Court and Shrewsbury Cathedral
• As Conservation Officer, restoration and preventative conservation of six full length portraits in a museum collection
• Assisted with preparation of fragile, flood damaged paintings for travel, from a museum collection
• Conservation of numerous paintings from 15^th century panel to contemporary work in acrylic

Artists worked on:

C.C. Blow

Castiglione

Coypel

William M. Crosbie

Desportes

George Earl

Thomas or John Faed

Heywood Hardy

Damien Hirst

John Houston

Ambrosini Jerome

Anjelica Kauffman

Theodore van Looen

Lawrence

Lonsdale

Locatelli

Angus Neil

W.Q. Orchardson

George M. Paterson

Allan Ramsay

Reynolds

G. M. Rennie

Salvatore Rosa

Studio of Titian

Vernet

Frederick Weekes

S.E. Waller

W.L. Wyllie