These historic Stations of the Cross had been salvaged from a closing church with the intent to restore them during new construction. Over the years, the Stations had been painted several times resulting in thick layers of accumulated overpaint as well as damages to the plaster. The Stations were brought to the Canning studio for repairs and polychroming. The condition of the pieces were as pictured in the before images above and below. Many of the figures were missing hands and a few had missing heads.
With the plaster repaired, the Stations were polychromed to pay tribute to the historic design as well as to complement the interior color scheme. In order to insure consistency in paint application, the Stations were painted in unison. In the photo to the right, progress during the early stages of polychroming can be observed. By polychroming the scenes, the figures and their actions are easily distinguished. The color additionally provides depth to the artwork and intrigue to the imagery. |