These two paintings, Lotus Pond by Sa-ard Thanomwongse and Maple Leaves in Autumn by Noparat Livisiddhi are among the very first paintings we hung in our “new” house. After living in very modern glass box of a house for 10 years, we moved to a bigger house full of empty white walls! So in 1984 we commissioned the Lotus Pond, […]

Conservators Kwanjit and Suriya Lertsiri visited Collectibles Corner in October 2019 and surveyed our collection. They listed 14 items which needed help and took them in two batches. The first lot of 10 paintings has already been returned (See Before & After Reveals 1-10 in this Chit-Chat journal) but the remaining 4 paintings were only taken away at the beginning […]

This vintage photo was taken at the end of WWII when Chavanich Building was opened. I first saw it in 1970 when I arrived and it has been kept “safely” in a desk drawer for years! But time takes a toll and this is something we thought was beyond conservation. We were proved wrong! “Before” Problem: The photograph, which has […]

This portrait of Queen Sirikit could not be restored in the same way as the King’s portrait. Nonetheless, it benefited from the deep cleaning! “Before” Problem: The picture is torn and damaged by insect stains and the paper is wavy and swollen. Because the poster had been glued to the mounting board, it was impossible to remove the painted layer […]

I never catalogued the next two portraits of King Rama 9 and Queen Sirikit as part of the Collectibles Corner collection because they are not woodcuts or paintings but posters cut out from an old magazine. My husband bought them up country somewhere after we came back from the U.S. in 1970 and had them framed. They were in the […]

Hang Nokyung Rerng Rabam (Flamboyant Dancing) by Nattawee Yeela was purchased by my husband at 9 Arts Gallery  786/11 Moo 3 Phaholyothin Rd. Wiang Muang, Chiangrai 5700 without me but it is one of my favorite works. The Northern Impressionist artists have been well represented by 9 Arts Gallery for 30 years. “Before” Problem: The oil paint has become dry […]

We found this portrait at CVN Gallery which opened at Seacon Square in th 1980s. We regularly stopped in there to see what was new and really missed it when it moved away when Seacon became so successful and raised its rent. We bought two paintings by this artist but cannot decipher his/her name. The Thai signature is delicate and […]

Noparat Livididdhi is a favorite artist and we commissioned several paintings when we visited his home gallery at Bang Bua Thong. My husband ordered them to be used as gifts for “company guests” from abroad. In fact we ended up keeping most of them–couldn’t bear to give them away! This one, Poppy Field, in soothing pastel colors, hung in our […]

The Leaving Sun (1987) by Somkoul Thonglor is my favorite of the 12 pieces we have by him. It was displayed at the Art Exhibition “The Connexion of the Forest’s Heart and the Sea of Beauty” at World Trade Center Bangkok April 24-May 4, 1997 and won a prize. Ajarn Somkoul kept it on display at his art gallery at […]

Plus Pleung or Spider Lily by Noparat Livisiddhi 1980 is a sentimental favorite. This is the very first painting we ever bought! It was my Christmas present to my husband the year we moved into our house in the suburbs. After the move, he had a much longer commute to work and he got stuck in traffic in front of […]