 eople
who want timeless finishes in the European tradition,
consult Bob Levey who was one of the most respected
decorative finishers in Los Angeles before moving
to Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley. While in Los Angeles,
he developed clientele from among the city's most
prominent citizens, architects and interior designers.
His company, Bob Levey
Decorative Finishings Inc., continues to create painted
decoration for interior surfaces and furniture using
a variety of techniques: faux marble, faux bois, glazing,
sponging, strie, rehabilitation of and reproductions
of antique furniture and finishes.
Levey
and his professional team have talent, experience and
a reputation for innovative and exciting specialty painting
and finishing.
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Bob
Levey has had formal training in faux graining,
faux marble and special finishes and also has
experience as a painting contractor. Becoming
fascinated with wood graining over two decades
ago, he began collecting early volumes of painting
decoration techniques written by masters of
the nineteenth century. He experimented on
his own with woodgraining and created tools
to match the illustrations from his books.
Determined to move
further into the field, Bob began formal training.
Bob Coleman, a master grainer for the studios was
his first instructor. His second was Gilbert Batty,
an old world finisher and grainer from England
who apprenticed in decorative finishing with his
uncles and grandfather, disciples of the late great
Thomas Kershaw (aka "The
Prince Of Grainers") in the 1800's. Thus,
techniques that were previously thought to be lost
have been passed from Mr. Kershaw to Mr. Batty
to Bob Levey.
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After
studying graining and specialty finishes, Bob turned
to faux marble. He traveled to New York and spent
intensive study time with Isabelle O'Niell's award
winning pupil, Ina Marx.
From all of these sources
and from his own innovative experimentation, Bob developed
his own style and techniques. These are the basis upon
which Bob Levey Decorative Finishing stands.
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