Edmond Blouin
Master Classical Artist Originals and Antique Restorations

Tel: 479-409-6842
Email: edmondblouin@yahoo.com

Artist Bio:
Blouin is a second generation artist and restorer. He creates original works of art, restores paintings, sculptures, and antique furniture. His oil paintings have sold next to the originals of such masters as Sargent, Russell, and Remington. Sloan and Healy’s originals are among the artist’s he has done restorations of. Blouin restores antique furniture with the goal of saving the character developed through the lifetime of the furniture. The goal is to have the children’s children enjoy the inherent character of the piece or profit from the monetary gain from a well cared for work of art.

Computer Skills:
Proficient in the following software programs:
 Photoshop
 Illustrator
 Quark X-Press
 Microsoft Office

Marketing Skills:
Preparation of marketing materials:
 Researched and wrote medical literature for the health industry for three years
 Designed and constructed medical brochures including graphics for three years
 Purchased and sold works of art
 Recognized as a Master Level Artist by National level Galleries
 Ten years of marketing experience setting up week long International Trips with up to fifteen participants, averaging one international trip every other year and state trips bimonthly
 Promoted, organized, and led the first week long wilderness tours in Louisiana, Mississippi, and the British Virgin Islands
 Began the first foreign sailing tours for the National Sierra Club
Special Event planning and preparation:
 South American sailing consultant
 Organizer and/or chef for invitational fund raisers of up to three hundred participants in New Orleans, Louisiana; one function resulted in prime time network television coverage
 Organized gallery walks with up to twelve businesses in Fayetteville, AR

Management Skills:
Team leadership and supervisory abilities:
 Over twenty years of direct supervision of 10 to 30 team members
 President and Council delegate of the State of Louisiana Sierra Club
 Helped develop national policy for the largest outdoors organization in the world
 Began and managed the first Louisiana technical rock climbing school
 Expanded to a national level and developed funding for an ongoing, traveling, wilderness, extended aid workshop led by five doctors
 Successfully managed Ed Blouinís Art Gallery for six years
 Business manager for Tureaux Landscape Architecture firm

Administrative Skills:
Organized and detail driven:
 Wrote three National Endowments of the Arts Grants
 Managed human resources; searched for, identified, and hired qualified personnel for diverse jobs in the Pharmaceutical Industry
 Assistant to the owners of a manufacturing company; accomplishing varied tasks associated with the management of the company
 Administrator for up to eight hundred personnel in the Navy and communications center supervisor and editor.

Awards:
 Three National Endowments of the Arts Awards
 Two State wide Leadership Awards from the New Orleans Sierra Club
 First Joy Pratt Markham Best of Show Award recipient
 Top Secret Crypto Clearance, United States Government

Education:
 Bachelor of Fine Arts, SLU Hammond, LA
 Bachelor of Arts in History, SLU Hammond, LA
 Doctor of Crypto Technology, Norfolk Institute of Technology
 Certificates for Leadership Training Courses, National Sierra Club
 Two years Environmental Design , University of New Orleans and Louisiana State University

Employment Experience:
 Teacher in the Fayetteville School District 2007 to 2008
 Counselor with the Department of Health and Human Services 2006 to 2007
 Bio-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc. Fayetteville, Arkansas 2003 to 2006
 Art Dealer 1984 to 2003
 International Leader with the Sierra Club, San Francisco, CA 1980 to 1993
 Business Manager of Treaux Landscape Architecture Inc. 1982 to 1984

Personal Attributes:
 Creative
 Sail Boat Racer
 Back Packer
 Technical Rock Climber
 White Water Canoe Instructor
 Teacher

Art Restoration Consultation and Examination:
In The Shop: The regular hourly rate of $65.00 will be charged.
On Site: The regular hourly rate of $90.00 plus any travel related expenses will be charged.

***THERE IS A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR CHARGE PER OBJECT***
Transportation
While all transportation and all related costs, including insurance, are the responsibility of the owner/agent. Blouin can meet certain transportation needs which will be invoiced at the hourly rate of $65.00 per Restorer/Technician plus expenses.

Treatments
All treatments performed in Our Shop will be billed at the regular "Shop" hourly rate of $65.00 plus materials. All On-Site treatments will be invoiced at the hourly "On-Site" rate of $90.00 per Restorer/Technician plus any expenses related to travel and lodging.

Insurance
While the object is on the firm's premises, every reasonable precaution will be taken to ensure the safety of the object. However, because many works of art are chemically unstable and/or physically unsound, all objects forwarded to Blouin, either for examination or treatment, are at the sole risk of the owner/agent at all times.

Billing Procedures
Once an object has been accepted for treatment, a deposit of up to 50% may be required before any treatment may begin. A periodic request for additional payment may also be required for larger and prolonged treatments. Full payment of any balances will be due upon completion of the treatment. Storage fees will be added at $5.00 per day, per object left on the firm's premises after completion, unless prior arrangements have been made.

Estimates
Due to the nature of art and artifacts restoration/conservation, all estimates are established once the object has been examined, and may not include cost for damage not apparent during the initial examination for the estimate. Examples of such damage includes, but not limited to, insect infestation, silicon contamination, unseen paint flaking, and/or previous repairs that are of substandard quality. In the event of hidden or unexpected damage requiring additional treatment, the client will be advised of any additional cost.

Contract

Client’s Name___________________________________

Address________________________________________

Phone__________________________________________

Email___________________________________________

Description of Treatments Performed:_____________________

Restoration Cost ________

Materials and Chemicals ________

Travel Expenses ________

Agent Fees ________

Sup Total ________

Taxes________

Less Deposit ________

Total Due ________

Client’s Signature ____________________________

Edmond Blouin

1525 Robert’s Road Fayetteville, AR 72701 479 409 6842