About – The Andrew Berg Painting Company

Painting

November 22, 2018 – Colour Psychology

No matter how you look at it: in, out, up, down or sideways – the emotion of the colour [colour psychology] is accentuated with strong lines. Blue with undertones of grey can express calmness. Red can represent excitement. Grey can express formal, conservative, and sophisticated moods. A brighter blue can give a feeling of serenity.

Painting

November 22, 2018 – Hinrich maneuver – Vermilion red

Although white is a common trend, this customer felt it was too “institutional”. This was a very challenging colour because it required the right primer colour in order to achieve the right opacity. This customer fit this colour – a very gregarious individual. It bursts with colour. If you’d like to see more of […]

Staining

November 18, 2018 – Fir baby

The contemporary fireplace mantle was an important part of this room. When it comes to wood finishing, sanding is an unappreciated part of the process. Not only is it time consuming, but the woods sensitive to the oils in your hand, require significant care to ensure there is no cross-contamination prior to staining, so as […]

Staining

January 15, 2016 – Staining is rewarding

An aspect of my business that I find very rewarding is staining. It has a special complexity, in that it’s not just visual but it involves the use of other senses to fully reveal the beauty within the wood (in this case, Eastern Maple). 1. Sight – working progressively with different grits of sandpaper to […]

Painting

January 12, 2016 – Feature Door

A small yet significant part of this project was the feature door. It is a focal point as a front door can be an expression of the “character” of the owner.

Painting

November 16, 2015 – Sheens and lines in a one man Bungalo

This latest entry is from when I went to Cowichan Bay to help a friend with painting his cabin. What makes this project particularly memorable for me was that the carpenter I followed was meticulous even if the drywaller wasn’t.

Painting

September 30, 2015 – Dungeon to Breezeway

For a period of 10 years, the “Builder’s Beige” has been lingering around far too long. It was a trend because it was neutral, hid flaws and therefore an easy decision for a lazy colour.

Painting

August 23, 2015 – Exterior Stucco

I wanted to talk about colour this time. I have found that Benjamin Moore is the most vibrant with the best colour fastness of all paints I’ve used. There have been occasions where people have asked me to “match” a Benjamin Moore colour, but even if you get close to a similar pigment, the results […]

Staining

July 27, 2015 – 10 years later…

For this project we were staining a cedar fence with a semi-transparent stain. We typically do this by hand for good penetration and adhesion. What makes this job particularly interesting is that this is a long time customer where 10 years ago we applied an elastomeric coating to the “dated” Dashrock. I’ve included an example […]

Staining

July 16, 2015 – Staining of “Faux” Beams

For this project, I was called out to Stuart Island, BC*. It was an hour boat ride from Campbell River. This was a new construction golf pro-shop by Seaspan which entailed staining of sliding Fir doors and “Faux” beams. By Faux, I mean that they are made out of wood but they are wrapped with […]