The Concert Reproduction - Post 4

Custom Stretcher Frame

I continue to push to finish my copy of Vermeer's famous painting, "The Concert."     This week the infamous Gardner Museum heist which resulted in this painting's disappearance is in the news again.   The Boston FBI announced that it has a "high degree of confidence" that they know who was involved and also that the stolen art was taken to Connecticut and Philadelphia.   They are asking for anyone with information to come forward with the reminder that there is a $5 million reward at stake.  After the labor that went into this reproduction, I would love to see the original someday!

For further FBI information, follow this link:

Close up of stretcher bar corner

http://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2013/fbi-provides-new-information-regarding-the-1990-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-heist

The Concert Repro Dismounted

My husband built a custom stretcher frame to the precise measurements of the painting (28.5 x 25.5 inches).  To the right is a closeup of the corner with brace.   The outer edge is capped with a narrow strapping that protrudes by 1/16th of an inch.  This is to allow a clearance between the canvas and the wood frame

The painting is sitting on the couch waiting to be mounted.

New Website - Same Blog

Thank you to all my blog readers.   More and more often, I run into people who say they are reading it regularly.   I like writing it and one major reason is that it keeps me bringing paintings to closure.   I have a tendency to keep working on things, so recording the stages of the painting for the blog makes it come to completion faster.  I plan no changes to the blog.

This week I converted my old website to a Fine Art Studio Online (FASO) website.   The FASO user interface is geared toward artists and the optimal display and organization of their artworks.  After a few initial issues with the site, I think things are functioning properly.   During the course of the conversion, I also experienced a temporary problem with my email which should now be working properly.

If you have any extra time and can take a look at the website, I would appreciate getting any comments, especially bugs or mistakes.   It will take a couple of weeks to get all my content posted, but the navigation links are done - I think.

The website URL has not changed.   www.vezinart.com

I'm glad that these administrative tasks are done because the cranberry harvest is in progress and needs to be painted!

Thank you.