Tom,
it's a birthday gift. And her birthday is on December the 3rd.
OK, this was done in a rush, because I could not use the 3 months gap I usually ask after the approval of the reference material. It was as narrow as 45 days. But my client is aware that the painting will be still wet to touch (not much, I hope).
In June I painted a similar work for a client in Italy. I was commissioned on 1st of June, the work had to be in Napoli by 7th of July . It was a big challenge, but I did it in 24 days and shipped it still wet (see in the attached photos the system of packing I had to use to avoid the front of the canvas from touching in any part of the pack). I plan to do the same kind of packing for this work here, and send it to Rio de Janeiro via fast mail (our Sedex).
You sure came up with some great advices. I thank you very much, Tom. Tomorrow I think I know exactly what to do
KInd regards,
Ant