In 'Tim's Vermeer,' an inventor re-creates a priceless artwork using paint — and technology
Tim Jenison assembles one of his experimental optical devices.
PHOTO BY SHANE F. KELLYFILM"I'm not a painter," admits Tim Jenison at the start of Tim's Vermeer. He is, however, an inventor, a technology whiz specializing in video engineering, a self-made multimillionaire, and possessed of astonishing amounts of determination and focus. Add a bone-dry sense of humor and he's the perfect documentary subject for magicians and noted skeptics Penn & Teller (longtime Jenison pal Penn "hosts," while Teller directs), who capture his multi-year quest to "paint a Vermeer."Read more »