The owners of office complexes want to buy art by area artists for placement in their buildings. One catch: they have to be larger than 26 x 36. The larger the better. I'm giving it a shot. My first submission is "Spring Morning" 36 x 48.

I am speechless. I was wondering where you went...now I know. I am so very impressed with this. Gosh its beautiful.

Thanks Chanda! This one took a while.

I BET. You nailed it though. The lighting..the feel. You will absolutely find a buyer for this..no doubt about that. I bet its even more vibrant in person.

I was in awe of the size at first, 3 ft x 4ft is a huge painting with 3 inch gallery wrap sides. What I found was that painting that large is liberating It has a rather strong presence in person. I cant do many that size without selling, imagine the storage space needed for a few hundred of them. lol.

That is a painting! I still prefer to draw larger pictures but a lot of people want the smaller ones so I have been forced to conform a little. This is certainly one to be proud of Don.

*Gasp* Wow Don! I'm speechless. This is awesome!

I knew from your absence that you were up to something. But this is more than I bargained for. Absolutely breath-taking! It's like a Thomas Kinkade only so much more realistic and mature. Three feet by four feet, that's huge! What is a 3" gallery wrap side? Is it like a frame? I would assume choosing a frame for something this large and colorful would be fairly difficult.

Thank you, Chanda, Michael, and Sean! Your comments and reactions mean a lot to me! It is great to be mentioned in the same sentence as Mr Kinkaide. If only I could achieve a small portion of what he did. Here is a pic of what I mean by "Gallery Wrap"

The canvas goes around the canvas frame and is painted continuously. This method is becoming acceptable these days and for those who like it, no frame is needed. This particular contest accepts that style.

I am going to post a detail pic of my next one in progress. this 5 x 6 area constitutes about 1/60th of the total painting. In the 5th day, and many more days to go, I am exploring a level of realism to see how this one flies. it is purely fictional, based on elements from many of my photographs, titled "Cimarron Gold"