Kevin and Bennetta, from the Manorville Florist, saw my work at www.millenniumgalleries.com and told me they knew someone interested in hiring me for a painting.

So, at the First Annual Manorville Chamber of Commerce Celebration (2004) Kevin  introduced me to Bob and Martie Elliott, owners of the Maples.   In a small town, you know everyone, even if you don't realize it - Bob and I went to high school together and Bob's father and my grandfather had been close friends.  

The photo above is from Bob and Martie's collection.  They wanted a mural on the wall of a 48 foot by 8 1/2 foot storage shed in The Maples backyard.  Bob's idea was a mural depicting Engine #39.  I said, "I can do it."  He said, "If you can do it, do it."  

Bob said that it would be nice to point the train in the other direction, that is, the direction it was going when it was last seen, on its last run from Manorville, in 1955.