Evolution of a Counter-face

so I was asked by the awesome people over at the Bleeding Heart to do something for their front counter....up to me as far as design goes....so here's the progression from scrap to, well.....a pretty nice almost finished piece
cut to size

primed

the first rough layout....the initial idea was the 2 pieces would meet at Damen and Belmont, thus the black "buildings" and for some reason some rolling hills in the back ground?


also, in the original plan there was to be some baked goods at the far left and a whole herd of zombies charging down from the right side towards the deliciousness (yes, Frankenstein and Chewbacca made the initial cut, but didnt make it to the finals)


the one piece was a little short so i went through some trial and error efforts to make a suitable "extension"

and then something happened, i got a whole new perspective/outlook on this "street scene" and realized how flat and uninspiring this looked, so i went to town in an attempt to make some changes.....



and so now....here it is, almost complete....questioning whether or not to add the zombies now that i actually like the painting part......oh well, the customer is always right

questions, comments and critiques are ALWAYS welcome and encouraged......