+++++ What Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++ "When humankind was young, we lived in a garden paradise. I believe that to be literally true; it is also experiencially true for the fortunate among us. When we were children, we lived in a protected sanctuary, under the loving care of our parents. The world was new to our experience, and filled with wonder and mystery. The light had a special radiance...the flowers were treasures of color and scent...a butterfly was a small miracle. And then we grew up. But I think that a happy few - and I include artists, particularly, in that number - retain a memory of that childhood idyll. We are still able to catch glimpses of heaven in the world around us. Pathway to Paradise, which follows my Stairway to Paradise, continues on a spiritual and artistic journey toward a vision of the sublime. As we stride up the crumbling stone steps we find ourselves wandering a pathway that winds through simple wonders of nature - lavish, rainbow-hued blossoms - that affirm the promise of God's love. I like to think of myself as a fellow discoverer on the Pathway to Paradise - one of the fortunate few who have been granted a vision of peaceful perfection. I invite you to travel this glorious road with me." ~~Thomas Kinkade