Quick revisions reflecting your comments, received by email, today, include,
1. I substituted leaves for blossoms in the upper portion of the window. I used the same leave shapes, generally,as are in the chapel windows, but changed the colors a little toward the more saturated colors, like what we are showing in the design above.
2. I introduced a gradient, from color to clear in the square elements which are immediately adjacent to the clear background pieces, so as to soften the transition, as you suggested.
3. I changed the color of the glow, adding a little amber/gold to the mix to blend a little more with the colored squares.
 
Above, the design, set against the imaginary landscape. Note that the gradients to clear appear as gradients to white in an image generated from the AI file.
Here is one without the white bars on the doors entirely.
TEMPLE BETH EL
Charlotte, North Carolina
Design for the Main Sanctuary Ark and Stained Glass
January 28, 2010

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