Graig,
Good info, and I'm truly sorry that there are so many gilded hoops to jump through just to reproduce your own work. Well, whenever the book does finally happen, you know there are many of us here who will be buying at least one copy, if not multiples (you know, one to keep "mint" and one to wear out with all our ogling)
In the meantime, keep up the good work, and don't let any of that drool drip on the canvas!