Thanks so much! I had tried gaussian blur and motion blur and niether one of them worked – but fast blur at 1.2 did work! This is a handy trick to keep in my tool box.
Last night I was experimenting with another way to move into my scene by using still frames and then slow cross dissolving to the next still scene that is scaled-up. This way I preserve the complete detail of the artwork and accomplish the feeling of moving closer.
Thanks again for a great tip!!
-Cathy