diff --git a/FileUtils.cs b/FileUtils.cs
--- a/FileUtils.cs
+++ b/FileUtils.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,22 @@ namespace DesertPaintLab
             {
                 return dirPath;
             }
+            dirPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
+                System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location),
+                "data", 
+                dirname);
+            if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(dirPath))
+            {
+                // not found
+                dirPath = null;
+            }
+            // try "Resources" in case this is a Mac app bundle
+            dirPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
+                Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Resources), "data", dirname);
+            if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(dirPath))
+            {
+                return dirPath;
+            }
             // try "Resources" in case this is a Mac app bundle
             dirPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
                 Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Resources), dirname);
@@ -26,6 +42,15 @@ namespace DesertPaintLab
             }
             dirPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
                 System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location),
+                "Resources", "data",
+                dirname);
+            if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(dirPath))
+            {
+                // not found
+                dirPath = null;
+            }
+            dirPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
+                System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location),
                 "Resources", 
                 dirname);
             if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(dirPath))
@@ -38,11 +63,25 @@ namespace DesertPaintLab
 
         public static string FindApplicationResourceFile(string filename)
         {
+            // start with the location of the executable
             string filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
                     System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location),
                     filename);
             if (!System.IO.File.Exists(filePath))
             {
+                filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
+                    System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location),
+                    "data", 
+                    filename);
+            }
+            if (!System.IO.File.Exists(filePath))
+            {
+                // try "Resources/data" in case this is a Mac app bundle
+                filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
+                    Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Resources), "data", filename);
+            }
+            if (!System.IO.File.Exists(filePath))
+            {
                 // try "Resources" in case this is a Mac app bundle
                 filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
                     Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Resources), filename);
@@ -51,6 +90,13 @@ namespace DesertPaintLab
             {
                 filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
                     System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location),
+                    "Resources", "data",
+                    filename);
+            }
+            if (!System.IO.File.Exists(filePath))
+            {
+                filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
+                    System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location),
                     "Resources", 
                     filename);
             }