Finally finished the second mixed media practice painting I've been working on. Have to say I'm not pleased with it. Guess that's why I'm still practicing and haven't tackled a "for real" project yet. This may sound strange, but I'm craving a much larger format to paint on - like a WALL! I need to go large and I need to go fast. Need to use my whole arm in this action. The practice painting was on 8x11.5 size mixed media paper. For couple of hours tonight, I sat with the largest sketch pad I had (good sized one but still not big enough to satisfy my craving for color and movement) and just did small studies in charcoal. What I learned was I need to learn the posturing on a larger scale before trying to do it small. I may just have to do the illustrations for my books on a large scale and scan it in sections then put it all together in Photoshop. I know how to do it, that may be easier than dealing with the frustration of such a confined canvas. Anyway, tomorrow will be another practice day. Would love to sketch Buntah, but she only poses for the camera - the little HamBone!