SQUIRREL!  So here is my latest charcoal value pass animal painting.  Still making good progress moving forward on these.  This one was quite challenging as it measures 5″ x 7″ and getting the right amount of detail in there was a little difficult.  There are still a few places that I think I will have to push further when it comes to the painting stage but as far as the charcoals values go I think this is a solid place to be.  According to my records, the tally of my animal painting is 11 fully painted, 4 completed charcoals, leaving 11 more charcoals to complete to get enough for my alphabet book.  If I can get them done quick enough, I may be able to meet my deadline to have a show in August.  I didn’t think it was possible but I have a little vacation time saved up and I’m maintaining a pretty good clip.  Lets hope I can keep it up!