Speed skater I - step II... going at it one brush stroke at a time!

I'm back to a more relaxed approach to painting. So far, after initiating this one, I've been blue in the face only a few minutes from lack of breathing... usually, I can't breathe and paint!

I think the kid in me is back!

I'm proceeding with both the palette knife and the brush, leaving brush marks for last...

Note: I couldn't resist those amazonian Japanese skaters!