Despite all of the training. Despite all of the classroom work in schools and universities. Despite all of the books on art and exposure to different thoughts and concepts on drawing and painting. Despite all of the kind (and unkind) remarks that my instructors, peers and friends have given me...nothing matters until your paint-filled brush touches the surface of your support. It is then that everything that you know comes together to bear the fruit of your understanding. White paper..white canvas..white walls..it is all a challenge to be used and improved upon. When one medium does not satisfy, add another one. If your efforts are close to what you want but not 100%..add still another medium. It is a thrill to work with your own skills and open doors to experimental ideas that improve and enhance an artwork in progress. We are in a unique art world, currently, that allows us endless directions..and expressions.