another acrylic - work in progress

its an old southern gentleman with a lollipop in his hand, see? is he sleeping? dead? you tell me.
this is.....ummmmmm....i dunno like 12" x 24"

i started this a little while ago, and think i'm finally ready to go back to it. i think the lollipop will be orange.

first, a little pencil sketching...













and the first stages of painting...













im hoping i can finish this one up by the end of march. theres a lot left to do, obviously. The background is completely unresolved, so id like to spend like 6 - 8 more hours painting before ill feel like its done.

thanks.