It was a good day in the studio yesterday working on the big painting.  I sanded down some of the panels to make them fit together better and took the surface off of the stripes in the lower right.  The panel had become "blob-y" and the stripes were too big in scale, anyway.  I also ended up sanding off the surface of the second blue-green panel.  I have to get a sander of my own. They are excellent for taking off layers of paint that has piled up and interferes with the matte surface I am typically seeking.  The painting is now back together and hopefully nearing the end.