Character Animation-Walk Cycle

Whenever I have a break between paid assignments I like to hone my skills and explore new styles and techniques. Here is a walk cycle I created recently in Flash. I wanted to find out long it might take to draw a sequence of animation in this style then scan it, trace it and colour it in Flash. This particular sequence of 20 drawings took about a week from concept to completion.

One day, I'd like to make a little film based on this character. The story might be a "Chaplinesque" morality play for our modern economic woes. Of course, I'll have to dig up some funding to make that happen. We'll see!