I did another ATC/ACEO of my friend Matt using the same photo reference as in the last piece of him I did. This time I went in a little closer and, although I used colored pencils again, this time I worked on a white background of watercolor paper rather than the black drawing paper.  I am still getting familiar with the colored pencils. I read about using odorless mineral spirits with the colored pencils to create some washes so I have been trying to incorporate that a little. It is causing me to lean more into my painting technique, which always feels different to me than drawing, but is equally pleasurable.

There is an ATC exhibition coming up in April in New Jersey, for which I may submit this card as one of my entries. I am not sure yet, but I am trying to get a few pieces done before the mid March mail date and then see if I have anything that I feel like submitting.