I have to admit, I usually always trace my art for watercolor and pastels but with the help of a tutorial from Phil Davies on you tube, I was able to produce this fun piece yesterday.  Black and white pastel on gray toned drawing paper.  All hand drawn..  Fun stuff.  It's upped my game plan for future work.

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