Since Kristi and her sister spent three months in Brazil recently and it's the season for Carnival/Mardi Gras, I considered the ornate masks worn during the celebrations and how Kristi's blue eyes would look beautiful underneath, so that is the theme for her birthday card this year.  She favors black and deep pink, hence the major colors chosen to compliment the look.  I wanted to emphasize the mask and eyes without drawing the whole face and head, the rest being filled in with imagination.

A musician called and is doing some sort of project…I didn't really understand what it is exactly, but this is going to be the cover for his presentation.  I was originally going to do this in Prismacolor, as that was what he wanted to pay for, but I decided on my own that it needed to be done in watercolor, though I won't charge extra.  I'm glad that I made this decision, and he said it was beautiful and better than he imagined.  That's what I like to hear!!