EBONY AND IVORY.....GETTING A VALUE SKETCH DONE

Well here I am again after having done a few composition and value sketches for my painting.  Excuse the scribbling but when I am in work-mode, my hand-writing definitely takes second place in the scheme of things. Hope you can read it! 

You will see that the process of pre-sketching really does help.  I now have an idea of how I would like my painting to sit on the canvas.  I have chosen a tall 'portrait' format which gives me a chance to make the reflections an integral part of the work and the give the whole thing more 'elegance'.