Experimenting on a theme.

The start of a painting is a puzzling time. Where to start how to start. I don't really have a way of starting each painting. So I've been working on paper and painting it neutral mid grey before drawing out a pencil sketch, but Ive started this painting by painting it neutral grey then working a black watered down paint on top. While the paint was still wet I wiped the black away to put in the highlights.  After this I worked into the darks. it's only a start but wanted to share the different ways I explore staring paintings and how it effects the finished work.