I rarely make sketches as ideas for paintings but sometimes I do make a quick sketch, not only to see what an idea for a picture could look like, but also to get a sense of what size canvas might suit that idea.
Below are a few examples of biro and pencil drawings from my sketchbook. None of the ideas ended up in a painting except for the groom walking the horse, and the first high-wire walker, which became an etching.
