Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Via Arsenale, Livorno #2

Livorno, Italy, 15" x 11"

Via Arsenale, from the port to the town.  A busy road with lots of port traffic.  I ended up with bands of cool and warm - cool sky, warm buildings then cool foreground and shadows.  Not sure what was happening in the bottom right corner - I dabbed my fingertip in the still wet paint, ended up with a circle, so I started making abstract shapes in there.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Street Corner - Livorno

Livorno, Italy, 15" x 11"

When I don't know exactly where I painted this, I call the painting 'street corner...'.  I try to avoid have a large object, as part of a car on the immediate edge of a painting, so the bottom left, it's still in there but made into an abstract shape, to make it 'anything'.  Another of my 3-colour palette paintings.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

 

Hilltop houses, La Gomera, Spain

La Gomera, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A row of hilltop houses in San Sebastien, La Gomera.  So the scene attracted me for - the brightly coloured houses on the ridge of the hill overlooking the town, and the barren scrubland below, with a lovely mix of greens and reds.  Then, every now and then, some dark shadows giving some deeper values.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.

Quarteira, Portugal, 15" x 11".

A working port near the coastal town of Quarteira on the Algarve, Portugal.  A large red boat being serviced (if that's the right word) caught my eye in this one.  Quite a challenge with this scene with lots of details in the foreground to be simplified, and then the complex skyline in the background.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press Paper, 300 gms.

 

Scali Saffi, Livorno, Italy

Livorno. Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The New Venice Area of Livorno.  The canal here, if that's the correct word, takes a sharp right-angled bend to the left after the bridge. A lovely scene, with small craft lined up along the canal sides and the sun coming in from a perfect angle across the buildings.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.

Riomaggiore Cinque Terre 2

Riomaggiore, Italy, 15" x 11"

Another painting of this village on the Cinque Terre, and those iconic striped tarps covering the boats.  So I went for the value change here between the light of the parasols and the dark shadows left.  There's a little platform under the parasols with some outdoor seating for the cafe.  So just an impression of some people sitting in the shade.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms paper.

 

Grand Parade Bath from Pulteney Bridge

Bath, UK, 15" x 11"

A view up/down Grand Parade in Bath, from Pulteney Bridge (the Bridge is to the left of this scene).  Most of the time, a busy street corner with mainly visitors to the city, so I had to put quite a few in.  With a group of figures, I try to treat them as one shape - so draw the tops of heads and shoulders first, then the shape of multiple bodies and sizes intermingled. 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.

Attendee Paintings from the April Online Workshop - Thanks everyone for attending!

Thanks to everyone who submitted their paintings after my live, online workshop recently, and here they are:

Barry:

Bert:

Dang:

Daniela:

Diane:

Gary B:

Gary:

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Jack:

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Jensen:

Jim:

Joan:

Karin:

Lefteris:

Lynne:

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Melker:

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Philippe:

Ray:

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'New Venice' area of Livorno #3

Livorno, Italy, 15" x 11"

The 'New Venice' area of Livorno in Italy, and a horseshoe-shaped wide canal running around the centre of the older part of Livorno.  Here a mixture of craft, and just up my street as a painting subject.  Mainly modern boats, not really commercial, but I like painting scenes like this - a background, boats and reflections middle ground and maybe something in the foreground - a jetty or similar.

 Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Livorno Street #3

Livorno, Italy, 15" x 11"

A simple scene in Livorno, Italy.  Not sure what street, but it is one of the main streets leading away from the port area which is over to the left of this scene.  Sometimes I overdo it with the white highlights at the end, but I'm pleased with this one with a touch on the bicycle wheel rims and the balcony.  I think if I did anymore, it would be overdone.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms