Chania, Crete, 22" x 15".
The corner of the old Venetian Harbour as it is called on the island of Crete. It's a corner where most of the local fishing boats moor up and quite a nice hotel there on the right with a great view off the balconies. I aimed for high contrasts here both in tone with the dark reflections close to lighter boats and the contrast between the warmth of the buildings and the coolness of the water. The soft darker waves were done while the first wash of the sea was moist (turning to damp) with thicker, darker pigment. The mast reflections were done with a 'sword' brush (or a Rigger Brush would do just as well) and drawing in the jagged line towards the bottom.
Now that it has been 4 years since you took the workshop with Joseph Zbukvic, can you tell us what you learned from that workshop that you still feel is important to the watercolorist? To me, your style appears to reflect some of his (like the skinny, far apart legs, the burnt sienna face colors, and the use of cobalt turquoise). Thank you!
Posted by: J. Catmull | Mar 09, 2016 at 09:42 PM
I learnt two things from Joseph - the importance of timing in watercolor and the importance of tone
Posted by: Tim Wilmot | Mar 19, 2016 at 11:33 PM
Hey Tim, that's some of the best water I've ever seen painted, I could just dip my hand straight in!!
John
Posted by: John Cowburn | Mar 21, 2016 at 09:29 AM
Thank you John for all your kind comments.
Posted by: Tim Wilmot | Mar 22, 2016 at 06:45 PM