Tewkesbury, UK, 15" x 11"
My first plein air of Tewkesbury on a recent trip there with my art group, the Bristol Savages. Absolutely lovely day, no wind and bright sunshine. First plein air was an iconic view of the Abbey across the river. Very beautiful spot and very peaceful earlier on in the morning.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Riberac, France, 15" x 11"
I have painted this town in France a few times but was playing around trying to get the colour of the buildings here in France. In this one, I use mainly a combination of cerulean blue and burnt sienna to get the colour of the stone. I tried to keep everything soft, with just a few hard edges. Trying to paint in a loose style was a challenge with the windows and I think I fell into that trap with the windows on the right. Too detailed now I look at them.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
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Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I did this painting last year, but just can't recollect where it is. Maybe Spain, but I can't be sure. Anyway, a classic bit of deep values and coll colours in the shade. I'll remember later where it was!
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
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Libourne, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A 'round' square if I can call it that, in central Libourne in South West France. So a few of the buildings here are curved, so introduces a few challenges when trying to get their shape looking correct. I went with a loose approach and introduced a shadow in the foreground and a few figures in the shade. Cars very loosely painted also, using quite a bit of wet in wet technique.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Day 5 as painting tutor on last years course at the Watermill in Tuscany and a visit to nearby 'Il Convento dei Carmine', a privately owned monastery with ancient cloisters and frescoes, gardens and views. Lots of different views around the monastery and the internal cloisters (very tricky with lots of columns, shadows and perspective. I decided to do an external shot with my demo and invented a gardener pushing a wheelbarrow.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Pisa, Italy, 15" x 11"
Just down from the Tower of Pisa, a wide street and a lovely shadow across a building at the back of a square. I have videoed this but undecided whether to publish or not. I think the theme would have been something like how to make dominant shadows a bit more interesting rather than a big dark area. Well please let me know if you think it would make a worthy YouTube video!
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
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Here's my latest watercolour demo up on my YouTube Channel (well over 30 videos on there now - all different subjects, and all watercolour of course). This time I feature a bit of splattering with clear water into a damp wash....
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Bodmin, Cornwall, 15" x 11"
A painting based on an old photo of mine taken on a very brief trip through Bodmin. This is Fore Street a main shopping street for the town. An exercise in connecting the various key objects in the painting, the figures, shadows, cars, one side of the street to the other. Also an exercise in values with those dark shadows and the light hitting the left side of the street. With the shadows I try to vary the tones also in that area.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.
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Venice, Italy, 22" x 15".
The Calle Larga and looking at the State Archive building with those horizontal lines. This was a plein air demo to my group at the recent Painting Holiday I ran in Venice. This was an early morning painting and not too many crowds to contend with. Another nice spot in this square is to go on the other side of the bridge and do a contra jour scene looking up the canal. I took a photo so I might do that sometime!
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Laycock village, UK, 15" x 11"
Another plein air done on the same day I did my recent YouTube video with the bodycam strapped to my chest. Well this was an afternoon painting and the bodycam had been surgically removed so a I had a bit more freedom again. This is the end of East Street if anyone knows this pretty village and a view of the Tythe Barn.
Painted on Saunders Waterford Cold Press paper, 300 gms.
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