Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Latest video - Watercolour Tutorial - I paint the River Tamar

I'm painting the River Tamar (again) in my latest video and mention some tips I think are useful for painting a complex scene (see the source photo I use).

Hotel Playa Sol & Beach, Cadeques, Spain

Cadeques, Spain, Watercolour 15" x 11"

One of many small coves around the bay at Cadeques.  I think the trick with painting small boats like this, is not to make them look too perfect as in the tops of the hulls as a smooth or hard edge.  Break it up a little and add in some imperfections.  Let a row of boats like this blend in with each other.  I also use a few dry brush strokes for details like markings, old paint work and rigging details.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Slipway Watermouth Bay North Devon

Watermouth, North Devon, 15" x 11"

A composition based on this sheltered bay in North Devon.  The slipway here at low tide is a long way from the water's edge.  Just to the right of it is a small building - not sure if it is the harbour master or something to do with the lifeboat station.   My reference photo was taken on a very overcast, but bright day, and I imagined it here being sunny with the late afternoon sun coming from the South West.  I introduced a figure to balance the boat on the left.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

Beach Bar La Cala

La Cala Mijas, Spain, 15" x 11"

A study of a beach bar in the seaside town of La Cala on the Costa del Sol.  A large area like the sandy beach has to have something added to it as regards subtle changes in colour, tone and texture (maybe dry brush strokes or some splattering).  Here also I have dragged some shadows across the beach.  Those shadows along the side of the bar, connect with the silhouetted shapes of seated figures inside.  The last touch was to go in with some real dark darks to add a bit more detail to shadows and the building.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

Bristol Savages Artists outing to Sidmouth - Painting #2

Sidmouth, UK, 15" x 11"

The second painting from my recent trip with the Bristol Savages.  This is the river Sid which meets the sea just beyond the foot bridge.  What attracted me to the scene was the lovely warm cliffs rising up from the pebbly river bank and its reflection in the river.  Over on the right hand side, I kept things fairly loose.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Bristol Savages Artists outing to Sidmouth - Painting #1

Sidmouth, UK, 15" x 11"

One of my efforts from a recent outing with the Bristol Savages.  Our annual 2018 outing this time was to Sidmouth, Devon, UK.  The weather was brilliant - although changing light conditions in the morning were quite challenging.  So this painting was a study of a few boats at the mouth of the river Sid.  The Sid flows out to the sea next to some cliffs on the east side of the town.  An enjoyable contra jour painting.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Plaza la Puntilla, Las Palmas, Spain

Las Palmas, Spain. 15" x 11"

The end of the long beach in Las Palmas and raised open square beyond overlooking the bay.  A beach has many colours when I observe them.  The more I look, the more colours I see.  Painting done with my trusty 3 colour palette (with a neutral tint added for the darks), which I enjoy using more than my full palette to be honest.  It's interesting sometimes to see the output of some colour combinations without it getting to green/brown/muddy.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.

Latest YouTube watercolor tutorial - row of boats in an Italian scene

Here is my latest watercolor video, based on a photo sent by a subscriber to my YouTube Channel.  This is a coastal scene in Southern Italy - Pizzo Calabria.  Thanks Luciano for sending me your photos.

 Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press paper 300 gms.

 

Bristol Savages Sketch Night - "Safely Home"

Watercolour 15" x 11"

Bristol Savages Wednesday sketch night and the topic for the evening was 'Safely Home'.  Many of us chose a nautical theme - boats returning to harbour etc...  So I too, a scene perhaps of some beached fishing boats and fishermen discussing the days catch??  Maybe.  A fair number of watercolour techniques in this - especially on the boats with wet in wet abd dry brush strokes along the hull.

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

 

2 Demos to Exmouth Art Group

Here are the two demos I did last year to Exmouth Art Group as a one day workshop.  So what I normally do on the workshops is that we do things in stages - first I do the outline sketch, then the attendees do their sketch, then I do the first wash, then they do their wash...and so on....

Each painting here is 22" x 15" 

A rural lane and an exercise in simplifying the scene and composition

Newquay harbour and an exercise in painting boats and simple reflections

All painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms paper