Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Demo Painting to the Bristol Art Group - Porlock Weir

Porlock Weir, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

My first demo painting to the Bristol Art Group and a simple composition - easy background, cottages on the left, a boat, a figure and a light sign against a dark background.  And using a few different watercolor techniques - wash (of course), wet in wet, dry brush, and splattering.  Normally with the workshops I do, if it's a full day, we one painting in the morning and one in the afternoon.  So we all do our painting together and in stages - first I do my outline sketch, then the attendees do their outline sketch.  I then do my first or only wash, then everyone else does their wash, and so on.  It seems to work well as a format.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Scali del Pontino Livorno Italy

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

One of the many many canals around the older part of Livorno, Italy.  Maybe I should have gone portrait orientation on this one?  Anyway, anything with boats in is my cup of tea.  The boats bottom right were simply done as you can see!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Road to Fivizzano - experimenting with blooms

Fivizzano, Italy, 15" x 11"

Experimenting with blooms here as a technique for background hills.  Blooms will also occur if you drip wet paint or clean water into a semi-moist area of paint.  You can avoid making "blooms" or "cauliflowers" marks by being patient and not trying to add more paint into an area that is still not dried yet.  I was encouraging them here.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

Shadow on Reflections - How to

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

I'm often asked how to paint shadow on top of reflections in water.  Well here is an obvious example - the shadow under a bridge in this Livorno scene.  I paint the reflections first - best as a solid colour and not many ripples.  Then when still damp, go in with a darker, thicker colour for the shadows so you get a bit of a soft edge between the shadow and reflection.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Scali del Monte Pio Livorno Italy

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The 'New Venice' area of the city of Livorno.  A painter's paradise with loads of painting opportunities around the various canals here.  Great for Plein Air painting.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Uphill Marina - River Axe #2

Uphill Marina, UK, 15" x 11"

A second painting of the River Axe at low tide as it winds its way around and into the Bristol Channel.  More boats appearing 'stranded' high up on the river banks.  Quite a reddish tinge to the mud here making it quite attractive to paint and a bit of warmth against the cools.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Verrucola - Bridge and Castle view - Plein Air from my Tuscany Trip

Hello everyone.

 

This was our day 2 location - the castle top village of Verrucola, high up in the hills. We were a bit unlucky with the weather. It rained in the morning, so we were confined to the studio where we painted a scene from Pisa. But after a hearty traditional Italian stew, we painted this pretty scene looking at the main bridge across the river valley and the view of the castle with its bell tower. And the sun made an appearance!

 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

Bristol Savages Sketch Night - All Our Yesterdays

Livorno, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Wednesday Night Sketch at my Art Society and topic given to the artists by the Chairman of the evening was "all our yesterdays".  So you have 2 hours to complete a painting based on that subject without using any resource material (no doing a Google search now!).  As I was in Livorno, nearly yesterday, I decided to do a sketch loosely based on the New Venice area - a bridge, distant building, moored boats.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Bridge over the River Ebra, Tortosa, Spain

Tortosa, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The iron arched bridge over the river Ebra.  Quote tricky to do these multi-span bridges with the complexity of all the metalwork.  It ended up being one of the simplest elements of the whole painting and a small bit of white paint on the arches hopefully gives the impression of the structure's curve.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Plaza Espana Ronda

Ronda, Spain, 15" x 11"

From Plaza Espana in Ronda, looking over toward the other side of town over the El Tajo Gorge.  Another painting I videoed but no commentary added as yet.  So I may post one day.  I think this one works with all the connection of the two foreground figures to the middle ground and the background, plus some loose watercolor techniques.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms