Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

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

 

Bristol Savages SWAT evening painting - Staithes N Yorkshire

Staithes, N Yorkshire, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Painted during a recent evening at my art society, The Bristol Savages, this is a made-up scene of the footbridge over the Beck in the pretty village of Staithes, well like by artists as a location to paint plein air.  I have painted this scene some 4 or 5 years ago and the main house of the other side of the river was a bright turquoise colour.  I decided to change that and make the focus the shape of the boat pointing downstream.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Building reflections, Livorno

Livorno, Italy, 15" x 11"

This is the wide canal which encircles the older part of Livorno.  There are many boats moored to the waterfront, which I presume belong in the most part to residents right there.  So I thought this made for a nice composition.  Some key reflections and then the row of boats in sort of a fan shape.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

Bristol Waterfront Plein Air 2019 #1

Bristol Waterfront, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Out with my painting friends 'the Exiles' recently and a trip to nearby Bristol and its Waterfront/Harbourside area.  A very breezy day - Most of us had our easels blown over at some stage, and on this one, I was painting into the wind and had to lean forwards against my easel to hold it in place.  So here is a view towards Prince Street Bridge, the cranes beyond that and some small boats in the foreground.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Bridge to the Ancona Cultural Centre, Italy

Ancona, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The bridge over to the cultural centre in Ancona.  A big fortress-style building as an island in the harbour.  Just a simple scene with a couple of boats and some reflections.  White gouache used for some highlights.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

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

 

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.