Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Ronda - Painting on the wrong side of the paper?

Ronda, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Painting on the 'wrong' side of the paper often doesn't matter unless it shows the watermark as in this one.  Sometimes you can hide it by a darker colour, but clear as day here up in the sky.  Often manufacturers state on watercolour paper that you can paint on both sides.  But I find in the manufacturing process, the two sides can be a little different in texture.  Perhaps one side uniform in the texture, and the other more random.  They can produce some subtle differences in outcome, and the way the paint flows.  As long as you know what to expect I guess.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Bergerac and Bridge over River Dordogne

Watercolor 15" x 11"

The bridge over the river that gave its name to the region of Dordogne in South West France.  My source photo had no bridge reflections to talk of.  Photos can be quite boring and uninteresting.  So I made more of a feature of the reflections, lifted the horizon a bit and introduced a small rowing boat as a focal point

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Willow Tree - Yate Rocks

A well-known 'beauty spot' near to where I live called Yate Rocks.  It's out from the main town and a narrow 'Ford' (a shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across) surrounded by some pretty cottages.  My first attempt at painting a willow tree with its long pendulous branches.

 

Scali del Pontino, Livrono, Italy

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Around the new Venice area of Livorno and the 'Scali del Pontino'.  Lovely stretch of water with boats moored up in every square inch of space along the canal walls.  Lovely umbrella pine trees give it a real Italian feel.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Steps down to the canal, Livorno

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

I thought this made a nice composition - with the steps coming down at that angle and then the canal going up, under the bridge.  Another 3-colour painting done with my lightweight travel palette - a modified Frank Herring plastic palette.  They do different designs.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Puente Nuevo Bridge Ronda, Spain

Ronda, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The new bridge over the gorge that splits the two sides of the town.  Over the middle span there's a small chamber above the arch that used to be a prison!  I'm into bridges at the moment!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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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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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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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.