Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Plein air painting with the Exiles - May 2019 #3

3rd painting in the afternoon, still sheltering from the strong winds behind the Scout Hut on the Waterfront in Bristol.  Here a view across some wasteland and the spire of St Mary Redcliffe.  

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms

 

Plein air#2 - painting with the Exiles down on Bristol Harbourside

Bristol Harbourside, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Second painting on a recent plein air trip with my painting group, the Exiles.  The sun came out late morning, but the wind was still too strong out in exposed places. So I tucked in behind the Mud Dock Cafe building and just painted what was in front of me - the quayside, tops of boats and some apartments on the other side of the harbour as a backdrop.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

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.

Colston Street Bristol and views across Park Row

Bristol, UK, 15" x 11"

A central Bristol scene and contra jour up to the Park Row area of Bristol.  I kept the composition very simple - the background buildings and retaining wall in front of them are just shapes with a few horizontal lines - made just a little bit more interesting with a drop of some extra colours added in while still damp.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms

 

Park Row in Bristol looking towards the Red Lodge

Bristol, UK, 15" x 11"

A view up Park Row in Bristol towards Trenchard and Red Lodge.  Looking at it now, one thing I must now do is put in the synchronised walkers.  It would have been nicer if their legs were different.  You can't change watercolour or to some extend your initial outline drawing.  That's why planning is so important and getting the initial drawing right as regards composition etc...

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

January Workshop demo #4

Bristol, UK, 15" x 11"

My fourth demo from my January 2018 workshop, this time an exercise in painting boats, reflections and of course perspective.  A scene from Hotwells in Bristol.  It was also an exercise in simplification:  Those cottages on the right hand side had a lot of detail.  Put too much in and that would have been the focal point perhaps fo rthe painting, and a bad place stuck over there on the right side.  I will be running more workshops later in the year.  Please keep coming back to this site for an announcement or join my mailing list.

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

 

Frome Valley Art Group demo #1

Winterbourne, UK, 22" x 15"

My first demo painting to Frome Valley Art Group.  With a common 2-hour slot for a demo, I complete at least one painting, maybe two depending on complexity and subject.  As per other demos to art groups, I ask for a few photos of local scenes.  This one was the old Wheatsheaf Inn, now an Indian Restaurant (hence the elephant on the pillar!).  An exercise in just taking an ordinary scene that most people might not consider for a painting and introducing some figures and so on.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Cabot Tower Bristol - demo to Clifton Art Society

Bristol, UK, 15" x 22"

A recent demo to Clifton Art Society.  As I normally do on demos to Art Groups, I either ask for photos of a local subject or allow attendees to vote on a scene with some choices given by me.  Well this was a sample photo provided by the society and I went through other photos and explained why in my opinion they were either suitable or not suitable for watercolour.  Hopefully a nice evening had by all.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.  And I have free samples of Saunders Waterford paper to give out to all attendees!

 

The Arches, Cheltenham Road, Bristol

Bristol, UK, 15" x 11"

An iconic railway viaduct in Bristol and the painting is based on a Dashcam image of mine (while waiting in some traffic).  Dashcams are good source material for paintings - have them record your journey (hopefully on a sunny day) and then fast forward the reply to a suitable subject.  Then delete when done.  They're also good becuase they can be set to a low resolution.  Painting in a loose style, you don't want to be distracted with lots of detail, so the smaller the better.  I sometimes like looking at thumbnails of pictures, so really small in size.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Bristol Savages Sketch Night - "Play Time"

Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Bristol Savages Wednesday night sketch night and the Chariman's topic was "Play Time".  I decided to go with a theme of some people cycling up a seaside promenade, an Ice Cream shop, and some warm sunshine coming through the scene.  My other fellow artists came up with a wide range of paintings - beaches, water, boats, fun figures....

Painted on Saunders Waterford Paper, Cold Press, 300 gms