Tewkesbury, UK, 15" x 11"
2nd Plein air painting with my art club, the Bristol Savages. Another view towards the Abbey from the mill. The day was starting to warm up nicely, so you have to speed up your work with watercolour. The cars were actually parked at 90 degrees to how they are in my picture, but I think they look better this way.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Tewkesbury, UK, 15" x 11"
My first plein air of Tewkesbury on a recent trip there with my art group, the Bristol Savages. Absolutely lovely day, no wind and bright sunshine. First plein air was an iconic view of the Abbey across the river. Very beautiful spot and very peaceful earlier on in the morning.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Tortosa Cathedral - Spain, Watercolour 15" x 11"
I was going for a range of values in this one - the dark foreground shadows and then lighter background, plus some warms and cools with the burnt sienna and blues of the sky (mainly cobalt blue) and figures. Using a wet in wet technique, I got the soft edge between the sky and the buildings - so the sky wash was painted first and then a thicker wash for the buildings.
Painted on Saunders Waterford Paper, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Eymet, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
The sky is normally the first thing I paint, but not with this one. I wanted to go for a deep blue sky, darker in value than the buildings. So I painted the buildings and foreground first, then went in with my dark blue sky, carefully painting around the outline of the tops of roofs. It sort of worked.
I did a video of this. Is it worth putting it up on YouTube?
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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The last day on last years trip as a Painting Tutor at the Watermill in Posara, and a trip up into the mountains to the village of Monte del Bianchi. An almost 'deserted' village, very peaceful and quiet. Our group went down to the end of the village and painted at the back of the village church. A washing line caught my eye and inspired me to do this scene framed by a couple of 'pencil' Italian Cypress trees.
Painted of Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Day 5 as painting tutor on last years course at the Watermill in Tuscany and a visit to nearby 'Il Convento dei Carmine', a privately owned monastery with ancient cloisters and frescoes, gardens and views. Lots of different views around the monastery and the internal cloisters (very tricky with lots of columns, shadows and perspective. I decided to do an external shot with my demo and invented a gardener pushing a wheelbarrow.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Benalmadena, Spain, 15" x 11"
A bit of dappled shade via some wet in wet. A recent picture which where I tried to introduce lots of values and lots of connections - so values with the background buildings and the palm trees in front and then some connections with the cars linked in so to speak with the surrounding buildings and shadows.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
This painting is for sale.
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Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"
Just a slightly different view up to Rue des Recollets in the old part of Bergerac. I went for a bit of warm and cool in this one with the warm walls and the blue shadows on the street. I think it worked okay. I think in the distance was a fast food trader. Maybe not in keeping with the area. I don't know.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms paper.
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Bath, UK, 15" x 11"
Green Street Bath and a narrow street, very typical in this area and a view up to the spire of St Michael's Church. Quite a loose approach to the buildings on each side of the street. Had to be careful to leave out the whites of the windows on the right, and adding that little triangle of dark just makes it into a window with some bright light hitting it.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Bristol Savages (the painting society I am a member of) sketch night and the topic given by the Chairman for the evening "Three Feathers". Inspired by Prince Charles 70th birthday on that day and the badge of the Prince of Wales so we have a plume of three feathers. We now had 2 hours to complete a painting based on that theme without using any reference material, so now Google search!! Luckily I had painted in a previous week a scene for Ledbury Artists and their Church Street with the Prince of Wales Pub. Ideal and fresh in my memory!
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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