Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Sultan Suleiman Road, Jerusalem

Landscape Watercolour of Jerusalem, 15" x 11"

The wide Sultan Suleiman road leading west towards the Damascus Gate of the old city. Steps in this painting were, 1) wash of sky and foreground, then left to dry.  2) Castle shadows and background buildings, cutting around figure and cars.  Lastly 3) figures and shadows.  With the figures, I normally paint in the faces first, then any bare arms and legs.  Shadows for me would be the last stage.  I think maybe those 2 palms on the right could have been a touch lighter in tone.

 

Cadeques Spain 11

Landscape Watercolour of Cadeques, 15" x 11"

A composition of the church in Cadeques silhouetted by the mountains behind and a bit of sunlight coming in from the left.  I set myself a limit of one hour for this painting ( with the aid of a hair dryer) hence a bit loose on the trees on the left and the house on the right.  The mist on the mountains was achieved in wetting the lower part of the sky in a few places then leading up the darker mountain to it.

 

Monastiraki Athens

Landscape Watercolour of Athens, 15" x 11".

Monastiraki was the site of one of the largest monasteries in Athens.  So little was left of the complex -  and only this little church remains, hence it's name 'monastiraki' or 'little monastery'.  The area around the square here has many tourist souvenir shops and traditional Greek Kebap Restaurants.  I very rarely go back to paintings to rework them, but the yellow taxi was an afterthought (there were tow many plain cars, so I washed over one with a Cad Yellow bit of paint).

On Saunders Waterford Rough Paper, 140 lbs.

 

Sunday Market Teguise, Lanzarote

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11"

The church tower of San Miguel serves as a useful landmark if you're ever lost at the busy Sunday market in the old capital town of Teguise. I can remember doing the foreground in one go with bold dry brush strokes, and leaving a bit of the paper below to enhance a bit of sunlight sparkle on the surface.

Saunders Waterford Rough Paper, 140 lbs.

 

San Bartolome Lanzarote 2

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

Even on a dull overcast day, it's still bright on Lanzarote, emphasised I guess by the white-washed buildings.  San Bartolome is almost in the centre of the island and has a nice square and church.  Very very quiet when I visited there.  I took the liberty of introducing a few more palm trees for my sketch than existed in reality, just to try and improve composition and interest.

 

Rüstem Pasha Mosque, Istanbul

Landscape Watercolour of Istanbul, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

The Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul's Eminönü district by the Golden Horn, is among the city's architectural gems and often overlooked by visitors. It's not too difficult to miss as you pass it on the way to the grand Bazaar from the main ferry port on the Golden Horn and over a large square frequented mainly by pigeons.

 

Oxford Spires

Landscape Watercolour of Oxford, 11" x 15 " on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

A sketch of a typical Oxford scene with one of it's many spires, narrow side streets and one of the thousands of cyclists that you see about the place. Oxford is sometimes known as "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of Oxford's university buildings topped with pinnacles and spires.

 

Redcliff Back, Bristol

Landscape Watercolour of Bristol, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

A view in central Bristol, from Princes Street looking towards Redcliff Back (a long stretch of waterways) and the spire of Redcliff Cathedral in the background.  In the centre is 'Princes Pantry' where you can grab their popular egg and bacon bap whilst sitting on their park benches outside.

 

Cadeques Town Centre looking towards the hills

Landscape Watercolour of Cadeques, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

Cadeques on the Costa Brava, looking towards the centre of this town and the hills beyond that surround and shelter the location.  I think the church tower silhouetted against the darker mountains worked well as do the understated white washed buildings in the middle ground left.  Might have controlled the washes or altered the timings on the clouds ad mist coming into the hill tops.

 

Divan Yolu, Istanbul

Landscape Watercolour of Istanbul, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

Divan Yolu Caddesi looking up to the small Firuz Aga Mosque (well relatively small to the very large mosques next door like the Sultanahmet). Divan Yolu was Istanbul's first main street going back to Emperor Constantine's day, and now still is a wide boulevard with open spaces leading to the main tourist spots and the grand bazaar.