Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Uphill Marina, near Weston-Supper-Mare.  Low tide on the River Axe.

Ronda, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Looking West from the mountaintop town/city of Ronda in the province of Malaga.  Olive groves below, looking towards vineyards extending westwards. 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Oxfordshire, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The River Windrush on a frosty morning.  An exercise in values.  Light of course in the background and trees get darker in value to the foreground.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Dordogne, France,  Watercolour, 15" x 11"

An imaginary scene taking inspiration from the Dordogne countryside and a late summer field.  So straw bales, you can put them where you want to suit the composition.  As long as you observe their format - the texture, a flat bottom because they weigh so heavy and the stubble of the field and where they cut the hay, the bales are lying at right angles to the rows, if you see what I mean.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

My favourite aspect, contre jour and painting against the light.  Yate Rocks again, near me, and a view up the road back into Yate from the river.  This semi lockdown has a nice effect of making me think more about local subjects.  How many great paining opportunities are there within a mile or two of your home, or even your garden (if you are lucky to have one)?

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Tuscany, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Old Vineyard at Monte dei Bianchi.  A hot autumn day and the afternoon sun casting its rays across the vine - maybe the grapes have just been harvested.   An old vineyard with some old posts at quirky angles can make for an interesting composition.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

St Emilion, France, 15" x 11"

A simple composition of one of the roads leading into the small town of St Emilion in SW France.  And two ways of painting trees in watercolour:  A small fully loaded brush and some dry brush strokes.  

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

St Emilion, France, 15" x 11"

A simple composition of one of the roads leading into the small town of St Emilion in SW France.  And two ways of painting trees in watercolour:  A small fully loaded brush and some dry brush strokes.  

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

Demo #1

Demo 2

A recent visit back to Compton Dando Art Society and two local scenes to them.  It was a two-hour session, so I did one before the coffee break and one after.  I took it as a demo of course of watercolour, but also values.

Both painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"

Just an ordinary country lane with a bit of negative painting - painting around objects to keep their lighter value - as in the tree trunks on the right and the round road sign.  However when it comes to highlights on figures, sometimes you've just got to reach for a little white gouache.  As you can see, I don't mind cauliflowers in watercolour.  I sometimes encourage them and they really work I think in foliage.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.