Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Bergerac No Entry

Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

One of the old streets in Bergerac, SW France.  A favourite spot for me to paint.  So many painting opportunities, especially on a sunny day where you can get some interesting shadows being cast over the scene.  I went quite dark and cool on this one for the shadows to give maximum contrast with the warmth above.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Evening Sunlight Villefranche de Lonchat France

Dordogne, France, 15" x 11"

Late afternoon sun over the square in Villefrance de Lonchat.  Edges in watercolour, they are important.  So soft edge on the rooftops (so the sky wash was still damp and I paint the rooftops with slight thicker reddish paint so it does not bleed into the sky and create a mess) and hard edges on some of the shadow details on the church.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Archway St Foy La Grande, France

St Foy la Grande, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

I tend to always paint around a figure and a car when doing a wash, even though in this case, some of the cars are in the shadows.  Then when painting the cars, I try to get the right value for the body, and they while still damp, carefully blend with a brush into the surround and introduce some darker shadows below the car.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Avenue Daumesnil Périgueux France

Perigueux, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

I wanted a 'U' shape of darker values in this around the bottom half and up the sides, to frame a lighter area in the middle ground and background, then some darker verticals against that lighter area.  Inject a few figures - light against dark, dark against light works in watercolour so well I think.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Eschif Perigueux

Perigueux, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

An unusual building overlooking the River L'Isle in Perigueux, France.  An old mill, or medieval watch tower, with lovely timber clad outer walls, and very well preserved.  The scene is a sort of slipway running up from the river to the main road and the centre of the city.  I thought a figure half in the shadows worked quite well in the composition.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Eschif Perigueux

Perigueux, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

An unusual building overlooking the River L'Isle in Perigueux, France.  An old mill, or medieval watch tower, with lovely timber clad outer walls, and very well preserved.  The scene is a sort of slipway running up from the river to the main road and the centre of the city.  I thought a figure half in the shadows worked quite well in the composition.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Saint-Martin-de-Gurson, France

Saint Martin de Gurson, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A pretty village in SW France.  Now I did a video of this one, but no commentary added to it as yet.  Worth publishing?  It did end up being quite blue for some reason.  Maybe I was trying to use up the cobalt.  But it sort of works with a little warmth from the left hand wall.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

France Painting Holiday 2019 - Plein air #14 - Bergerac sketch while waiting for the bus

Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"

The last plein air of my French trip and a real quickie while waiting for the bus.  Maybe I could have gone a bit darker with the background buildings or a bigger range of values?  I don't know.  Anyway I was happy with the result and a little reminder of the visit.

Painted on Saunders. Cold Press, 300 gms

 

 

France Painting Holiday 2019 - Plein air #12 - Bergerac

Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A second plein air in the town of Bergerac.  So many lovely narrow streets to paint.  When I painted this one, so lucky to be fairly quiet and not many distractions.  It's surprising when you setup your easel and start painting, how few people interrupt you and just leave you alone.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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France Painting Holiday 2019 - Plein air #11 - Bergerac

Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Day 5 and a day trip to Bergerac, the largest town on our itinerary.  Lovely old timber clad buildings here with crooked edges and narrow street.  Here a scene I have done a few times before.  This demo I decided to do landscape orientation.  

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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