St Foy la Grande, watercolour, 15" x 11"
St Foy la Grande in SW France. I loved the diagonal shadows across the building created by the signposts and CCTV cameras on the corner of the cafe. Must be a very secure place! Painted with my 3-colour palette. Nice place to sit and watch the world go by.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Rue Victor Hugo in Castillon-la-Bataill, SW France #watercolor using my 3 colour palette so only a red a blue and a yellow (oh plus a neutral tint for the darks). Painted on Saunders 15" x 11" #watercolor #gironde #stcmill. I might have gone a little too blue with this one, but hopefully got the values right.
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Libourne, France, 15" x 11"
I don't always advocate painting a sky twice in watercolour but this time I think it needed it for a bit of extra impact. Normally a sky is done in one go with me. This is the main square in the centre of town. Also painted with my restricted 3 colour palette.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"
The quayside at Bergerac on the River Dordogne in SW France. There's a lovely boat trip from the quay here which takes you up or down the river. Moored up here is an old gabare, a traditional old trading boat in the area. Quite a simple composition and perhaps I could have included a small boat bottom right, just to balance things out overall.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.
This painting is for sale.
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Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"
I was struggling to find a title for this painting post, but I think Values should be in there somewhere. I have quite a large range in values on this one and some quirky shadow shapes through this narrow street in Bergerac. The funny column here with some plants on the top caught my eye as a feature on the street corner.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.
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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.
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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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Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"
I love these timber framed or half-timbered buildings, in the old part of Bergerac SW France. I find the most effective way to paint the timbers is by single dry brush strokes. On rough paper you get an effect of old timbers. Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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St Foy la Grande, France, 15" x 11"
A quick plein air at the Cafe du Casino. No, not a casino. Just a very friendly cafe in St Foy, SW France. Here I am framing the scene top and bottom with some dark values, andin the foreground a couple of figures blend in with that. Then just a quick rendition of the street beyond and a few cars.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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St Foy la Grande, France, 15" x 11"
A quick plein air at the Cafe du Casino. No, not a casino. Just a very friendly cafe in St Foy, SW France. Here I am framing the scene top and bottom with some dark values, andin the foreground a couple of figures blend in with that. Then just a quick rendition of the street beyond and a few cars.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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