Libourne, France, Watercolor, 15" x 11"

Rue Gambetta in Libourne France.  Nice wide pedestrian precinct with shops and cafes.

Castillon-la-Bataille, France, Watercolor, 15" x 11"

A shady street behind the town centre in Castillon-la-Bataille, in SW France.

Libourne, France, Watercolor, 15" x 11"

Rue Montesquieu near the central area of Libourne in SW France

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Cherbourg, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Shopping Centre in Cherbourg, France.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Thanks to Patreon member Judy Sadler for kind permission to use her photo (in our Source Photo section!) of Frejus in France for this video I will put together soon.

I find I am pre wetting my paper quite often, after drawing and before doing the first wash.  this one was done in this way.  Paper stayed damp for quite some time (in my cold studio!)

Lille, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The Place de la Gare and the fountains right outside the station entrance.  A painting done with only one large mop brush (with a good point to it - large goat hair synthetic mix brush from Lebenzon)

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Not sure of exact location of my painting, but somewhere on the way to Bergerac, SW France, and some trees with fresh young leaves in Spring.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Cinon, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Place de General de Gaule.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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This painting was based on an image shared by a Patron on my Patreon site - https://www.patreon.com/timwilmot - loads of images for painting inspiration!

Montpon Menesterol, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Looking west along the main street in Montpon which runs east-west.  A bit of extreme contre jour and range of values.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Rue de la Porte Bouqueyre Saint-Émilion France

The road looking up to the centre of town.  I thought this made for a nice composition.  The street is not too wide and the buildings left and right create a nice frame of the scene.  I moved a few objects around - signs and also moving the old wall lamp so that it's silhouetted against the sky.