Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Place Rene Princeteau in Libourne, a bright square in this town in South West France

Libourne, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A 'round' square if I can call it that, in central Libourne in South West France.  So a few of the buildings here are curved, so introduces a few challenges when trying to get their shape looking correct.  I went with a loose approach and introduced a shadow in the foreground and a few figures in the shade.  Cars very loosely painted also, using quite a bit of wet in wet technique.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

#watercolour #StcMill #watercolorpainting #libourne

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

Place des Martyrs de la Resistance, Libourne, France

Libourne, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The Place des Martyrs de la Resistance, outside the main Railway station.  Just an ordinary scene really, looking almost into the scene and a useful pedestrian crossing to help lead the eye into the composition.  The buildings in the area have a lovely feel of minor decay which I try to portray with a bit of splattering and different colours in the walls.  Quite a busy spot as there's a little cafe opposite, just before you get to the Station.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

#watercolour #StcMill #libourne #pleinairpainting

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Sun shining on the roof tops - Villefranche in SW France

Villefranche, France, 15" x 11"

#watercolour of the small square in the village of Villefranche in SW France and a bit of strong light hitting the roof tops. Painted on Saunders Waterford #stcmill #dordogne

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The Bank Castillon-la-Bataille

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

A 3-colour palette painting of this pretty town in South West France.  The sky wash was painted into the rooftops then while it was still moist I painted in the roof colours with a slightly thicker consistency paint to get the soft edges.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Walk down to the River, St Foy la Grande, France

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

Just a simple scene of some steps (leading down to the River Dordogne) in the town of St Foy la Grande, just alongside a major bridge there.  And a simple backdrop of a building catching some bright sunlight from the left.  Painted with my trusty 3-colour palette. 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

#watercolour #StcMill

Le Fil Good Cafe - St Foy la Grande, France

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.

Rue Victor Hugo in Castillon-la-Bataill, SW France - using my 3 colour palette

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.

Well I decided to paint the sky twice on this one....

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.

The old Port at Bergerac, SW France

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.

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Values and Shop Window - Bergerac

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.