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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Dordogne, France, 15" x 11"
Another painting based on a dashcam image of mine. Do you have a dashcam? Many people use them now and it's surprising how many images you may have lurking on your device which might make decent subjects for a painting. So here's mine, a quiet country road in SW France, could be anywhere. But a play on light and shade and an accidental figure coming towards us.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"
A little side street close to the Dordogne River in Bergerac and a sunny corner. A few watercolour techniques used here - wet in wet on the left hand building and some dry brush strokes on the road and building in shade on the right. Had to slip in a couple of figures in the shade.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, NOT
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St Foy la Grande, France, 15" x 11"
St Foy has a very busy and popular Saturday Market in SW France. I took a photo of the main street on a Saturday afternoon, after the market had cleared up, and the town is really quiet compared to the morning's hustle and bustle. My photo looked like Armageddon had happened, so I added in some people and a few cars. I love bunting across the street. A great way of connecting the two sides and adds a little bit of framing over the top.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 140lbs.
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Watercolour 15" x 11"
Bristol Savages Sketch Night and the topic for the evening - "The promise of things to come". So you then have two hours to do a painting based on that topic, without the use of any reference material! I decided to go with a French Cafe scene and a waiter emerging from the shadows with a bottle of Bordeaux for a couple of customers. Quite a simple composition and the shadows repeating the edge of the roof.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300gms
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My latest video up on my YouTube Channel and this time a revisit to shadows and injecting some colour into them and having a bit of fun. Hope you like it.
Painted as always on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
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St Foy la Grande, France, 15" x 11"
The focus for this one were the lovely colourful umbrellas and bunting strung across the street here on market day. So less focus on the foreground and market stalls and trying to capture the bright sunlight reaching the narrow streets below. A few tricky bits to paint around, but kept it fairly loose.
I have recorded a video of this one. Worth publishing?
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press paper, 300 gms.
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Villefranche-de-Lonchat, France, 15" x 11"
I think I have used quite a few watercolour techniques for this one! Wet in wet, negative painting, dry brush strokes, splattering and washes of course. Also plenty of different edges - soft and hard. A little courtyard in a cafe in the charming village of Villefranche-de-Lonchat in SW France.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Marseille, France, 15" x 11"
A view along the harbourside in Marseille with a fish market on the left and some small fishing craft moored up on the right. Another exercise in simplifying what you see. Reduce the background buildings to shapes, and just put in a few windows. The market on the left has to be just suggested, or I think it would take the eye of the viewer away from the centre and the boats.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300gms
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