Somewhere in France, not sure where, or where I got the inspiration from. Anyway, quite a simple scene with large typical French building style and an arch, plus some deep shadows. I'm pretty sure I added in the car and figures, different from the source photo. Getting the shadows looking just right is all down to the best brush for the job, in this case a squirrel mop and paint not too wet. Nice and dark for effect.
#watercolor #francepainting #francewatercolor
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St Emilion, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
This is the bottom of the town as I call it. On the right is a pizza restaurant bedecked in yellow and yellow parasols. A contra jour shot looking down to the end of the town.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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St Tropez, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A demo painting from last year (2019) to a local art group. It's a scene I really like painting (I think this is my fourth one!). I don't normally like paining the same scene - unless you see my recent video up on YouTube where I do give some other reasons for painting the same scene. It's really quite a simple composition.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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St Foy la Grande, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I went a bit looser on this one - especially at the bottom/foreground. Plenty of water and hold my board at a steep angle. Let the watercolour do its own thing.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Here's my latest video and demo of a scene in Castillon in South West France. I focus on what I feel are good reasons to include people in a street scene painting. Hope you agree with me on my reasons!
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2-hour demo via Zoom to 24 attendees from Wallingford Art Club. I had selected 4 possible French Street scenes to paint and we all had a vote on what I would attempt for the demo. Chosen scene was a pretty square in St Emilion South West France. Demo covered composition, and how to simplify the scene. Several watercolour techniques were covered and values.
Any art club out there who wants a couple of hours demo in watercolor, please contact me for details!
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St Foy la Grande, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Market day is very busy in St Foy, South West France. So busy that I concentrated on just a single trader! Much easier. A contra jour approach. Bunting is a great way of adding interest higher up a street scene and a bit of contrast - light against dark.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Probably one that is impossible to do as a plein air - continual looking up at the subject then looking down to paint. Not sure. A bit of an experiment just painting the facade of this old building in Libourne South West France.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Weekly sketch night at my art society, the 'Bristol Savages', and the topic for the night was "Grand designs on land sea and air". So we have 2 hours to produce a painting based on that topic without the use of any reference material (so no cheating looking up on the web).
I based mine on a scene from St Tropez...
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
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St Emilion, France, 15" x 11"
A simple composition of one of the roads leading into the small town of St Emilion in SW France. And two ways of painting trees in watercolour: A small fully loaded brush and some dry brush strokes.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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