Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Quai des Belges, Marseilles

Marseille, France, 15" x 11".

The 'Quai des Belges' Marseille in the Old Port area - a very busy part of the city and where the fish market is.  The first wash was light cerulean blue for the sky, yellow ochre in the middle and alizarin crimson at the bottom.  Then I painted the Hotel in the middle and the buildings in the distance on the right.  Then the left hand shaded area, people and cars were almost done in one process, dropping in darks while the paint was still damp.  Darks were done with neutral tint with ultramarine blue.  The globe street lights needed a careful bit of painting around.

 

Quai Mistral Frederic, St Tropez

St Tropez, France, 15" x 11".

A street just up from the quayside, Quai Mistral Frederic, in St Tropez.  It was a cloudy overcast day so I made up the shadows (apologies to any local people if they see this and maybe the light is in the incorrect place).  I think the contrast of the terracotta building and the cool shadows in the foreground worked well, and the figures plus bollards joining the foreground with the background.

 

Recording of Tim Wilmot's last live watercolour demo from 9th July 2015 - French Town Scene

Did you miss my last live, online presentation last week?  No problem, watch it here.  It's up on my YouTube channel also.

I will notify soon my next live demo.

 

 

Live online watercolour demonstration by Tim Wilmot - July 9th 7pm GMT

My next live, online watercolour demo will be on Thursday July 9th at 7pm GMT (UK Time).  The subject will be a street scene - old buildings, cars and people.

All you will need is a good/reliable internet connection, and a headphone or PC speakers to hear my audio commentary (Conference call phone numbers will also be provided).  If you want to, you'll be able to ask plenty of questions.  It's FREE by the way!

The demo might be an hour to an hour and a half in duration (depends how many questions/comments I get!).

You need to register to attend (please do this as soon as possible and not on the day)...

My subject will likely be this street scene (a town in France).  I will introduce some people somewhere!

 

 

 

 

Recording of my live watercolour demo on the 7th May - a beach scene

Here's the recording of my latest Watercolour demo, recorded live from 7th May.  Subject is a Mediterranean beach scene. 

 At the end (if you watch it that long!), there's some questions/comments and answers from those who attended live on the day.

Here's the finished picture...

St Tropez, France, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford, 300 gms Rough.

 

Port Street Cherbourg France

Cherbourg, France, 15" x 11".

Just off the port perimeter, Port Street looking towards a Brasserie and Cafes.  I think with figures in a painting, for me the easiest thing is to have them walking towards me or walking away.  To have too many walking towards you could look like something out of a Michael Jackson's Thriller Video, so I have to make a conscious effort to now and again have a figure sideways on.  I 'make up' all my figures, and practice frequently with pencil sketches drawing them all all different angles.

 

St Tropez Harbour 3

St Tropez, France, 15" x 11"

There's some lovely warm buildings surrounding the harbour.  Up this busy end, street artists are selling their paintings under the shade of the parasols.  The roof tops were allowed to bleed into the cerulean sky to give a hazy effect.  Then when the roofs were dry I did the chimneys and shadows.  Reflections and waves were done with a mop brush with a fairly good point.  The points on my mop brushes don't seem to last long with me - they're great when you first get them, but why do the middle hairs  disappear so quickly after a few paintings?

 

A grey day in Cherbourg Harbour

Cherbourg, France, 15" x 11".

A grey and miserable day in Cherbourg, so spotting this red boat amongst some customs crafts, I though made for a bit more interesting subject.  The boats on the other side of the harbour are just abstract shapes really, and just some basic details on the background buildings.  A few extra spots of Cadmium Red were dropped in to keep the red boat company.

 

Looking for Restaurants, Rue de la Garonne, St Raphael

St Raphael, France, 15" x 11".

Just behind the harbour in St Raphael, and a quiet little one-way street I stumbled on while looking for the only Indian Restaurant (I think) in St Raphael.  There was a lovely warm tone to the old buildings as they catch the light and too many architectural details to paint (so they just get more obscure, lighter and blurred into the distance).  Don't know what made me put that little red dot in the right hand shadows there!

 

Rue au Ble, Cherbourg, France

Cherbourg, France, 15" x 11".

Rue au Ble in central Cherbourg, Normandy, France.  The tall house in the middle was a bit shabby looking but I think makes a nice focal point here and has those typical French roof tops.  I had a bit of fun connecting all the shapes - the background buildings - the 3 cars - and the 2 guys on the right.  With painting into the light there's the chance to put in some deep shadows, painted mainly with neutral tint and ultramarine blue.