Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Riomaggiore Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre, Italy, 15" x 11"

The beautiful village of Riomaggiore on the Spezia coast of Italy.  A popular village to visit in the Cinque Terre region of the coast here.  Riomaggiore is a narrow village in a valley leading down to the sea, ending in a slipway and small sheltered harbour.  Boats in the square above the slipway are covered in distinctive blue and white striped tarps (well some blue ones as well).  Just an ideal watercolour subject with the range of values, nice shadows (when the sun comes out) and easy composition with the left and right-hand side buildings and the little'square' in the middle.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

View up to the port area in Livorno, Italy

Livorno, Italy, 15" x 11"

A view up to the port area of Livorno in Italy.  I went quite loose on this one as regards the shapes of the boats in the marina, the shadows, and details like windows.  To be honest, I find it a very relaxing way of painting and great fun, rather than going for ultra detail.  

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Bridge - Livorno, Italy and some reflections

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The busy port town/city of Livorno in Italy, and a bridge over one of the wide canals circling the older area.  Here I have gone landscape orientation to capture the bridge, the arch and the reflection of the tall building on the other side of the canal.  I also went with a strong blue for the sky, to contrast with the warmth of the building.  Careful not to do too much detail on the boats in the foreground!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Watermill Tuscany 2018 watercolour course painting #10 - Painting in the village of Monte del Bianchi

The last day on last years trip as a Painting Tutor at the Watermill in Posara, and a trip up into the mountains to the village of Monte del Bianchi.  An almost 'deserted' village, very peaceful and quiet.  Our group went down to the end of the village and painted at the back of the village church.  A washing line caught my eye and inspired me to do this scene framed by a couple of  'pencil' Italian Cypress trees.

Painted of Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Watermill Tuscany 2018 watercolour course painting #8 - Visit to a local monastery

Day 5 as painting tutor on last years course at the Watermill in Tuscany and a visit to nearby 'Il Convento dei Carmine', a privately owned monastery with ancient cloisters and frescoes, gardens and views.  Lots of different views around the monastery and the internal cloisters (very tricky with lots of columns, shadows and perspective.  I decided to do an external shot with my demo and invented a gardener pushing a wheelbarrow. 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Watermill Tuscany 2018 watercolour course painting #7 - Day visit to Cinque Terre

Day 4 on last years painting holiday at the Watermill in Posara and a day trip to the nearby Cinque Terre.  These are 5 very pretty coastal villages, all very different in size and character.  This is Riomaggiore, quite a narrow, steep town which leads down to a small protected bay with a single slipway into the sea.  So this is looking up into the town.  I really travelled light on the trip - my 3-colour palette, two brushes (a mop and a small round) and a piece of corex plastic as my board.  No Easel.  So I held the board with my left hand and had the palette on some rocks to my right.  I used seawater of course instead of fresh.  Seemed to work okay.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

Watermill Tuscany 2018 watercolour course painting #6 - Fivizzano - all quiet after the market had gone

Day 3 at the Watermill in Posara painting holiday 2018 and after the market had gone, left a very quiet town in Fivizzano, Tuscany, so we could wander around the streets and pick another painting scene. A little bit of drizzly rain stopped play around 4 pm. So I picked just an ordinary street corner and a small square at the bottom of Fivizzano.  #pleinairpainting #watercolor #tuscany #stcmill

Watermill Tuscany 2018 watercolour course painting #3 - Fivizzano Market Day Plein Air

Day 3 last year on the WaterMill Posara painting holiday and a trip to nearby Fivizzano. It's market day on Tuesday, in the central square and around the Medici Fountain. When painting plein air with lots of people around you as in this market, it's probably best to position yourself somewhere out of the way (I was on the side of the market, up against a wall) and comfortable. #watercolorpainting #tuscany #watermill #pleinairpainting #stcmill

Watermill Tuscany 2018 watercolour course painting #4 - Steps to Verrucola Castle

#pleinairpainting #watercolorpainting Plein air painting number 4 on last years trip to Tuscany as tutor on an October Painting week at the Watermill in Posara. This one is of the steps leading up to the castle of Verrucola up in the mountains. Lovely afternoon in some sun with fellow artists from all over the world. Painted on Saunders Waterford, #stcmill

Watermill Tuscany 2018 watercolour course painting #3 - Verrucola

Verrucola, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Monday, and a visit slightly up in the mountains to the village of Verrucola.  Here, we all positioned ourselves on or around the bridge leading into the village with lots of different painting options - the front of the village as I did, up the valley or a view of the mountains in the background.  Lunchtime and a delicious hearty stew washed down with some local red wine.  Ready for some loose painting in the afternoon.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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