Castillon, France, 15" x 11"
Day 2 (Monday) and we're in the town of Castillon on the River Dordogne. A nice market here and chance to paint from the shade looking towards a lovely building in the sun and some figures/shoppers in the market.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Saint Seurin, France, 15" x 11"
The market at Saint Seurin on a Sunday morning and the first picture as 'tutor/leader' on a Painting Holiday I organised. So a contra jour to start with. The location I chose was about the only spot where I could paint. It was so busy! With plein air painting, when it's a hot day, there is an argument to say, find somewhere comfortable first and then paint what you see.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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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
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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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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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Devizes, UK, 15" x 11"
A third plein air after a hearty lunch and a pint of Wadworths of course (The Wadworths brewery is in the town). This is the Corn Exchange. It was getting rather cold and windy by now, so this was done in about 40 minutes. The market had packed up and so was I. Just a really simple scene and those can be the most enjoyable to paint. Had a bit of fun with the splattering for the foliage effect top right. Thanks to Frank and Mel, fellow Exiles for staying on.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Devizes, UK, 15" x 11"
A recent trip out with my friends of the 'Exiles'. Location was Devizes in Wiltshire - a market town in central Wiltshire, and we were there on Market Day! What luck. As soon as I arrived in the centre, here was the scene in front of me from the other side of the street. I looked at it and thought triangles and 45 degree angles. So a lot of repetition - the market stalls, the shadow on the van, shadows coming from the monument on the right, and so on.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Devizes, UK, 15" x 11"
A recent trip out with my friends of the 'Exiles'. Location was Devizes in Wiltshire - a market town in central Wiltshire, and we were there on Market Day! What luck. As soon as I arrived in the centre, here was the scene in front of me from the other side of the street. I looked at it and thought triangles and 45 degree angles. So a lot of repetition - the market stalls, the shadow on the van, shadows coming from the monument on the right, and so on.
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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Fabriano, Italy, 15" x 11"
Yes, Fabriano where the other paper comes from. Based on a photo of mine from a visit a few years ago. It's sometimes a good idea to keep going back over older reference photos and those you dismissed before, maybe suitable now, especially if your style of painting has changed over time. Which was the case with this one. I jazzed it up a bit with some people (my photo had none or they were way in the background).
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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