Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Washing Line, Livorno 2

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Following on from my fascination with washing lines, this is one from Livorno.  I think the trick with washing lines is make them look as if they are attached to the building, and make sure they go from one window to another and not end up between windows if you see what I mean.  Some dark shadows under the washing helps with the old values!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Fivizzano Shadows, #2

Fivizzano, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Another painting of Fivizzano.  It's after midday, the weekly market has ended, and the streets are a little quieter.  Great location for loads of plein air painting and fabulous views down every street.  I went quite loose with this one and made a play of the warm tones of the buildings on the other side of the street.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Scali del Pontino Livorno Italy

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

One of the many many canals around the older part of Livorno, Italy.  Maybe I should have gone portrait orientation on this one?  Anyway, anything with boats in is my cup of tea.  The boats bottom right were simply done as you can see!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Reflections Arrecife

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A possible candidate for a YouTube video where I loved the reflections in the scene and the glassy appearance of the surface of the water.  This is a small sheltered, tidal lake in the middle of the main town/city on the island.  Tricky having to deal with the background buildings - they are painted white but not 'white' in appearance.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Timber walkway - Livorno

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

There's a network of canals running through the city and along most of them, especially where small boats are moored up, you have these access walkways below the main street level and of course now and again some steps to get down to them.  I though this was an interesting composition - a turn in the walkway and the city in the background as a backdrop.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Road to Fivizzano - experimenting with blooms

Fivizzano, Italy, 15" x 11"

Experimenting with blooms here as a technique for background hills.  Blooms will also occur if you drip wet paint or clean water into a semi-moist area of paint.  You can avoid making "blooms" or "cauliflowers" marks by being patient and not trying to add more paint into an area that is still not dried yet.  I was encouraging them here.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

Fivizzano Shadows - Poss Plein Air for October?

Fivizzano, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

I will be tutor again at the Watermill in Posara in October and during my week we visit the local town of Fivizzano, just up the road from the Mill.  Great place for plein air painting, weather permitting.  Loads of little back streets to explore like this one.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Fishing Boats return, Quartiera, Portugal

Quartiera, Portugal, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Fishing boats returning to port.  A little bit of a made up scene and some imagination on the right hand side with all of the moored up fishing boats.  Went with a bit of a dramatic sky with a sort of zig-zag use of a large mop brush rather than a tidy graded wash.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Tewkesbury Art Club - Demo painting #2

Tewkesbury, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A demo painting from last year, done in under an hour.  This is the corner of the street, down by the mill and with all this rain and flooding we're having in the UK, I hope these houses and occupants are keeping safe.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Latest video - Watercolour Tutorial - I paint the River Tamar

I'm painting the River Tamar (again) in my latest video and mention some tips I think are useful for painting a complex scene (see the source photo I use).