Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Rue Victor Hugo in Castillon-la-Bataill, SW France - using my 3 colour palette

Rue Victor Hugo in Castillon-la-Bataill, SW France #watercolor using my 3 colour palette so only a red a blue and a yellow (oh plus a neutral tint for the darks). Painted on Saunders 15" x 11" #watercolor #gironde #stcmill.  I might have gone a little too blue with this one, but hopefully got the values right.

Bristol Savages Sketch Night - Into the Unknown

Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Bristol Savages sketch night and the topic given by the Chairman of the evening - "into the unknown".  I stayed clear of BREXIT related subject and stayed traditional.  So a scene of a boat going up the river in a Staithes inspired scene - sorry to local residents only you have 2 hours to complete a painting without any reference material or looking up photos!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Well I decided to paint the sky twice on this one....

Libourne, France, 15" x 11"

I don't always advocate painting a sky twice in watercolour but this time I think it needed it for a bit of extra impact. Normally a sky is done in one go with me.  This is the main square in the centre of town.  Also painted with my restricted 3 colour palette.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Calle San Silvestre dappled shade

Benalmadena, Spain, 15" x 11"

A bit of dappled shade via some wet in wet.  A recent picture which where I tried to introduce lots of values and lots of connections - so values with the background buildings and the palm trees in front and then some connections with the cars linked in so to speak with the surrounding buildings and shadows.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

This painting is for sale.

 

The old Port at Bergerac, SW France

Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"

The quayside at Bergerac on the River Dordogne in SW France.  There's a lovely boat trip from the quay here which takes you up or down the river.  Moored up here is an old gabare, a traditional old trading boat in the area.  Quite a simple composition and perhaps I could have included a small boat bottom right, just to balance things out overall.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.

This painting is for sale.

 

Timsbury near Bath 2

Timsbury, UK, 11" x 15"

Another warm up for a demo to the local art group in this village south of Bath.  Quite a simple row of cottages with a bit of warm and cool contrasts going on - the warm colour of the road and the cool shadows from the houses.  Composition wise, it needed to be portrait orientation I think.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms

Rua Brigadeiro Oudinot Funchal 2

Funchal, Madiera, 15" x 11"

One of the main, wide streets leading down to the sea.  A bit of a contra jour, painting into the light.  I like to rough up pedestrian crossings - they wouldn't look right being too perfect with nice edges and clean white stripes.  So I deliberately paint them in quite quickly - of course following the lines of my initial pencil drawing.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

 

 

Sitges Palm Trees - How I paint palm trees

Sitges, Spain, 15" x 11"

My take on painting palm trees - keep it simple.  In fact they can be easier to paint in my opinion compared to broad leaf trees and conifers/pine.  Just a simple stroke to do the fronds with a very soft medium brush, one with a good point and water retention.  Also, try not to make them look too symmetrical!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Bristol Savages Sketch Night - Past, Present & Future

Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

Bristol Savages Sketch Night and topic set by the Chairman of the night - "Past, Present & Future". So we have two hours to complete a painting without using any reference material (no search images on your phone!). #watercolour #stcmill #bristolsavages Painted on best #saunderswaterford

Hatter's Lane, Chipping Sodbury #2

Chipping Sodbury, UK, 15" x 11"

I did this scene about 5 years ago or more and wanted to see any difference in my approach and style.  Well on comparison, I think it's looser and uses a couple more watercolour techniques not used on the older one.  

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms