Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Grand Parade Bath from Pulteney Bridge

Bath, UK, 15" x 11"

A view up/down Grand Parade in Bath, from Pulteney Bridge (the Bridge is to the left of this scene).  Most of the time, a busy street corner with mainly visitors to the city, so I had to put quite a few in.  With a group of figures, I try to treat them as one shape - so draw the tops of heads and shoulders first, then the shape of multiple bodies and sizes intermingled. 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Bristol Savages Annual Exhibition - Entry #8 - Street Cafe Cagliari

It's coming! The Annual Exhibition at the Bristol Savages. Loads of paintings from local artists around my local city of Bristol and who are members of the art group. The exhibition is on 26th April to 11th May, and entry is free. The exhibition is at the Red Lodge, Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5LJ and entry is free.

So my entry number eight is a view of a shady cafe in the city of Cagliari.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms paper.

Place Rene Princeteau in Libourne, a bright square in this town in South West France

Libourne, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A 'round' square if I can call it that, in central Libourne in South West France.  So a few of the buildings here are curved, so introduces a few challenges when trying to get their shape looking correct.  I went with a loose approach and introduced a shadow in the foreground and a few figures in the shade.  Cars very loosely painted also, using quite a bit of wet in wet technique.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Place des Martyrs de la Resistance, Libourne, France

Libourne, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The Place des Martyrs de la Resistance, outside the main Railway station.  Just an ordinary scene really, looking almost into the scene and a useful pedestrian crossing to help lead the eye into the composition.  The buildings in the area have a lovely feel of minor decay which I try to portray with a bit of splattering and different colours in the walls.  Quite a busy spot as there's a little cafe opposite, just before you get to the Station.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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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

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.

 

 

Fishing Boats, Vieux Port Marseille, France

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

 

Builders and Barge, Venice

Venice, Italy, 15" x 11"

A study of a couple of builders filling a barge with building rubble, and a little bit of dust as a consequence.  So a an exercise in creating a figure with the wheelbarrow, just at the point of tipping his load over the edge and maybe his colleague offering some instructions.  A tricky scene to get the composition right and keeping everything else in the picture really simple.  The dust was the last thing to go in - a mixture of white paint and a little cobalt blue, painted in with little water - almost dry brush strokes.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Latest YouTube Video - Painting some figures in a Venice scene

Here then is my latest video up on my YouTube Channel, and mostly about getting figures into the landscape.  So for beginners - if you are painting a street scene, try and get at least one figure into the scene.  In this video I talk about my practice technique for figures.

 

 

People in Venice - Make a good YouTube video??

Venice, Italy, 15" x 11"

A fairly recent painting of people in Venice which I videoed but have not published yet on YouTube.  What do you think?  If I posted it, would it be interesting maybe as a subject for getting people into your landscapes?  Let me know and I can post the video.  I think this is up the Arsenale end of Venice and the far bridge just melting into the background.  So it's open to a public vote with your comments below or email me.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms