Landscape Watercolour of Ibiza, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs
Santa Eulalia, Ibiza's third largest resort is a much quieter, more refined location to it's larger neighbour Ibiza Town, just to the south. It has a more relaxed feel about the place with a large brit contingent. The Passeig de Salamera, a popular tree-lined avenue surrounded by cosmopolitan open air cafes and food shops, is always busy in summer months, with numerous stalls selling crafts, jewellery and ethnic clothes.
Landscape Watercolour of Venice, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs
The very ornate front of Santa Maria del Giglio, and inside housing many works of art including the only painting by Rubens in Venice.
The richly decorated baroque façade would be a nightmare to replicate in a painting (especially when you are short of time), so all we can do as a watercolouist is simplify the scene and suggest pillars and statues with darker brush strokes - a bit of dry brush works wonders.
Landscape Watercolour of Weston Super Mare, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs
The Britannia Inn otherwise known as "The Brit" is a traditional English Pub situated on the High Street in Weston Super Mare in the South West of the UK. When we're lucky enough to have a sunny summer's day, it's a great place for a pint in the courtyard and watch the world go by.
Landscape Watercolour of Bursa, Turkey, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs
The Green Mosque (or Yesil Cami in Turkish) is a very historic site in Bursa and popular tourist spot. As well as the Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum here, there are many souvenir shops selling what I thought was good quality stuff and staff dressed in traditional ottoman uniforms. The Green Mosque, commissioned by Sultan Mehmet I Çelebi and finished in 1424, is set on a promontory overlooking the valley with great views over Bursa city. It takes its name from the green-blue tiles of the interior - but it has a pretty bright exterior also.
Landscape Watercolour of Alexandria, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs
At first arrival in Alexandria the most common colour you see in buildings are drab browns and greys, but on closer observation you see warmer colours, reds, greens and warm ochres. I wanted to get in this quick sketch a feeling of those hues and the chaos in some of the back streets with cars parked anywhere, overhead cables all over the place, unfinished tower blocks with their upper storeys empty and without windows. But it's a beautiful place and great for painting subjects especially watercolour.
Landscape Watercolour of Chipping Sodbury, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs
Painted at my local Art Club, one evening and based on a reference photo, this is the iconic landmark building in the old market town of Chipping Sodbury and bares many similarities with clock towers in other nearby towns in the Cotswolds. It's now the Tourist Office (and staffed by very helpful people), bus shelter, loo and meeting pint for many local events. A very useful multi-purpose building indeed.
Landscape Watercolour of Mudanya, Turkey, 15" x 11" on Bockingford Rough Paper 140 lbs
Another painting of my most favourite town on the Marmara coast, Mudanya. Mudanya is characterised by many wonderful old wooden buildings with their upper floors larger than the ground floor, overhanging them by a few feet. And now and again striking white buildings with ornate decorations on their facades offer striking contrasts.
Landscape Watercolour of Girona, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs
Placa Catalunya - a great central point in Girona and stradles the River Onyar that runs through the medieval city. The River was all dried up when I was there, but I guess the water levels rise in the Winter. Anyway, all the sightseeing areas are within easy walking distance of this point.
Landscape Watercolour, Girona, 15" x 11" on Bockingford Rough Paper 140 lbs
A very busy street corner on the main road Carrer de Barcelona in Girona just down from the Railway Station. Girona's a fascinating place and on my visit I was able to take many reference photos for future paintings. I am sure if I stayed there, I would have enough painting material for many months to keep me busy.
Landscape Watercolour of Bursa, Turkey, 15" x 11" on Bockingford Rough Paper 140 lbs
A busy street in Bursa, 4th largest city in Turkey. All the drivers are very well behaved. It could be any street in the world, but add in a minaret and a Doner Kebap sign and it instantly says a Turkish scene. This particular street i can remember had many 'Durums' - street cafes that specialise in doner wraps - of course Doner was 'invented' in Bursa.
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