Landscape Watercolour of Bristol, 15" x 11"
Part of the historic heart of Bristol, Corn Street with it's old bank and municipal buildings are now home to a busy street market and farmer's market. I went very dark with the deep shadows with the aid of neutral tint, but I think it turned out okay with the contrast of the light hitting the parasols.
Landscape Watercolour of Lynmouth, 15" x 11"
A view of Lynmouth in North Devon, looking towards the Exmoor hills to the South. My painting was based on a black and white 1930's photo I found, so I had to change some details around buildings, people etc. Anyway the steps of this painting were, 1) sky and foreground wash, and then left to dry. 2) Far hills and then going darker for the middle ground hillside and doing some negative painting around the rooftops. 3) People and telegraph pole and 5) smoke rising from far building with some watered down gouache on dry paper.
Watercolour of Athens, 15" x 11"
My second attempt at the Monastiraki area of central Athens. Well the Parthenon is up on the hill in the background, but making it appear on the top of the hill might have detracted from the focus of the old church I think. Painting cars sideways on is a lot more difficult than painting them head-on - they can either look too stretched out with a wide wheel base or two dumpy.
Landscape Watercolour of Borough Market, 15" x 11"
My depiction of Borough Market based on a photo of mine and trying to capture a dark & wet January day. This is one of the entrances to the market with the impressive classical frontage. Apart from the obvious wet in wet on the reflections in the road, I added a little chinese white to the grey tones of the building as an experiment.
Landscape Watercolour of Tel Aviv, 15" x 11"
The sea front in Tel Aviv looking south with the tall modern apartment blocks with great views over the Mediterranean. I have tried to include all the main watercolour techniques here with warm and cool tones, wet in wet and dry brush strokes of the posts. The circular patterns on the promenade were done in one and lead you into the picture hopefully!
Landscape Watercolour of Limassol, 15" x 11"
The side of Agia Napa Church in Limassol looking up towards the tourist district of the town. The tall washingtonia palms here are probably the easiest to replicate. I use a fairly small synthetic brush, loaded with thick paint and just make short drags from the centre of the canopy outwards to the length of a leaf. And then one long drag of course to form the trunk.
Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs.
Landscape Watercolour of Jerusalem, 15" x 11"
The wide Sultan Suleiman road leading west towards the Damascus Gate of the old city. Steps in this painting were, 1) wash of sky and foreground, then left to dry. 2) Castle shadows and background buildings, cutting around figure and cars. Lastly 3) figures and shadows. With the figures, I normally paint in the faces first, then any bare arms and legs. Shadows for me would be the last stage. I think maybe those 2 palms on the right could have been a touch lighter in tone.
Landscape Watercolour of Jerusalem, 15" x 11"
A busy market scene in Jerusalem, with oriental rugs hung high and the surrounding of the ancient buildings of the old part of town. Stages in this painting were 1) Sky, 2) Wash over most of the painting of yellow ochre and then left to dry. 3) In with the darks going around the figures with a bit of negative painting (actually done with quite a large mop brush) and then 5) figures & details.
Landscape Watercolour of Lymington, 15" x 11"
A pretty, Georgian market town, Lymington is situated on the southern edge of the New Forest, between Southampton and Bournemouth and at the western end of the Solent. Apart from the placement of the buildings, I 'invented' the boat, car and people. My source photo I took had little interest and the painting needed a little action. The shadow on the left was very dark pigment and some water dropped in to make it less boring hopefully. I also simplified the background - there was far too much detail of windows and structures on the buildings.
Landscape Watercolour of Alexandria, 15" x 11"
An anonymous building in Alexandria shortly before the citadel, and a liberal use of yellow ochre and deep shadows. Stages for this painting were 1) sky wash, leading to 2) mid and foreground wash with a little cobalt blue towards the bottom. 3) After drying I start with the side gate and the shadows of the buildings. 4) Last are the figures painted in while the shadows were still wet.
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