Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

The Palm Center Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

 

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

The 'Palm Center' in Puerto del Carmen on the 'Beach Road', well not a center for Palms but a small shopping centre selling light furnishing goods (bit difficult to take back with you if you're on holiday).  I thought this made a good subject, against the light again and a couple of figures emerging from the shadows.  A few lines of the mast shadows lead the eyes into the focal point.  Maybe could have done a slightly better job on the right-hand car, but it's off centre and doesn't attract too much attention.

Promenade in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, 2

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

Running for several miles along the seafront of Puerto del Carmen, the promenade whilst not entirely level is a great place for a leisurely walk and now has a cycle path.  This part of the island is unusually green with irrigated tropical gardens and lush date palms.  I was pleased with the foreground shadow of rather dry brushstrokes and resisted the temptation to do a bit of wet in wet where the timing and pigment thickness is everything.

Hotel Playa Sol, Cadeques

Landscape Watercolour of Cadeques, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

One of the many little secluded beaches to be found along the coast of Cadeques, and a great location for this Hotel with its' balconies overlooking the bay in front.  Known as the Spanish Saint Tropez, it's not too far from the French border, but has still been able to maintain it's Mediterranean 'fishing village' charm without feeling like a resort.

 

The Old Custom House Whitby

Landscape Watercolour of Whitby, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

The old round cornered Custom House on the west side of the swing bridge in Whitby, North Yorkshire.  At the heart of Whitby, this building I am sure used to be a custom house in centuries past, but now they're rented offices above a shop.  But it's still retained it's prominent, but badly sited blue sign.

 

Arrecife Promenade, Lanzarote

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

A scene of the long promenade running along the coast of the capital 'town/city' of Arrecife, and here, just by the marina, it's constructed of wooden boards, aged and worn by probably the foot traffic and winds off the sea.  The pyramid roof on the right is a popular bar frequented mainly by the locals.

 

Los Fariones Hotel, Puerto del Carmen

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

I thought this made a nice composition, the road you in, a few focal points around the pedestrian crossing and the contrast between the back of the Hotel and the sun hitting the road.  In hindsight, I probably could have made the back of the Hotel darker or the road in the middle distance lighter to make more of a contrast.

 

The Old Town of Erice, Western Sicily

Landscape Watercolour of Sicily, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

Erice, old medieval town over Trapani, with fantastic views over Sicily and the sea to the West.  It has a maze of cobbled streets and wonderful warm coloured stone buildings with quite small windows.Probably the best way to get up to Erice is by the recently opened cable car from Trapani down below.

 

Town Hall Chipping Sodbury

Landscape Watercolour of Chipping Sodbury, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

The old market town of Chipping Sodbury and the town hall at it's centre is a popular venue for weddings, exhibitions, music festivals and private parties.  It's a lovely old building dating back to 1452, and over the centuries has also been used as a school and for council meetings.  It's Victorian Gothic facade was added in the mid 19th century.

 

Fishermen, Alexandria Egypt

Landscape Watercolour of Alexandria, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

A study of some fishermen attending their nets or maybe discussing the day's campaign.  Close to the main harbour in Alexandria and towards the citadel there's many types of boats congregated together, maybe for the shelter here or maybe it's proximity to the markets nearby.  I tried to convey the heat here of the midday sun and the not so blue colour of the sky, which many times in Egypt has an ochre tinge to it maybe because of sands blown in from the South.

 

Divan Yolu, Istanbul

Landscape Watercolour of Istanbul, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

Divan Yolu Caddesi looking up to the small Firuz Aga Mosque (well relatively small to the very large mosques next door like the Sultanahmet). Divan Yolu was Istanbul's first main street going back to Emperor Constantine's day, and now still is a wide boulevard with open spaces leading to the main tourist spots and the grand bazaar.