Tewkesbury, UK, 15" x 11"
My final and 5th plein air of the day at Tewkesbury, just before getting back on the coach for the trip back to Bristol. A view of the Bell Inn/Hotel, opposite the Abbey. Somehow, this ended up being rather dark, going almost against the light.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.
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Tewkesbury, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
4th Plein air of the day and a walk back along the banks of the River Avon towards the Mill. Quite bright sunshine coming towards me and I liked the row of cars leading me into the scene.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Tewkesbury, UK, 15" x 11"
The 3rd plein air just before lunch. This is a view down St Mary's Lane and some lovely old houses with the timber fronts. The dog was an afterthought. I painted the figure and it looked like they were being pulled by something. Well, it had to be a dog!
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
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Tewkesbury, UK, 15" x 11"
2nd Plein air painting with my art club, the Bristol Savages. Another view towards the Abbey from the mill. The day was starting to warm up nicely, so you have to speed up your work with watercolour. The cars were actually parked at 90 degrees to how they are in my picture, but I think they look better this way.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Tewkesbury, UK, 15" x 11"
My first plein air of Tewkesbury on a recent trip there with my art group, the Bristol Savages. Absolutely lovely day, no wind and bright sunshine. First plein air was an iconic view of the Abbey across the river. Very beautiful spot and very peaceful earlier on in the morning.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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3rd painting in the afternoon, still sheltering from the strong winds behind the Scout Hut on the Waterfront in Bristol. Here a view across some wasteland and the spire of St Mary Redcliffe.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
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Bristol Harbourside, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Second painting on a recent plein air trip with my painting group, the Exiles. The sun came out late morning, but the wind was still too strong out in exposed places. So I tucked in behind the Mud Dock Cafe building and just painted what was in front of me - the quayside, tops of boats and some apartments on the other side of the harbour as a backdrop.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
#watercolour #StcMill #watercolorpainting
This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Bristol Waterfront, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Out with my painting friends 'the Exiles' recently and a trip to nearby Bristol and its Waterfront/Harbourside area. A very breezy day - Most of us had our easels blown over at some stage, and on this one, I was painting into the wind and had to lean forwards against my easel to hold it in place. So here is a view towards Prince Street Bridge, the cranes beyond that and some small boats in the foreground.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
#watercolour #StcMill #watercolorpainting
This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Day 5 as painting tutor on last years course at the Watermill in Tuscany and a visit to nearby 'Il Convento dei Carmine', a privately owned monastery with ancient cloisters and frescoes, gardens and views. Lots of different views around the monastery and the internal cloisters (very tricky with lots of columns, shadows and perspective. I decided to do an external shot with my demo and invented a gardener pushing a wheelbarrow.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Day 4 on last years painting holiday at the Watermill in Posara and a day trip to the nearby Cinque Terre. These are 5 very pretty coastal villages, all very different in size and character. This is Riomaggiore, quite a narrow, steep town which leads down to a small protected bay with a single slipway into the sea. So this is looking up into the town. I really travelled light on the trip - my 3-colour palette, two brushes (a mop and a small round) and a piece of corex plastic as my board. No Easel. So I held the board with my left hand and had the palette on some rocks to my right. I used seawater of course instead of fresh. Seemed to work okay.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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