Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Monte del Bianchi Plein Air

 Last day on my recent trip and we're up in the mountain village of Monte del Bianchi.  Every year I'm there, we seem to always get glorious weather and lovely bright sunshine.  My plein air was from the 'end' of the village.  The monastry/church is behind me (you can just make out the shadow of the cross from it) and we're looking up the village.  There's only one narrow street.  Very peaceful spot and great views of the valleys around.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Il Convento dei Carmine - 2019

Tuscany, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

5th day plein air painting on my recent trip to Tuscany as Tutor at the Watermill.  Thursday is a short trip up the hill to the Il Convento dei Carmine, a privately owned Monastery.  Tricky arches to paint and perspective exercises! 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Rainy Day - La Spezia Port, Italy

La Spezia, Italy, 15" x 11"

A Plein Air painted in La Spezia, sheltering under cover from the cold wind and rain.  Struggled without an easel on this one, but hopefully got the result of an image of rain, people, boat in port and a weak background.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Market Day Fivizzano 2019

Fivizzano, Italy, Watercolour 15" x 11"

My 3rd day demo on my October trip to Tuscany. here a plein air painting done on Market day in the town of Fivizzano.  You need to work fast here - by midday they're all gone and you have to paint from memory!  I liked the shadows across the scene and the challenge of painting those complicated market stalls.

Painted on Saunders Waterford. Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Verrucola - Bridge and Castle view - Plein Air from my Tuscany Trip

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This was our day 2 location - the castle top village of Verrucola, high up in the hills. We were a bit unlucky with the weather. It rained in the morning, so we were confined to the studio where we painted a scene from Pisa. But after a hearty traditional Italian stew, we painted this pretty scene looking at the main bridge across the river valley and the view of the castle with its bell tower. And the sun made an appearance!

 

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

2nd Plein Air painting at the 'WaterMill' - Posara main street and Bell Tower

Posara, Italy, 15" x 11"

My 2nd Plein air painting at the recent workshop I ran at the 'Watermill in Posara'.  Another plein air painting looking down the main street of the village and the church tower at the end.  Good practice of perspective.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Watermill in Posara - Tuscany Painting #1

I was the painting Tutor recently at the Watermill in Posara, Tuscany, Italy.  I did a couple of demos each day, so here's the first one, painted right outside the mill and looking up towards the hills to the North of Posara, the small hamlet where we were based for the week.  Unusually on this one, I painted the sky and background hills last!  Normally they're the first to go in, but this one I started painting the tops of the roofs first, down to the foreground.  I think it worked.  I wanted the soft edge of the sky against the hills and a hard edge of hills against rooftops.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

France Painting Holiday 2019 - Plein air #14 - Bergerac sketch while waiting for the bus

Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"

The last plein air of my French trip and a real quickie while waiting for the bus.  Maybe I could have gone a bit darker with the background buildings or a bigger range of values?  I don't know.  Anyway I was happy with the result and a little reminder of the visit.

Painted on Saunders. Cold Press, 300 gms

 

 

France Painting Holiday 2019 - Plein air #13 - Bergerac

Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Place Pelissière, in Bergerac France.  A quick plein air while my painting friends were lunching, and I almost wet abstract on this one.  A symmetrical view, against the light and some chance to play with shadows and shapes with the cafes and parasols.  Sword brush helped define the foliage on the tree.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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France Painting Holiday 2019 - Plein air #11 - Bergerac

Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Day 5 and a day trip to Bergerac, the largest town on our itinerary.  Lovely old timber clad buildings here with crooked edges and narrow street.  Here a scene I have done a few times before.  This demo I decided to do landscape orientation.  

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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