Cambrils, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I'm sure it's not called Fisherman's Wharf, but I thought it might make for a good title. It's quite a busy quayside leading up to the port buildings at Cambrils in Spain.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Oxfordshire, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
The River Windrush on a frosty morning. An exercise in values. Light of course in the background and trees get darker in value to the foreground.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Tarragona, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Quite a busy fishing port on the day of my visit and a fairly overcast, yet bright day, offering some light and dark in the scene. Having the correct brush is important for wave shapes. For me, a soft quill mop helps create that elliptical shape and soft so it does not disturb any paint below.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Lanzarote, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
The tidal 'lake' in Arrecife on the island of Lanzarote. I have painted this lake a few times and the big challenge is the background. Some off-white buildings, but with an overcast sky, they are the same value as the sky. So my solution is to be very gentle with the details in the background, get in some cream colours of the buildings and take a bit into the sky. Then I paint in a few details on the buildings, but nothing too dark.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Gran Canaria, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Painting some breaking waves. My technique is wet the whole area around the wave shape. Then paint in the surrounding areas up to the wave to get the soft edge around the wave. Then within the wave, just a little darker vales to give some form. And add some small dots of white paint at the end for a bit of movement.
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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Newquay, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
The cliffs on the western end of the harbour and the tide is in. A bit of cobalt turquoise works wonders for reflections.
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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I went a little extreme here on a bay in Sorrento, Italy. The building on the right was close to that colour, but not sure about the yellow and the blue. Anyway, a bit of fun mixing the colours and seeing what works with one colour against the next. Gardeners working with flowers and herbaceous borders will know this and experiment as well!
Sorrento, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Ifracombe Harbour, Devon. A view from the dockside and a more commercial side of the harbour. A bit of gentle merging of the reflections with the harbour wall for cohesion. My source photo had the light in a completely different aspect, but I thought this one looked more appropriate with a bit of contre jour.
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Watercolour 15" x 11"
My late brother, Ian Wilmot, was a very good photographer. I was looking through his archives the other day from his travels, and quite a few of his black and white photos (that was his specialty for mood and atmosphere) I thought could be paintable. Now I have no idea where this location is, but I believe it's in Cornwall. Painting from a black and white photo is great for helping you and suggesting values, but you're on your own with the colours!
Cheers Ian, wherever you are! RIP.
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