Staithes, North Yorkshire, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A composition I have done before...but I just changed the direction of the boat. For me, this sort of scene has everything. A light value background kept really simple. Then some middle ground interest with shadows to give form and depth. And top it off with some reflections.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Sorry, there's loads more to come from Livorno. This one was quite difficult to get the balance of composition looking right. I had to include the boat on the right and a couple of bouys on the right to balance up with the left-hand side. i think it worked.
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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Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A corner in the canal in the New Venice area of Livorno - a network of inland canals a bit like Venice but much wider. It really helps having a soft mop brush for the delicate strokes to take advantage of the rough paper surface and letting the paper sparkle through.
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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Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I thought this made a nice composition - with the steps coming down at that angle and then the canal going up, under the bridge. Another 3-colour painting done with my lightweight travel palette - a modified Frank Herring plastic palette. They do different designs.
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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River Tamar, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
...Well 4 colours if I can include neutral tint as another colour. So a flat brush used for most of this painting and pre-wet the paper to get the soft glow of the morning light in the sky and water. Colours were ultramarine blue, lemon yellow and a winsor red.....plus neutral tint.
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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Dartmouth, Devon, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I'm doing a lot of pre-wetting the paper at the moment, to get a soft glow to light in the sky and the reflection in water. So here I applied to a scene I have done a few times before - the inner harbour in Dartmouth, Devon. I don't normally do a red sky, but went for a bit of atmosphere in this one and keeping it loose.
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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Saltash, Cornwall, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A bit of imaginary one this one, apart from the jetty - it soes exist down there. I really enjoy doing these atmospheric ones - pre-wetting the paper and then laying down the first wash, leaving a bright area on the horizon. As regards the horizon - leave it out. Just transition slowly from sky to sea with a subtle change in colour.
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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Polperro, Cornwall, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Apart from the building and the shape of the background headland, a made up scene loosely based on Polperro in Cornwall UK. I try to keep it loose and let the watercolor do its own thing. While still damp, I do a bit of wet in wet with some darker values and get soft edges.
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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A bit of an experiment on this one. How bright can I go, plus handling the yellow reflections up against the blue sea. A bit of careful painting of the waves in the foreground. So the colours were wildly exaggerated and I added in the boat for good measure.
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St Ives, Cornwall, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A bit of messing around and playing with warm against cool. So mainly a cool, dark sky against warm, lighter, roof tops and carry a bit of light red into the sky. Sorry to St Ives residents - I have changed the houses around a little!
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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