Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Calle san Agustin, Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

As I have mentioned in a few postings before, I normally avoid lighting/sun coming from behind me.  It makes for tricky shadows for figures and sometimes it's difficult to get a range of values.  But here I think the dark area on the left, the angle of the roof replicated with the angle of the shadow on the street helped.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Rue du Colonel de Chadois Bergerac - Shady Shopping Street

Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

I think every good watercolour painting needs at least one 'clean' line.  Something dominant to lead the eye to or towards a key object.  So here I tried this with the angled support to the shop blind.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.

White Buildings - Puerto del Carmen

Puerto del Carmen, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

My current painting project for my Patreon club members this month is how to paint buildings that are white.  So I shared this one of Puerto del Carmen, where nearly all the buildings are white.  But you get a sunny day, and suddenly the values appear.  Dull day?  Give up painting in watercolour in my opinion.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Values and Shop Window - Bergerac

Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"

I was struggling to find a title for this painting post, but I think Values should be in there somewhere.  I have quite a large range in values on this one and some quirky shadow shapes through this narrow street in Bergerac.  The funny column here with some plants on the top caught my eye as a feature on the street corner.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.

Green Street Bath, looking towards St Michael's Church

Bath, UK, 15" x 11"

Green Street Bath and a narrow street, very typical in this area and a view up to the spire of St Michael's Church.  Quite a loose approach to the buildings on each side of the street.  Had to be careful to leave out the whites of the windows on the right, and adding that little triangle of dark just makes it into a window with some bright light hitting it.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

Devizes #2 - High Street

Devizes, UK, 15" x 11"

My 2nd plein air on a recent trip to Devizes, done in about 30 minutes, so I had to crack on or I would miss lunch and a pint with the 'Exiles' Painting Group.  So a contra jour which I like doing and an amalgamation of cars on the street - just thinking about shapes.  A banner across the street is a handing thing to join the two sides from a composition point of view.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Bristol Savages - Artists Outing - May 2019 - Sidmouth Painting #4

Sidmouth, UK, 15" x 11"

The fourth and final plein air painting from my recent trip and a painting done in the Fore Street in the middle of town.  Probably the busiest street in Sidmouth, all pedestrianised and plenty of shops and nice bunting across the street which adds another dimension to a street scene looking down the road.  Of course I have included some different sized figures as well.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press Paper, 300 gms

 

Tea Shop Laycock

Laycock, UK 15" x 11"

A plein air done shortly after my YouTube 'Bodycam' recording  but looking in the opposite direction up towards the abbey and a pretty tea shop on the right hand side.  Only distraction were some Japanese Tourists asking directions for Harry Potter - I assume there was some exhibition on locally.  Anyway a fairly loose and quick painting of this pretty village.  Many painting subjects there.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

Fore Street Bodmin Cornwall

Bodmin, Cornwall, 15" x 11"

A painting based on an old photo of mine taken on a very brief trip through Bodmin.  This is Fore Street a main shopping street for the town.  An exercise in connecting the various key objects in the painting, the figures, shadows, cars, one side of the street to the other.  Also an exercise in values with those dark shadows and the light hitting the left side of the street.  With the shadows I try to vary the tones also in that area.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms.

 

Campo San Polo Venice

Venice, Italy, 22" x 15".

The last plein air demo I did on my recent Venice Workshop. The Campo San Polo is the largest campo in Venice, Italy, the second largest Venetian public square after the Piazza San Marco, but very quiet by comparison. I was attracted to the light coming from the right and hitting the dome of the kiosk. Quite a quick painting, done in about 45 minutes.

Painted on Saunders Waterford ColdPress paper, 300 gms.