Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Market Day Chipping Sodbury

Landscape Watercolour of Chipping Sodbury, 15" x 11".

Market day in the 'market town' of Chipping Sodbury.  The main stalls are just down on the left (I'll do them in another sketch).  My tip for making old buildings look older, have a dip in the roof top and have a few minor jagged edges so it's not too perfect.  The building in the middle is the local butchers - great home-made faggots & sausages.  Sky was done in 3 steps - 1st wet nearly the whole area, 2nd drop in the random dark clouds and third a bit of cerulean blue for patches of sky.

 

 

Yesil Caddesi, Bursa, Turkey

Landscape Watercolour of Bursa, 22" x 15".

Yesil (pronounced yea-sheel) Caddesi in the higher, older Yesil neighbourhood of Bursa and just round to the left is the Yesil Turbe - the tomb of the 5th Sultan, Mehmet the 1st.  The old buildings facing us our now souvenir shops selling quite nice stuff, carpets, lamps etc.  The rising Uludag mountains form the backdrop to the composition.

 

Tossa de Mar street, Costa Brava

Landscape Watercolour of Tossa de Mar, 15" x 11".

A little side street in the resort of Tossa de Mar on the Costa Brava.  Very simple 'H' composition with the shop fronts either side, street up the middle and a distant building facing us.  Hopefully made a little bit more interesting with a little shard of light coming in from the left, and some figures.

 

 

Upper St Martins Lane, London

Landscape Watercolour of London, 15" x 11".

Upper St Martins Lane in London's West End.  It's a busy crossing point and so I had to feature plenty of figures.  Steps were 1) Sky and warm wash on buildings and road.  2) Shadows on background buildings and trees (with a rough old brush).  3)  Details on the architecture of the right hand building.  4) Lamppost and figures, then some highlights with white.

 

 

Thornbury High Street

Landscape Watercolour of Thornbury, 15" x 11".

The High Street in Thornbury South Gloucestershire, looking down the road and a distinctive pointed roof top building (think it's a shop).  The row of cars on the other side of the road and the buildings behind were just suggested in a loose style.  The street lamp was painted in one process with a dry brush stroke.

 

Approach to Yate Town Centre

Landscape Watercolour of Yate, 15" x 11"

The approach to the centre of my local town and a bit of the old vs the new - the mid 70's shopping centre in the background with it's flat roof tops and the old White Lion pub on the left which must be a few centuries old.  While the building walls were still wet, I dropped in more colours to make them a bit more interesting.

 On Saunders Waterford Rough, 140 lbs.

 

Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul

Landscape Watercolour of Istanbul, 15" x 11".

Istiklal Caddesi (Avenue) in the historic Beyoglu district of Istanbul, and lined with old Ottoman period buildings now housing foreign embassies and up market shops.  Trams take you down from Taksim Square.  These old buildings have far too many intricate details in their architecture for a 'loose' watercolour, so best approach is simplify and just a few windows in random places.

 

Calle Major, Churros Shop, Madrid

Landscape Watercolour of Madrid, 15" x 11".

A Churros Shop (a Spanish Donut) on the Calle Major, a fairly major road in central Madrid.  The sketch was a good opportunity to paint in a more loose style with the understated architectural details and dry brush strokes hinting at columns, window frames and pillars.  I think the cool sky and the warm background building worked quite well.

 

Weston Super Mare looking towards the Pier

Landscape Watercolour of Weston Super Mare, 15" x 11".

Back to my normal qtr size paper and a scene in Weston Super Mare, looking down a pedestrian precinct towards the pier.  I took the liberty of introducing the shop blinds on the other side of the street and a little bit of shadow cast across them.

 

Ramblas Barcelona

Landscape Watercolour of Barcelona, 15" x 11".

The 'Ramblas' in Barcelona - a mile long, wide street in central Barcelona, lined with everything from florists, cafes, souvenir shops and many human statues.  I think it made a good watercolour subject with the light and shade contrasts of the buildings in shade, then the brightly lit market stall awnings, their shade and then the pavement.