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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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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Puerto del Rosario Las Palmas Spain, watercolour, 15" x 11"
My process for creating convincing harbour scene - first observe the scene. Water conditions can change rapidly and if painting plein air, you have to have a little bit of a photographic memory. I generally start of with a graded wash for the water, start fairly light in the background and come darker towards the foreground. While the wash is still wet, I will add in some darker softer waves with a mop brush mainly in the foreground. Then as the wash is dry, adding harder edged reflections of the boats and masts.
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Ronda, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Plaza Duquesa de Parcent Ronda Spain, a pretty 'green' square on the southern side of the town. Tall cyprus trees and date palms are the main tree types here. A nice quieter part of the city and cool with the greens when it's hot elsewhere.
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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The subject of a recent video up on my YouTube Channel, and the 'round' apartment building as I call it in the popular town of Mijas in southern Spain. Very popular with the tourists, this is the 'edge' of the main tourist area with its network of narrow roads. The levels of the building were quite tricky as they are not symmetrical - quite quirky!
Watercolor 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford paper.
Here is the link to the full video:
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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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Ronda, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Painting on the 'wrong' side of the paper often doesn't matter unless it shows the watermark as in this one. Sometimes you can hide it by a darker colour, but clear as day here up in the sky. Often manufacturers state on watercolour paper that you can paint on both sides. But I find in the manufacturing process, the two sides can be a little different in texture. Perhaps one side uniform in the texture, and the other more random. They can produce some subtle differences in outcome, and the way the paint flows. As long as you know what to expect I guess.
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 will have to do a video on pedestrian crossings. They are a great design element in any street scene - either connection of course one side of the street with the other, or if you are looking along it, with perspective, leading the viewer's eye into the painting.
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"Enjoy the colours" was the subject for the weekly painting challenge at my Bristol based art club. We of course are all safe in our homes at the moment and just communicate once a week on these challenges. You see, I get my challenges as well! I went a bit loose on this one.
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