Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Reflections Arrecife

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A possible candidate for a YouTube video where I loved the reflections in the scene and the glassy appearance of the surface of the water.  This is a small sheltered, tidal lake in the middle of the main town/city on the island.  Tricky having to deal with the background buildings - they are painted white but not 'white' in appearance.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Malaga Cathedral - Dry brush strokes

Malaga Cathedral, Malaga, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Cathedral is on the left.  Quite a few dry brush strokes on this one, made easier by using slightly rough paper and not too much water on the brush.  You only get one shot at some of these key strokes down the left-hand side with the lines of perspective.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Fuengirola Kiosk - Experimentation in Colour

Fuengirola, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Now and again I do like experimenting with colour.  Maybe I can get away with it on a sunny day scene such as this in Fuengirola Spain and a summer day.  No, the colours weren't like that on the day, but it was a fun painting and I think I managed to get the values in there.  Perhaps too many hard edges?

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Plaza del Obispo Malaga - Warm and Cool

Malaga, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The plaza del Obispo in Malaga, right next to Malaga Cathedral.  A striking yellowish building which as a colour always looks great against blue.  Kept things fairly loose in the shadows on the left, where there's a row of shops with things for sale on displays on the street.  Also a bit of simplification of the architectural details of the cathedral facade on the right.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

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

Charco de San Gines - Arrecife

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The Charco de San Gines, The 'puddle' is an internal tidal harbour in the main town/city of Arrecife.  Quite tricky to get in the background - many detailed buildings and all mainly white or off white.  When all the buildings are white it can be sometimes a challenge to get right.  I kept it loose.  I have created a video of a similar scene here which I may publish soon up on YouTube.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Cabo Roig Marina, Spain

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Cabo Roig, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A marina scene with the backdrop of some low cliffs, near Murcia, Spain.  Composition wise, I went with a wedge shape - the ridge of the cliff mirroring the reflections and narrower to the right.  You have to be careful with reflections.  Here they're darker than the objects above.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Hotel Playa Sol & Beach, Cadeques, Spain

Cadeques, Spain, Watercolour 15" x 11"

One of many small coves around the bay at Cadeques.  I think the trick with painting small boats like this, is not to make them look too perfect as in the tops of the hulls as a smooth or hard edge.  Break it up a little and add in some imperfections.  Let a row of boats like this blend in with each other.  I also use a few dry brush strokes for details like markings, old paint work and rigging details.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

 

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

 

Fuengirola Fishing Port

Fuengirola, Spain, Watercolour 15" x 11"

Here's an example of me creating hard and soft edges - so the background buildings and sky, the soft edge between the two, and then a hard edge on the middle ground shadows.  I am often asked about the showing of pencil marks in the finished painting.  I personally don't mind and where the paper is unpainted, I may not erase them.  The boat, for example, looks better with those marks - it might have been too bright without them over on the edge there.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms