Watercolour 15" x 11"
I feel a washing day theme coming on. hot on the heels of my Vernazza washing day, here's one from Livorno a bit further down the coast. Maybe a misplaced red car - I normally recommend not having parts of vehicles going off the side, but it sort of works here I think and the parking road marks help take the eye onwards to the building. I started with two figures on the left, but 2 more 'appeared' on the right after random lighter areas were left from the initial washes.
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Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Working on contrasts - so I played on the white vehicles in the centre up against a darker background. It can't be just about that going on in the middle. I needed some vertical interest, so on the right I included the pavement, building and some figures melting into the shadows.
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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St Emilion, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
This is the bottom of the town as I call it. On the right is a pizza restaurant bedecked in yellow and yellow parasols. A contra jour shot looking down to the end of the town.
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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Athens, Greece, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I went for a bright yellow on this one - I think cadmium yellow. So underlying wash was that yellow in most of the road area, then applied thicker for the taxis. After that first wash was completely dry, I paint the darks and shadows. Left completely loose on the left had side, and add in a few figures for interest.
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"
Kiosks are really convenient objects to include in a street scene. A chance to have a little bit of contrast with the roof against the background - light against dark or vice versa, a chance to include some customers/figures. This was a demo painting at a recent evening at my art club.
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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Fivizzano, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I will be tutor again at the Watermill in Posara in October and during my week we visit the local town of Fivizzano, just up the road from the Mill. Great place for plein air painting, weather permitting. Loads of little back streets to explore like this one.
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, 11" x 15"
Plenty of dry brush strokes in this one - mop brush on its side and not too much water, so fairly dry. From a composition point of view, I wanted the left hand side to be a dark border, projecting out a little in the middle with the shop blind and figure. Tip - don't spend a lot of time painting car windscreens - completely dark or left white is sometimes good for a sunny day, especially looking towards the light.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Fivizzano, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Town up in the hills in Tuscany. This is Via Roma (not sure why it's named that - nowhere near Rome). The reference photo was taken after the market closed - midday, and there was nobody about. Conjuring up a figure, I think it needed to be moved slightly left or right - I seem to have a light area around it which was unintentional.
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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St Emilion, France, 15" x 11"
A simple composition of one of the roads leading into the small town of St Emilion in SW France. And two ways of painting trees in watercolour: A small fully loaded brush and some dry brush strokes.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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St Emilion, France, 15" x 11"
A simple composition of one of the roads leading into the small town of St Emilion in SW France. And two ways of painting trees in watercolour: A small fully loaded brush and some dry brush strokes.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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