Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Yellow Taxis, Athens

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.

Kiosk, street corner, Livorno

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.

Fivizzano Shadows - Poss Plein Air for October?

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.

Livorno - double crossing

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.

 

Fivizzano - Tuscany, Via Roma after Market closed

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.

Up the hill to...St Emilion (France)

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

 

Up the hill to...St Emilion (France)

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

 

Sherston Plein Air Painting #3 - looking up the High Street

Sherston, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A third painting from my summer day trip to local village Sherston.  Love the bunting out in the street and a great tool to link two sides of the street from a composition point of view.  I normally avoid painting cars side on, but here I think it works by not making a big feature of them with all the trimmings and wheel arches and so on.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Iron Acton - Bright windscreens

Iron Acton, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The pretty village of Iron Acton, close to where I live.  Quite a simple scene and I made a focus of the windscreen.  Nice and bright against a dark background and a slight curve of reflection of the building to make it a little more interesting.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Via Arsenale, Livorno #2

Livorno, Italy, 15" x 11"

Via Arsenale, from the port to the town.  A busy road with lots of port traffic.  I ended up with bands of cool and warm - cool sky, warm buildings then cool foreground and shadows.  Not sure what was happening in the bottom right corner - I dabbed my fingertip in the still wet paint, ended up with a circle, so I started making abstract shapes in there.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms