Montpon Menesterol, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Looking west along the main street in Montpon which runs east-west.  A bit of extreme contre jour and range of values.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Castillon-la-Bataille, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Simple scene, could be anywhere...but this is...Castillon-la-Bataille in the Gironde area of South West France.  Some old buildings maybe needing some paint, but I think that look is quite attractive.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Cherbourg, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A recent painting painted with one brush - a large synthetic blend brush from Lebenzon.  First time I used this large brush and new brushes take a few paintings to get used to how they handle, how much paint they can take, the marks they make, etc...  One benefit of using one brush for the whole job - you don't need to keep thinking "shall I change my brush now" when painting different areas or stages of the process.  Keeps it simple and the momentum going when timing is very important in watercolour.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Not being very imaginative with titles, I just had to call this one 'red car Livorno'.  This is south of the centre of Livorno, almost where the lido starts.  A sharp corner in the road and a contre jour looking West and some strong afternoon sunlight.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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Ibiza, Spain, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Well I guess most watercolour painters would ideally paint a bright sunny day on a location like Ibiza.  However, I went with an overcast, yet bright day.  The main challenge of which are lack of shadows and a small narrow range of values which sometimes does not work in watercolor.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Praça Ferreira de Almeida Faro Portugal

Went a bit loose on this one.  A small square in central Faro, Portugal.  Quite a simple composition - shadow, background building and one tree.  Plus a few figures and cars to balance things out.

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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.

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.

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.

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.