Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Tias Street Corner, Lanzarote

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11"

Tias is a small town in central Lanzarote, a bit off the tourist areas and a popular residency for local and ex pats.  I don't know the name of this street corner, but I took the liberty of changing a few minor architectural details and put in the two people and the car to balance the composition.  Pedestrian crossing went in first with a dry wash of light blue pigment just to dirty it up a bit before the cerulean blue sky and ultra marine/alizarin crimson was on the lower half (with a bit of yellow ochre on the lighter right hand side of the central building.

 

Street Corner, Old Jerusalem

Landscape Watercolour of Jerusalem, 15" x 11"

A busy street corner in the old part of Jerusalem, just opposite the Damascus Gate.  There was a varied mixture of shops here, street vendors and even a Hotel in the middle.  What attracted me was the challenge of simplifying the scene (extracting many people and a few cars whizzing around the junction here), and I think the blinds with their stripes added a bit of interest.

 

Chipping Sodbury High Street 3

Landscape Watercolour of Chipping Sodbury, 15" x 11"

A traditional fruit and veg shop on Chipping Sodbury High Street.  A few washes went into the background buildings and a good bit of yellow ochre for the shop in the middle.  I deliberately made the roof lines sag in the middle to hopefully emphasize the age of the structures.

Painted on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs.

 

Chipping Sodbury High Street 2

Landscape Watercolour of Chipping Sodbury, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

A painting completed in my local Art Society evening and a scene local to me.  Sharing the picture with my fellow artists and locals, they would quickly point out what the buildings in the scene were thirty, forty years ago.  Sadly yesterday's high street of local shops, butchers etc. are now replaced by charity shops and coffee houses.

 

Old Town Shops, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

A slight change on this one as regards the direction of the light - the scene of some tourist shops in the Old Town part of Puerto del Carmen with the light behind me rather than coming towards me.  So it's a bit more difficult to get areas of contrast unless you introduce a bit of dark shadow and in my case some brightly coloured swimming rings outside the shop.

 

Promenade in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, 3

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

The reflections in the first floor windows of this modernish shopping centre along the coastal road in Puerto del Carmen I think made for an interesting subject and just a hint of a palm tree reflection on the left side.  Just a few brush strokes for the line of trees on the right and dry brush strokes for the palm tree leaves are an easy effect to achieve.

 

The Palm Center Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

 

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

The 'Palm Center' in Puerto del Carmen on the 'Beach Road', well not a center for Palms but a small shopping centre selling light furnishing goods (bit difficult to take back with you if you're on holiday).  I thought this made a good subject, against the light again and a couple of figures emerging from the shadows.  A few lines of the mast shadows lead the eyes into the focal point.  Maybe could have done a slightly better job on the right-hand car, but it's off centre and doesn't attract too much attention.

Rent a Car office, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

 

Landscape Watercolour of Lanzarote, 15" x 11" on Saunders Waterford Rough Paper 140 lbs

Steps leading up to a Rent-a-Car office along the main coastal road in Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote.  The subject attracted me for the geometric patterns of the steps and the shadow cast across them, and also for a slight change in perspective looking up to the focal point of interest rather than it being at sort of eye level.  The deep red terracotta tiles of the steps were also quite striking.

 

Birmingham New Street Shops

Landscape Watercolour of Birmingham, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs

Close to the Birmingham New Street Railway Station and the shops and street vendors on New Street are experiencing another busy trading day. New Street is now mostly pedestrianised.  Birmingham, the second biggest city in the UK is a vibrant city, offering visitors a fabulous array of shopping, attractions, culture, entertainment and dining within the fairly compact city centre.

 

Britannia Inn Weston Super Mare

Landscape Watercolour of Weston Super Mare, 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 140 lbs

The Britannia Inn otherwise known as "The Brit" is a traditional English Pub situated on the High Street in Weston Super Mare in the South West of the UK.  When we're lucky enough to have a sunny summer's day, it's a great place for a pint in the courtyard and watch the world go by.

 

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