Original Watercolours by Tim Wilmot

Yellow Parasols, Vernazza

Vernazza, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

For me, it's important to get that first wash down with important base colours.  So in this scene of Vernazza on the Cinque Terre, I laid down a blue sky wash, down over the hills with the main colour of the buildings, then to the foreground with the yellow, allowing it to flow into the street.  Then with the darks I paint around shapes to define them, like the top border of the village.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

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.

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.

Shadow on Reflections - How to

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

I'm often asked how to paint shadow on top of reflections in water.  Well here is an obvious example - the shadow under a bridge in this Livorno scene.  I paint the reflections first - best as a solid colour and not many ripples.  Then when still damp, go in with a darker, thicker colour for the shadows so you get a bit of a soft edge between the shadow and reflection.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Sunny approach to old town Albufeira

Albufeira, Portugal, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A walk down the hill into Albufeira and the Old Town.  A bit of a strong contra jour this one.  Always a key thing in watercolour to get those contrasting values and silhouettes.  This was a bot of a wet in wet with the initial wash and the sky coming down over the buildings.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Looking up to Libourne Shutters

Probably one that is impossible to do as a plein air - continual looking up at the subject then looking down to paint.  Not sure.  A bit of an experiment just painting the facade of this old building in Libourne South West France.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms

 

Bristol Savages Sketch Night - Grand Designs on Land Sea and Air

Weekly sketch night at my art society, the 'Bristol Savages', and the topic for the night was "Grand designs on land sea and air". So we have 2 hours to produce a painting based on that topic without the use of any reference material (so no cheating looking up on the web).

I based mine on a scene from St Tropez...

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms

 

Scali del Monte Pio Livorno Italy

Livorno, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The 'New Venice' area of the city of Livorno.  A painter's paradise with loads of painting opportunities around the various canals here.  Great for Plein Air painting.

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.

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

Latest Tutorial Video up on YouTube - Advanced? Maybe not for beginners anyway

Here is my latest YouTube video.  This time an interior view of the Mill at the Watermill in Posara