From Tim Wootton's Studio (1 Viewer)

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

Love the sketch books and looking forward to see what becomes of these

 

[timwootton]

More scribbles from the tiny sketchbook just by way of keeping ticking over. Sh*te weather today - been out twice and had three changes of clothing.

 

[mosca]

Nice Tim.
Are you out every day to make field drawings or just carry a book just in case?
(if you don't mind me asking that is).

All the best,

Philip

 

[timwootton]

I just carry a book Philip. The only drawing I've done today though was this quick thumbnail from the shelter of the kitchen porch. I made an instant watercolour sketch to try and keep the flavour of the scene.

 

[Woody]

Captured the mood to perfection, you've said everything about it simply and eloquently.

Mike

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

Can only agree with Mike

 

[Strandman]

Sh*te weather today -
been out twice
and had three changes of clothing.

I think that qualifies as an exceptionally fine haiku (three metrical phrases and typically containing a kigo, or seasonal reference....).

Not as fine as the pics themselves though- especially a very fine Shag + buoy. I really like that.

 

[ste]

lovely 'on the spot' watercolour sketches Tim. Hope the weather picks up for you.
Steve

 

[timwootton]

I think that qualifies as an exceptionally fine haiku (three metrical phrases and typically containing a kigo, or seasonal reference....).

Not as fine as the pics themselves though- especially a very fine Shag + buoy. I really like that.

I never knew I had an inner poet. And thank you for the very kind words - sometimes the immediate works (oftentimes not, though ).
Cheers.

Cheers Steve - weather's just what it is, isn't it. Winter's on its way - eeeek!

 

[Woody]

I don't know how but I missed your scribbles earlier. I can't help but be jealous of the subject matter! Great little sketches Tim, you're on a roll!

Mike

 

[nickderry]

finally get to say something about these last lot, I find something incredibly genuine and personal in these little sketches, as they're not intended for show, there is nothing holding you back. Extra special mention goes to the watercolour waxwings - a subtle blend of colours shaped by a few lines and a few jabs of yellow to create a hauntingly beautiful picture.

 

[mosca]

Thanks for the insight Tim.
These little sketches show so much more than just the subject matter.
It's a shame that often the sketches get left behind at exhibitions and only the final is shown. Maybe they can be turned into a sort of manga book, bedside reading for doodlers?

 

[timwootton]

At last, I get the chance to start the seabird painting! What with one thing and another - illustration work to clear away and waiting for the canvases to arrive. The good thing though is that I hadn't looked at the composition for quite a while and (besides Nick's observation about the voyeuristic puffin) I realised that there was too much similarity in the larger birds' sizes. I therefore decided to knock the shags back a little in the scene and also move the hanging gannet further into the middle distance. This I think, gives the birds a bt more space to move and lets the eye move around the composition better. I've re-adjusted the psition of the seastack a tiny amount, but this now allows a bit more sea and sky to the right of the design which balances the diagonal a bit more.
I'll start the painting today,

 

[Andrew H]

everyone seems to be doing 'group' paintings all of a sudden, is this somthing to do with the long winter nights and having a bit of time to do more.......I think theres a secret competition between you and arthur to outdo each other in the group thing....:-O

 

[nickderry]

I think you've made some right decisions in this pic, even if I did like the pervy puffin - looking forward to seeing the progression

 

[timwootton]

Made a start on the painting today. I'm looking to find a way to say 'white' without it being just white (and the obvious purplish hues in the shadows). I think I sometimes have the tendancy to paint a little too timdly at times and I don't want this canvas to be one of them.
Listening to ac/dc. 1980s U2 and the might Quo frm 1971 helps to loosen the attitude a tad.

 

[Woody]

Wooo! Good to see it started Tim. My own preference for attitude loosening is a bit of Alter Bridge, (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko6tfrjc1E0) and a large pascheran or two!

Mike

 

[ste]

A bit of Ma kellys greasy spoon and Paper plane certainly loosened me up in the seventies. Nothing wrong with a bit of the mighty Quo.
Good start on the gannet. Like the curulean blue. glad you left the hanging gannet in.

Just looked at Alter bridge Woody , A very 'Quoesque' moment in the middle of the performance I noticed. Great song.
Steve

 

[timwootton]

There's nothing quite like making a painting while the image is still fresh in the memory. Have had some thrilling encounters with a long-eared owl recently. We actually have some very good little bits of woodland habitat in Orkney and where I now live in Stromness there's a super little stand of trees. The owl obviously thought the same and I became quite a dab-hand at locating it (it proved to be almost invisible to most other birders) and I have had this image in my mind for a day or two.
I started a watercolour which was going to be my best ever piece (sound familiar Paul?) but I never finished it because quite frankly it was sh*t. This afternoon though I suddenly got the urge (the fact that it's Sally's birthday may have prompted my rush of activity). 45 minutes of slapping it on and here's the result. I suspect it may be developed into something a little more substantial at a later date (this one's only 14"x10").
Seabirds this weekend.

 

[desgreene]

What a great effect. Your eyes flick about all over the painting and then focus in on the owl!

Looking forward to seeing more of the seabird painting too. Looking good so far.