Creek & Mill Streets - Original Watercolor Painting

The afternoon sun shines strong on these buildings in downtown Pataskala, Ohio.

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River View - Original Watercolor Painting

A view of a quiet locale across the river and through the trees.

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Licking County Barn - Original Watercolor Painting

I pass this Licking County, Ohio farm scene often on my way home.

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Scottish Trawler - Original Watercolor Painting

Challenger KY985 is a trawler based in Kircaldy, Scotland. It's getting a fresh coat of paint while the tide's out.

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Western Summer - Original Watercolor Painting

Cattle stick close to the pond in the dry hot days of the American west.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5 x 22" original watercolor painting for $225 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com (just click on the image). There are many other original paintings for sale on my website, organized by subject in six different galleries.  Add a unique original painting to your collection!

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Crimson Sky - Original Watercolor Painting

Wind drives the sailboat forward under a crimson sky.

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By the Pond - Original Watercolor Painting

In this little painting I was shooting for more color and looseness than is typical for me. What do you think?

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Venice Early Morning - Original Watercolor Painting

Venice is the land of canals and gondoliers - and the land of crowds. On this early morning in Venice, while many of the visitors are still in bed, the gondoliers are preparing their boats for the day's work.

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Rock Mill Park Barn - Original Watercolor Painting

I've begun painting plein air with the Central Ohio Plein Air (COPA) group. This is my first effort - a beautiful old barn just across the road from the Rock Mill Park in Lancaster, Ohio. Great weather, great location, great group of artists.

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London Street Corner - Original Watercolor Painting

A typical street scene in a modern section of London.

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Balbriggan Lighthouse - Original Watercolor Painting

Balbriggan is a seaport town on the northeast coast of Ireland. The harbor has a strong tide, leaving many of the boats moored there on dry land during low tide. It is home to an abundance of working boats and pleasure boats, and sports a small lighthouse that is almost 250 years old.

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Ahidelake Quay - Original Watercolor Painting

In the fall of 2016 I spent 3 weeks in Ireland. This scene is of the quay in Ahidelake, County Cork, Ireland, in the tidal Clonakilty bay. There was no shortage of quaint seaside scenes all around the Irish coast.

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Working Farm - Original Watercolor Painting & Slideshow

October in Ohio - Things have quieted down on this working farm.

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Favorite Paintings of 2016 - Slideshow

I completed over 50 watercolor paintings during 2016.  Here is a slideshow of a few of my favorites.

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Plein Air Artist - Original Watercolor Painting

Plein air, or "outdoor", painting allows an artist to escape the difficulties of painting from photographs that distort perspective, colors, and light. But it provides its own special challenges, including limited time, changing light, moving subjects, bugs, heat, cold, kibitzers, etc.

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A Gray Day - Original Watercolor Painting

This is a typical scene in rural central Ohio - a white farmhouse with an addition or two added to the rear, situated in fairly flat terrain. The gray day is also typical of late fall, winter, and early spring weather in Ohio. There is something about the view down that long, straight road that beckons one into the painting.

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Conesville Barn - Original Watercolor Painting

A companion to my painting Davis Hollow, showing the farm buildings from a different point of view.

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Jumbo Clouds - Original Watercolor Painting

Sailing under huge puffy clouds.

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Pemaquid - Original Watercolor Painting

This painting is an impression of Pemaquid Point Light, built in the early 1800's on the Maine coast. It's a fascinating place to visit.

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Down by the River - Original Watercolor Painting

It's a quiet summer day down by the river.

You can watch a video showing how I created this painting - titled A Quick Landscape Demo - on the Videos page on my website.

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