Watercolors by Jim Oberst Blog

Two ships lie at anchor far out in the harbor as evening approaches. If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original wat...

The shade under these trees looks inviting on a hot summer day. If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 22" original watercol...

Southwest Florida is riddled with canals, so folks can have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico from a dock behind their house. The folia...

It's a dead afternoon at this backwoods marina. If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 22" original watercolor painting ...

During a trip to Prince Edward Island in the Canadian Maritimes, I saw this sailboat heading out to sea. I was intrigued by the deep color...

This building on the harbor at Rockport, Massachusetts is famous in the art world. It is such a popular subject of artists that it is cal...

Hawaii has a lot of beautiful scenery. This is a view from the beach at Kihei toward the west Maui mountains. I wish I were back there r...

This painting shows the Arlington Hotel looking south on Central Avenue. The Arlington is a Hot Springs, Arkansas landmark, and dominates...

Anyone who has spent time on the American Gulf coast has seen the White Ibis. They're strange looking birds, with long downturned bea...

This fishing shack and wharf can be seen from the small bridge at South Thomaston, Maine. It is on the Weskeog River just off Penobscot Ba...

Goodland is about as far south as you can get on the west coast of Florida. Here is a scene on one of the canals in Goodland. If you...

Here's one of my favorite portraits. This is based on a guy I saw at the annual Arkansas Folk Festival at Mountain View, Arkansas a f...

A fishing boat is docked near the high grass, preparing for its next trip. If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" origin...

Here's some of the most colorful fruit you'll see. If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor pa...

This is the third painting I've done of Pemaquid Point Light, a picturesque lighthouse on the Maine coast. All of the buildings attac...

In honor of the season, here's my one-and-only Santa so far. It's not often that you see Santa with short sleeves - unless he...

I don't do a lot of figurative paintings. I did this one several years ago, after seeing this child exploring a large pedestrian squa...

This beautiful island is Isola Pescatori, or Fishermen's Island, in Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. The tower is the church of San V...

Watch me paint the original watercolor "Evening on the Bosphorus", from the initial value sketch through the final painting...

This painting was inspired by an actual lighthouse on the California coast, but the subject has been significantly modified to create a mo...