Pemaquid Point Light 3 - Original Watercolor Painting

This is the third painting I've done of Pemaquid Point Light, a picturesque lighthouse on the Maine coast. All of the buildings attached to the lighthouse can be visited. The tower by the small shed in the background housed clockwork weights, which provided the power to ring the bell mounted on the ocean side of the shed.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

He's Making a List - Original Watercolor Painting

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's working in the Christmas store in Branson, Missouri during the summertime.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor painting for $150 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

On My Own - Original Watercolor Painting

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

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 11" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Isola Pescatori - Original Watercolor Painting

This beautiful island is Isola Pescatori, or Fishermen's Island, in Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. The tower is the church of San Vittore and the mainland hills can be seen in the background.

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 22" original watercolor painting for $300 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Video - Painting the Bosphorus

Watch me paint the original watercolor "Evening on the Bosphorus", from the initial value sketch through the final painting. You can watch more of my videos on my YouTube channel or on my website at http://jimoberst.com/videos.html.

Headland - Original Watercolor Painting

This painting was inspired by an actual lighthouse on the California coast, but the subject has been significantly modified to create a more interesting set of buildings and cliffs.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Fresh Shrimp - Original Watercolor Painting

The public docks in Corpus Christie, Texas are busy with both commercial and pleasure boats. Many of the local fishermen sell fresh seafood right off the back of their boats.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Featured Artist at Artists Workshop Gallery

John Keller and I will be featured during the month of November at Artists Workshop Gallery, 810 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas.  I hope you can join us at our opening reception on Friday, November 4, during Hot Springs Gallery Walk.  I'll have a number of new paintings on display.

Morning in Maine - Original Watercolor Painting

I saw this clipper ship, Morning in Maine, in Rockland harbor. These ships are a majestic sight all along the Maine coast.

If you'd like to purchase this 22" x 15" original watercolor painting for $300 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings, including a smaller version of this painting, are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Summer Reverie - Original Watercolor Painting

These sailboats make a serene picture as they lie quietly in a cove. The background foliage creates wonderful reflections in the water.

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 11" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Gallery Walk - Original Watercolor Painting

This is one of my favorite paintings of Hot Springs, Arkansas, with folks strolling about, discussing art, and looking in gallery windows.

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 11" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Design for Painters Seminar

The Fine Arts Center of Hot Springs has scheduled my 1-day Design for Painters Seminar on Tuesday, October 25, from 9 to 4 at the Center.  In this lecture & discussion seminar, I explain the elements and principles of design, and how they can be applied to make all types of paintings more successful. I also cover the basics of perspective, shadows, and reflections, which must be executed well to make any representational painting believable.  More information is available at my Workshops page.  Contact Donna Dunnahoe at 501-624-0489 or via email at donna@hsfac.org for more information about this workshop.

Canyonlands National Park - Original Watercolor Painting

Canyonlands National Park lies near Moab, in southeastern Utah. The landscape has been eroded into various mesas, valleys, and canyons. This is a view from the area in the Park called Island in the Sky.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Sailor Take Warning - Original Watercolor Painting

"Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning." A reddish sky around sunrise means a lot of water vapor is already present in the atmosphere, so that rainy weather is likely.

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 22" original watercolor painting for $300 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller weekly paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Until Next Year - Original Watercolor Painting

Here are two sailboats up on chocks in a boatyard on Spruce Head Island, Maine.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com. There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Hobie - Original Watercolor Painting

This seascape was inspired by some sailboats I saw on a beach in Normandy, France. I've simplified the surroundings and banished the original gloomy day. This is a large version of a weekly watercolor I posted a few months ago.

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 22" original watercolor painting for $300 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller weekly paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Lazy Afternoon - Original Watercolor Painting

This is a vignette - a painting that looks like it wasn't quite finished to the edges of the paper. I love the overall pattern this barn makes with the four different-shaped white corner areas of the paper.

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 22" original watercolor painting for $300 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.jimoberst.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller weekly paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Waiting for the Tide - Original Watercolor Painting

The peninsulas that jut out along the Maine coast are filled with small harbors and coves where fishermen and lobstermen ply their trade. The tide changes by as much as 11 feet, leaving docks high above the water at low tide. This particular scene is from an overcast day on Spruce Head Island near Rockland.

If you'd like to purchase this 15" x 11" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it on my website www.jimoberst.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Catch Me If You Can - Original Watercolor Painting

I painted this awhile ago.  When I saw this child, she was running from her parents just as fast as she could go.  Cute to watch, unless you are the parents!

If you'd like to purchase this 22" x 15" original watercolor painting for $300 including shipping within the United States, you can do it on my website www.jimoberst.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.

Nyhavn Copenhagen - Original Watercolor Painting

Here is a view of the crowded street at the Nyhaven waterfront in Copenhagen. We're looking back toward the city, and the harbor and ships are on the left, out of sight.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 15" original watercolor painting for $200 including shipping within the United States, you can do it on my website www.jimoberst.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my smaller paintings are available on my other website www.weeklywatercolor.com.