Mixed Fruit - #102 - Original Watercolor Painting

Here's something different for me - a simple fruit still life. I hope to develop more still life paintings over the next few months.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

A Walk in the Cotswolds - #101 - Original Watercolor Painting

I greatly enjoyed the time I spent in the Cotswolds early this year. It's a beautiful area of England. This butter-colored stone house is located just north of Moreton-in-Marsh, and sits on a country road leading to Cotswold Falconry Center and Batsford Arboretum.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Owl's Head Lighthouse - #100 - Original Watercolor Painting

Owl's Head Lighthouse sits on a high promontory overlooking the entrance to Penobscot Bay on the Maine Coast. The painting shows the somewhat short lighthouse and the long steps leading up to it, as well as an oil storage building built in 1896.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Low Tide at Digby - #99 - Original Watercolor Painting

Digby is a fishing port in Nova Scotia on the Bay of Fundy. The tides are among the highest in the world, so when the tide is out, the boats sit far below the working level of the pier.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Cotswolds Farm - #98 - Original Watercolor Painting

This is a typical farm in the Cotswolds - a group of buildings including the farmhouse and various farm working buildings. The green, hilly countryside makes an idyllic scene.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Tallinn Estonia - #97 - Original Watercolor Painting

Tallinn, Estonia is a beautiful medieval town, complete with a wall surrounding it, towers, and twisty lanes - a surprising little gem on the Baltic Sea.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 7.5" original watercolor painting for just $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.

Midlands Country House - #96 - Original Watercolor Painting

I came across this country house in Edale, a village in the English midlands. It's located in Derbyshire, at the southern end of the Peaks District.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Honfleur Town - #95 - Original Watercolor Painting

I've painted the old harbor in Honfleur, France many times, but the city itself is very picturesque as well. Here's a view up one of the quaint streets there.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 7.5" original watercolor painting for just $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.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.

Pemaquid Point Light 2 - #94 - Original Watercolor Painting

This is the second weekly watercolor painting I've done of Pemaquid Point lighthouse. In this one, the sun is in the south, behind the buildings, throwing them all into shadow.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Off Prince Edward Island - #93 - 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 of the sails and the unusual rigging.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 7.5" original watercolor painting for just $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.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.

Pemaquid Point Light - #92 - Original Watercolor Painting

I traveled to Pemaquid point in Bristol, Maine this past summer. This lighthouse at the tip of a rocky peninsula is historic and picturesque, and one can visit both the lightkeeper's house and the lighthouse tower.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Motif No. 1 Rockport - #91 - Original Watercolor Painting

This is my second weekly watercolor painting of the famous Motif No. 1 in Rockport, Massachusetts. This building is an icon of the small harbor there..

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

The Reduta - #90 - Original Watercolor Painting

This sumptuous building in Bratislava, Slovakia, is the home of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. It is also a popular venue for lavish balls. I saw this area in Slovakia in 2007, while on a river cruise of eastern europe.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.  Or you can contact me directly at jim@jimoberst.com.

Copenhagen Street Scene - #89 - Original Watercolor Painting

Copenhagen, Denmark, is a pleasant and fascinating city. In this street scene, the tower of the Copenhagen Town Hall can be seen in the background.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 7.5" original watercolor painting for just $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.

Sunset Sail - #88 - Original Watercolor Painting

This painting is of a small clipper ship, Morning in Maine, sailing the Rockland Harbor as the sun goes down. These ships are a majestic sight along the Maine coast.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 7.5" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.

Storm Approaching - #87 - Original Watercolor Painting

This day's sailing is over as a storm approaches.

If you'd like to purchase this 7.5" x 11" original watercolor painting for $100 including shipping within the United States, you can do it securely on my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  There are additional paintings for sale there, and my larger paintings are available on my other website www.jimoberst.com.

Slide Show of First Year Paintings

I've decided to create a slide show with music of all of the Weekly Watercolor paintings I paint in a single year.  Here's the video for the first year - 2010 - with the first 52 paintings.  Only 18 to go for 2011!

If you'd like to see these paintings and my more recent ones more slowly, visit my website www.weeklywatercolor.com, where all those that haven't been sold yet are available for $100 including shipping in the U.S.

Golden Blossom - #86 - Original Watercolor Painting

Here's a different sort of subject for me… a flower soaking up the sunlight.

If you'd like to purchase this 11" x 7.5" watercolor painting, or any of my other weekly watercolor paintings, for $100 including shipping within the U.S., please visit my website www.weeklywatercolor.com.  My larger paintings are for sale at www.jimoberst.com.  If you'd like to receive my monthly email newsletter, send an email to me at jim@jimoberst.com, and I'll send you a link to a video showing how I create my watercolor paintings.