Joan Boryta's Watercolors
& Oil Paintings

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Joan Boryta's Watercolors
& Oil Paintings

Joan Boryta's Watercolors & Oil PaintingsJoan Boryta's Watercolors & Oil PaintingsJoan Boryta's Watercolors & Oil Paintings
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Fly Fishermen (Watercolor)

New England
22" x  30"

Huntington Beach Pier (Watercolor)

Framed 17" x 21"

Morro Rock, California (Watercolor)

22" x 30" 

San Simeon Meadow (Oil Painting)
Framed 27" x 51"

Sunday Stroll, Ireland (Watercolor)

11" x 15"

Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, Ireland (Watercolor)

13" x 17-1/2", Giclée 

Original Watercolor Paintings & Landscape Art by Joan Boryta

Bring home a landscape that holds the light, color, and character of a real place. Based in Seal Beach, California, Joan Boryta offers original paintings and archival prints that capture the living atmosphere of iconic shores and countryside. If you are looking to buy watercolor paintings online in California or elsewh

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Featured Original Paintings and Fine Art Prints

 Browse one-of-a-kind watercolors, original oils, and selected giclée reproductions from collections shaped by different landscapes and parts of the world.

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Original Artwork, Different Ways to Collect It

Original Watercolors

Original Oil Paintings

Original Oil Paintings

 Every original watercolor is individually hand-painted on heavyweight cotton paper, capturing luminous transparency and spontaneous pigment flow. Each piece is one of a kind.

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Original Oil Paintings

Original Oil Paintings

Original Oil Paintings

 The collection also includes original landscape oil paintings in California, featuring coastal bluffs, rural scenes, and rich color depth in custom frames.

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Archival Giclée Prints

Original Oil Paintings

Archival Giclée Prints

 Selected signature paintings are available as museum-quality giclée reproductions in versatile sizes for easy display.

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Four Places Captured Through the Paintings

The paintings reflect places that have been lived in, explored, painted, and remembered. Each collection carries its own light, atmosphere, and visual character.

California Coast and Wetlands

Beaches, piers, surfers, pelicans, fields, and the Bolsa Chica Wetlands capture the changing character of Southern California.

Ireland’s Open Landscape

Villages, rolling hills, rural scenes, and broad Atlantic skies reflect time spent painting in southwestern Ireland.

Barbados in Vivid Color

Ten years living in Barbados brought fishing communities, colorful homes, tropical vegetation, and Caribbean light into the work.

New England Through the Seasons

Farms, historic homes, waterways, snow, autumn color, and quiet countryside return to the landscapes where my painting journey began.

A Painting Life Shaped by Place

 I, Joan Boryta, began painting in New England with oils before watercolor won me over. My work has taken me through ten years living in Barbados, two artist fellowships in southwestern Ireland (Cill Rialaig), and my home studio in Southern California. Along the way, my work has received five Massachusetts Cultural Council awards, entry into the New England Watercolor Society gallery, and features in three watercolor books.

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Join Weekly Tuesday Watercolor Classes in Seal Beach

 

Learn to paint without intimidation. My weekly Tuesday classes in Seal Beach cover water control, color mixing, and how to create soft and defined edges. With step-by-step guidance in a supportive small group, you will complete a ready-to-frame painting to take home after every single class—no prior drawing experience needed.

  • Schedule: Tuesdays • Small-group studio in Seal Beach, CA
  • Takeaway: Complete and take home a ready-to-frame painting each class

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Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at joan@joanborytaart.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

 An original watercolor is a one-of-a-kind hand-painted artwork; a giclée print is a reproduction of an existing painting.


Framing details vary by artwork, so check each painting’s listing for current framing information, dimensions, and specifications.


Yes, available original watercolors inspired by California, New England, Barbados, and Ireland can be viewed and purchased online.


Yes, contact the studio with questions about a painting’s size, framing, availability, or appearance before purchasing.


 View California watercolors featuring Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Morro Bay, and Bolsa Chica Wetlands, plus original landscape oil paintings.


Tuesday classes teach water control, color mixing, edge techniques, and painting confidence; students complete and take home their own artwork.


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