Steve Rosas

Watercolor

Born in Albany, California, watercolor artist Steve Rosas also spent time in New Mexico growing up, and served in the US Marine Corps. 

He studied art privately with Helen Reed and Rex Brandt, and is a Signature Member of Watercolor West. 

Awards to his work include the Division Award in Watercolor, the Juror’s Choice trophy and the First Award at California’s Orange County Fair, as well as the M. Graham & Co. Award. His work is also in the collection of the Victor Miceli Law Library.

“I have always been interested in art,” Rosas says, “but above all, the art of watercolor. No other medium matches it. The way the colors merge on moist paper to me is magical. Need I say more?”

Please note, all art size measurements are approximate.

Watercolor painting of an old wooden house with a tower and rusted, weathered roofs, surrounded by trees and power lines.

Anaheim Building • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a house with a red roof, surrounded by greenery and a large tree, with a cloudy sky.

Tree House • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A watercolor painting of a rugged shoreline with rocks and a hill in the background, using soft, muted colors.

California Coast, Santa Rosa • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of a rural landscape with a house, trees, and a cloudy sky.

East • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of a rural scene with a yellow house, tall palm trees, hills, and a cloudy sky.

Shake Shack, Coast Highway • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Cloudy sky with a few birds flying

Shake Shack, Coast Highway • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of a beach with rocky cliffs, palm trees, and people swimming and relaxing by the water.

August Day at the Cove • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

Watercolor painting of an outdoor scene with trees, rocks, and a white building with a window.

Kirshners • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of a rural landscape with trees, hills in the background, and a small house or barn in the distance.

Fort Ross • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of a rural landscape with a house, trees, and mountains in the background.

Side of the Tracks • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of a seaside scene with a sailboat on the water, a large leaning tree in the foreground, and a lighthouse in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Windswept • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of a rocky seaside landscape with a person walking on the beach.

Life Guard, Aliso Beach • Watercolor, 16x20” • $250

Watercolor painting of a sailboat on the water near rocky cliffs with a cloudy sky.

Hog Island II • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of sailboats at a harbor with a pier in the background.

Balboa Dinghies • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of boats docked near wooden buildings on a calm body of water.

Three at La Conner • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of boats docked at a harbor with buildings in the background

Northwest Coast • Watercolor

Watercolor painting of a harbor with boats and buildings on stilts

Red Skift • Watercolor

A watercolor painting of a lakeside scene with a person riding a bicycle, a woman sitting on a bench, the lake with sailboats, and trees in the background.

Clear Day • Watercolor, 16x16” • $225

Watercolor painting of a tree with a large trunk and spreading branches, surrounded by abstract foliage in green, brown, and blue tones.

Big Oak • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A watercolor painting of a coastal village with houses, palm trees, and a harbor with boats, under a cloudy sky.

China Cove I • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a marshland with a small water channel, tall grasses, and a cloudy sky in shades of blue and green.

Santa Ana River • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of an old, weathered barn with rusty metal roof, surrounded by overgrown grass and a rural landscape in the background.

Back of the Barn • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a cityscape with historic white buildings featuring domes and towers, likely a European or Latin American city, with rooftops and a distant landscape under a blue sky.

Tasco • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Seascape watercolor painting of a rocky shoreline with a sailboat, waves, and people on the beach

The Wedge • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of a landscape with a charred and smoldering area, blackened ground, scattered debris, and a background of trees and dark smoke.

Clear Cut • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

watercolor painting of a hillside village with houses, trees, and power lines under a sky with clouds.

Crystal Cove • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of an old, leaning house with four windows, a gate in front, surrounded by trees and grasses, with a partly cloudy sky and a few birds flying.

Green House • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a white house with a flat roof, surrounded by greenery and trees, under a cloudy sky.

Stand Alone • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor landscape of trees with autumn colors and a reflective water surface.

Tree Shapes • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A watercolor painting of a lakeside scene with a large tree, a small house with a balcony, birds flying, and a dock extending over the water.

China Cove II • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of a rural landscape with two haystacks, a cloudy sky, and some distant trees.

Hay Stacks • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Snow-covered landscape with a cluster of evergreen trees under a cloudy sky.

Snow Tracks • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

A watercolor painting depicting a snowy landscape with a person walking through the snow, leaving footprints, towards a large dark house with a chimney. There are smaller structures nearby and a cloudy sky overhead.

Rabbit • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a harbor scene with sailboats, a buoy, and old buildings in the background.

Balboa Parade • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of a dock or pier extending over a body of water, with pilings and a utility pole nearby, in a muted and atmospheric color palette.

Scout Pier, Newport Beach • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of sailboats on the water, with some boats having white sails and others with tan or yellowish sails, creating a calm and serene maritime scene.

Race Start, Newport • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

Watercolor painting of two boats floating in a calm bay with rocky shoreline and distant hills.

Back Bay I • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

A watercolor painting depicting boats docked at a harbor with birds flying overhead, rendered in soft, muted tones.

Dory Fleet • Watercolor

A watercolor painting of a rural landscape featuring a small white house with a gray roof nestled among trees. The scene includes grassy fields in the foreground and a backdrop of dense foliage under a cloudy sky.

Apples • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

A watercolor painting depicting a shoreline with waves crashing on rocks in the foreground, sailboats on the water, and a distant tree-covered hill in the background.

Blake Island • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

A watercolor painting of a rural landscape with a tall evergreen tree in the foreground, a field of flowers, a building with a red roof, a small church with a steeple, and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

Port Townsend Light • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of a lakeside scene with a lighthouse, small houses, trees, sailboats on the water, and cloudy sky.

Lighthouse and Sails • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of a coastal village with huts on stilts, palm trees, and boats docked in the water.

Philippines • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of rocks along a shoreline with birds flying in the sky and foggy distant hills.

Quite Bay • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

A winter landscape painting featuring a snow-covered field, leafless trees, and hills in the background.

Bird House • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of an old, weathered white house with boarded-up windows, surrounded by grass and trees, with a dirt road in the foreground and a few birds flying in the sky.

Boarded Up • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A watercolor painting of a rural landscape featuring a rustic barn, leafless trees, and green grass under a cloudy sky.

Cider Mill • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a forest scene with trees, fallen logs, and tree stumps.

Gone Forever • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a seashore with rocky cliffs, trees, and a lighthouse in the background under a cloudy sky.

Pigeon Point • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of an old wooden shed in a grassy field, cloudy sky, and distant fence.

The Trophy • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of an old house with a tree behind it, set in a grassy landscape under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (Old Barn) • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A watercolor painting of a dirt road in a rural landscape, with snow on the ground and hills in the distance. Sparse trees and bushes line the sides of the road, with a few birds flying in the sky.

Searcy County • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

A painting of a snow-covered mountain with trees in the background and snow on the ground in the foreground.

Snow Covered • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

A painted watercolor of an old boat on land, supported by wooden logs, with workers and other boats in the background.

Stalled • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

A watercolor painting of a cloudy sky over a green landscape with a small body of water in the foreground and birds flying in the sky.

Stalled • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of a rural landscape with large trees, a dirt road, and a person jogging in the distance against a light sky.

Bike Ride • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of a rocky island with seagulls flying over the water.

Foggy Day at Arch Rock • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

Watercolor painting of a seaside scene with sailboats, palm trees, and buildings on the waterfront.

Lido Isle • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

Watercolor painting of a summer cove with cliffs, trees, and people in the water, signed 'Summer Cove, Dana Point, CA, 5-6-1926'.

Summer Cove • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

Watercolor painting of a blue mesa at Blue Mesa, with sparse desert vegetation and a light-colored sky.

Blue Mesa • Watercolor, 16x20” • $250

Watercolor painting of a rustic outdoor scene with small sheds, trees, and a tent or tarp, in a natural setting.

Tomalas Bay • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

A watercolor painting of a potted plant with green leaves and white flowers, set against a soft blue background.

Sun Flowers • Watercolor, 16x20” • $250

Watercolor painting of a rural scene in Gilroy, California, showing a white building, hills, and trees.

Gilroy, California • Watercolor

Watercolor painting of a seaside scene with tents, boats, and power lines, featuring muted colors.

195th St., Woodinville • Watercolor

Watercolor painting of a lighthouse and surrounding buildings on a cloudy day.

Port Townsend • Watercolor

Watercolor painting of a bouquet of sunflowers with dark centers and light yellow petals.

Sun Spots • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a coastal landscape showing a winding road along cliffs, a beach with sparse vegetation, and a calm ocean with rocky outcroppings under a cloudy sky.

Washington Cove • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a rural landscape with houses, trees, and a cloudy sky.

Bodie, California • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of a coastal village scene with buildings, a tree, water, and a hot air balloon in the sky.

China Cove III • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

A watercolor painting of Las Gaviotas Beach showing sandy shore, palm trees, a lifeguard station with a small crowd, and the ocean with sailboats in the distance.

Laguna Beach • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of a seascape with houses, trees, and a cloudy sky.

Rocks and Pines • Watercolor

A watercolor painting of boats docked near colorful buildings on a waterway.

Back Bay II • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of a lakeside scene with a small wooden boathouse, a person standing by the shore, and a pine tree on the right, with mountains and a colorful sky in the background.

Driftwood Beach • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

A watercolor painting of driftwood on a sandy beach with a distant shoreline under an overcast sky.

Camano Island Totem • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of a rustic house with a snow-covered roof, surrounded by a rocky landscape and trees, with birds flying in the sky.

Hungry Buzzard II • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of an old house with surrounding trees and landscape, framed and hung on a wall.

Hungry Buzzard • Watercolor

A watercolor painting of a winter landscape with bare trees and snow-covered ground.

Snow Day • Watercolor, 16x20” • $250

A watercolor painting of a harbor scene with two boats docked, a rocky shoreline on the left, trees, and a shoreline in the background.

First Light, Willapa Bay • Watercolor, 16x16” • $225

Watercolor painting of a sandy beach with a driftwood sculpture and distant shoreline under a cloudy sky.

Driftwood Fort • Watercolor

Watercolor painting of a boat on a calm lake with hills and clouds in the background.

Hog Island I • Watercolor

A watercolor painting of an old beige house with a slanted roof, surrounded by palm trees and greenery, with a blue sky overhead.

Totem • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A painting of a leafless, crooked tree with a thick trunk, standing on a grassy field near a small building, with a cloudy sky in the background.

Winter Tree • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A watercolor painting of a small, rustic building with a pointed roof, set in a grassy landscape with a cloudy sky.

Steeple • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of the Blue Pavilion on stilts in the water, with sailboats nearby and birds flying in the sky.

Blue Pavilion • Watercolor, 16x24” • $300

Watercolor painting of a boat yard with an old house, palm trees, a boat on a stand, two people, and birds, labeled 'Alys Dockman Boat Yard'.

Hans Dickman Boatyard • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

A watercolor painting of a dense, lush green bush with some thin, bare branches and a grassy area at the bottom.

Trees & Birds • Watercolor, 16x16” • $225

Close-up watercolor painting of a plate, spoon, and yellow table surface.

Rocky Point • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Mill Creek • Watercolor

Watercolor painting of people fishing on a dock that extends out into a body of water, with a cloudy sky in the background.

Log Boom, Kenmore, Washington • Watercolor

A watercolor painting of a large, leafless tree with a thick trunk, surrounded by green grass and distant bushes or trees on a light sky background.

Early June • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Painting of a white ceramic vase with pink, red, and orange flowers on a table with a colorful tablecloth, featuring bold black brush strokes and abstract details.

Vase & Flowers • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

Watercolor painting of a hillside village with a prominent white house with a red-tiled roof, surrounded by trees, other houses, and a cloudy sky.

Building Placorta • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of a coastal scene with sailboats on the water, trees, houses, and power lines, with a pathway or road leading down the center.

Washington Cove • Watercolor, 22x30” • $400

A watercolor painting of a beach scene with people enjoying themselves, a lifeguard tower in the center, and trees in the background.

La Jolla • Watercolor, matted, 12x15” • $225

Watercolor painting of a beach scene with people sunbathing, swimming, and umbrellas under a sky with clouds.

Avalon • Watercolor, 20x26” • $350

Watercolor painting of a house on stilts by the water, with reflections and a partly cloudy sky.

Tomalas Bay Fish Shack • Watercolor

Watercolor painting of a cluster of trees with white trunks and green foliage, surrounded by grass and small flowers.

Apple Stocks • Watercolor, 22x30” $400