Painting a California Pacific Sunset!

In this video, landscape oil painter, Lis Nielsen- “Artist in the Woods”, paints a California Pacific Sunset! Lis paints in the studio using a photo reference from Asilomar State Beach, California. As usual, Lis paints in oils from start to finish. Watch this California landscape artist as she demonstrates painting the beautiful early evening sunset light reflecting on Pacific waves. Lis teaches on good composition, color mixing and temperature, atmospheric painting elements and making comparisons for the handling of values and color. She also shows how she uses a photo reference while guiding the viewer through the painting process. As you watch you will surely gain a deeper understanding of oil seascape painting from Lis Nielsen’s knowledge and teaching. California landscape artist, Lis Nielsen, travels in her “paint mobile”, a converted van, and paints on location as well as in her studio in the Sierra Mountains. She has been painting for over 30 years and has learned from many of the