Seascapes Simplified: Painting with Marine Master Lisa Egeli

Seascapes can feel overwhelming to paint.

With shifting light, dramatic skies, moving water, reflections, and multiple elements competing for attention, it’s easy to lose focus — or overwork the scene. In Seascapes Simplified, acclaimed marine artist Lisa Egeli shows you how to bring clarity and intention to even the most complex coastal subjects.

With more than 30 years of professional experience, Lisa guides you through her complete studio process as she develops the painting Before We Fish. Working step by step, she demonstrates how to simplify a seemingly complex scene, establish strong relationships between shapes, and build a painting that feels cohesive, atmospheric, and inviting.

You’ll see how the sky, water, land, and reflections connect, and how thoughtful decisions at each stage create a sense of harmony that pulls the viewer into the scene.

Throughout the course, Lisa shares the principles that underpin successful paintings, including how to:

• organize and simplify complex visual information
• establish strong value and color relationships
•  create believable light, atmosphere, and reflections
• maintain unity while refining details
• work deliberately to support the overall feeling of the piece

Rooted in a rich artistic lineage, Lisa draws on lessons passed down through generations of painters, along with her own decades of experience. Her thoughtful, patient teaching style makes complex ideas approachable, helping you connect what you already know with a clearer, more confident process.

This course is ideal for artists who have a foundation in painting and are ready to move beyond fragmented results toward work that feels intentional, expressive, and complete.

If you’re looking to simplify your approach, strengthen your decision-making, and create paintings that truly convey a sense of place, Seascapes Simplified offers a clear and practical path forward.

What You'll Discover Inside:

• How Lisa's multigenerational painting lineage — and more than 30 years of professional experience — gave her the foundation for simplifying even the most complex coastal scenes
• Lisa's deliberate, stage-by-stage process for building a painting that feels cohesive and pulls the viewer into the scene
• The secret to keeping your color clean and harmonious — and knowing when it's okay to muddy it
• How to paint water, wet sand, and reflections so they read naturally and connect to the rest of the painting
• How to create atmosphere in your sky and carry that feeling through to the land, water, and horizon
• How to use subtle color shifts, thoughtful edges, and deliberate brushwork to stitch every element together into a unified whole

…and so much more!

What This Course Includes:

• Full 4-hour+ Painting Demonstration
• Materials & Inspiration: How Lisa Chooses Her Supplies and Gathers Her Reference
• Start-to-Finish Studio Demo of Before We Fish
• Interview with the Artist: Eric Rhoads sits down with Lisa to discuss her Life, Career & Philosophy
• Exhibit of Works: Inspirational Gallery of Lisa's Plein Air & Studio Paintings
• High-Speed View of the Demo for your enjoyment and reference

Chapter Breakdown

Introduction

Materials & Inspiration

The Initial Block In

Develop the Block In

Develop the Sky

Develop the Sand

Develop the Canoe & Land Mass

Final Refinements