The painting is in a realistic style and depicts a mountain landscape. The foreground is a meadow with a variety of flowers, grasses, and trees. A stream runs through the meadow, and in the background are snow-capped mountains. The sky is blue and there are some clouds. The painting is done in muted colors and has a peaceful, serene feeling.

Oil painting is among the most well-known and respected types of art. Oil paint has been used to create some world-famous pieces, like The Starry Night by the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh and The Mona Lisa portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Painting the Redwoods of California with intrepid artist and wanderlust painter Emilie Lee. She discusses how she treks in for four days of inspiring plein air painting.

Tree sketch