3321 Winter Shores
Jerry Yarnell – Inspiration of Painting PBS Television Series oil painting tutorial.

A peaceful winter landscape unfolds across a snow-covered shoreline where icy waters reflect bare trees and a warmly lit cabin glows in the distance beneath a soft evening sky. The contrast between the cold blues of the snow and water and the warm cabin windows creates a welcoming focal point that draws the viewer into this tranquil winter scene. In this intermediate water mixable oil painting lesson, Jerry guides you step-by-step through creating this beautiful seasonal landscape in a 154 minute session on an 18x24 canvas.

You’ll learn how to build a strong winter composition using reflective water, snow-covered banks, foreground trees, and distant structures to naturally guide the viewer’s eye throughout the painting. Jerry demonstrates how to establish the major shapes first, then gradually refine the landscape while maintaining atmospheric softness and proper perspective.

Special focus is given to painting snow, ice, winter reflections, bare trees, frozen shorelines, and atmospheric lighting using layered values, blended color transitions, and controlled brushwork. You’ll also explore how to create realistic reflections in cold winter water and how to balance warm and cool colors to enhance mood and depth throughout the scene.

By the end of this lesson, you’ll gain confidence in painting winter landscapes, reflective water, and seasonal lighting effects while learning how to combine detailed foreground elements with soft atmospheric backgrounds. This is an excellent project for artists ready to strengthen their water mixable oil painting skills while producing a calm and visually captivating winter wilderness scene.