Instructional Video 8815 Four Seasons Spring
Jerry Yarnell – Inspiration of Painting PBS Television Series
Acrylic Painting Tutorial – 55 Minutes | 18x24 Canvas | Beginner Level

In this peaceful beginner acrylic painting lesson from the Jerry Yarnell Inspiration of Painting PBS television series, you’ll learn how to paint a tranquil spring landscape featuring a calm reflective pond, soft morning mist, and distant mountains gently fading into the background. This serene nature scene captures the quiet beauty of early spring with fresh foliage, soft light, and still water.

Painted step-by-step on an 18x24 canvas, Jerry demonstrates how to blend delicate pastel skies, create atmospheric depth with distant tree lines and mountain shapes, and develop smooth water reflections that mirror the surrounding landscape. You’ll learn how to build depth from background to foreground using soft transitions and layered color techniques.

This spring landscape painting also focuses on creating natural shoreline textures, including grasses, wildflowers, and foliage along the water’s edge. Jerry explains how to use contrast, color harmony, and value control to guide the viewer’s eye while maintaining a soft, peaceful atmosphere throughout the composition.

Perfect for beginning artists interested in painting lakes, reflections, and seasonal landscapes, this 55-minute instructional video helps build essential skills in atmospheric perspective, composition, color blending, and brush control while creating a beautiful springtime scene.