Instructional Video 8857 Hummingbird
Jerry Yarnell – Inspiration of Painting PBS Television Series
Acrylic Painting Tutorial – 53 Minutes | 18x24 Canvas | Beginner Level

Learn how to paint a colorful hummingbird feeding from vibrant red flowers in this beginner acrylic painting lesson taught by Jerry Yarnell from the Inspiration of Painting PBS television series. This beautiful wildlife painting captures the delicate motion of a hovering hummingbird as it reaches toward a bright trumpet-shaped blossom surrounded by soft grasses and natural foliage.

Jerry demonstrates step-by-step how to create a soft atmospheric background that allows the hummingbird and flowers to stand out as the focal point of the painting. You’ll learn how to build the bird’s shape and structure, blend subtle feather colors, and develop the transparent look of wings in motion.

Jerry also shows how to paint natural grasses, delicate stems, and bright red blossoms that attract hummingbirds in nature. Careful placement of these elements helps guide the viewer’s eye toward the hovering bird while creating a balanced wildlife composition filled with movement and color.

Perfect for beginning artists, this 53-minute instructional lesson introduces techniques for painting birds, soft backgrounds, and floral details while building confidence with acrylic painting. By the end of the lesson, you’ll have a charming hummingbird painting that demonstrates Jerry Yarnell’s clear and encouraging step-by-step teaching style.