Instructional Video 8991 Inside Looking Out
Jerry Yarnell – Inspiration of Painting PBS Television Series
Acrylic Painting Tutorial – 95 Minutes | 18x24 Canvas | Beginner Level

Discover how to create depth, contrast, and visual storytelling in this inviting countryside scene painted from the perspective of an old barn interior. In Episode 8991 Inside Looking Out, Jerry Yarnell guides you through painting a rustic foreground of weathered wood, broken fence posts, and climbing vines while framing a sunlit rural landscape beyond.

This 95 minute beginner acrylic painting lesson, created on an 18x24 canvas, demonstrates how to use light and shadow to draw the viewer’s eye from the darker interior toward the bright fields, winding country road, and distant trees. You’ll learn how strong value contrast and soft atmospheric distance create the illusion of space and natural light.

In this lesson you’ll learn how to paint weathered wood textures, create realistic fence posts and rough timber edges, suggest sunlit fields and distant foliage, and use framing techniques to guide the viewer through the composition. Jerry also demonstrates how to balance detail in the foreground with softer background transitions for depth and realism.

Ideal for beginners and developing artists, this instructional video teaches essential landscape painting techniques while helping you create a finished painting filled with warmth, perspective, and rustic country charm.