Instructional Video 9003 Desert Flowers
Jerry Yarnell – Inspiration of Painting PBS Television Series
Acrylic Painting Tutorial – 100 Minutes | 18x24 Canvas | Beginner Level

Experience the quiet beauty of the desert in bloom in this uplifting beginner acrylic painting lesson. In Desert Flowers, Jerry Yarnell guides you through creating a serene southwestern landscape featuring a sunlit desert path winding gently through rocky terrain, flowering cactus, and vibrant wildflowers set against distant mountain ranges.

You’ll learn how to build depth and atmosphere using soft aerial perspective and subtle color transitions that suggest distance and warm desert light. Jerry demonstrates techniques for painting desert vegetation including saguaro cacti, scrub brush, and blooming wildflowers, while showing how to balance warm earth tones with cool mountain hues to achieve harmony and realism.

This lesson also focuses on painting textured rocks and natural terrain, creating the illusion of dusty pathways, and guiding the viewer’s eye through the composition using light and color contrast. Bright desert blossoms add lively accents in the foreground, bringing energy and visual interest to the peaceful landscape.

Perfect for beginners, this video builds confidence in painting desert scenery while teaching essential techniques for atmospheric depth, natural textures, and balanced composition in Jerry Yarnell’s signature teaching style.

Capture the peaceful warmth and natural beauty of the desert landscape while developing essential acrylic painting skills in texture, atmosphere, and color harmony.