Paint This With Jerry Yarnell

Bison Valley, Part 1

Acrylic painting on15x30 stretched canvas. In this episode, Jerry discusses the reference material he will be using. Then describes the type of canvas and tint he will be using. Then he takes the soft vine charcoal and makes a very rough sketch of the main components of the composition. Now he shows how to paint the semi-stormy sky and explains the significance of the color scheme and color mixes he will be using. He finishes by painting in the first layers of distant mountains and adding first minor highlights.