Yarnell - Country Scenes in Acrylic

Attention Please!, Acrylic on canvas, 12" 26" (30cm 66cm)

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First and foremost, I give God all the praise and glory for my success. He blessed me with the gift of painting and the ability to share the gift with people around the world. He has blessed me with a new life after a very close brush with death. I am here today and able to share all of this with each of you because we have a kind, loving and gracious God. Thank you, God, for all you have done.

The next dedication goes to my beautiful bride, Ms. Donna. God brought her into my life several years after my wife Joan passed away. Donna has not only made me a better artist and teacher, she has catapulted the Yarnell Studio & School of Fine Art, LLC into successful proven-growth areas that I once had only daydreamed of having. She is my soul-mate, my best friend and my dedicated partner. With my God and Ms. Donna at my side, nothing is impossible.

stretched canvas

Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Deep, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow Light, Dioxazine Purple, Hookers Green, Naphthol Crimson, Phthalo Green, Turquoise Deep, Ultramarine Blue, Vivid Lime Green

• 2" (51mm) hake
• nos. 2, 4, 6, 10 and 12 bristle flats
• nos. 2, 4, 6 and 10 Dynasty brushes
• no. 4 sable flat
• no. 4 sable round
• no. 4 sable script

• medium or firm toothbrush
• paper towels
• soft vine charcoal
• water mister bottle
• white Cont pencil
• white gesso

Blue Door

Acrylic on canvas

16" 20" (41cm 51cm)

In this book, we will explore how to paint country landscapes in different seasons, times of day and color schemes, with various types of buildings and structures included in your composition. And of course, we cant talk about buildings and other man-made architecture without talking about perspective.

I believe it is extremely important for every artist to have at least a foundational understanding of one- and two-point perspective. However, understanding how to use perspective can be somewhat intimidating if you are unfamiliar with the basic concept of how it works. I will do my best to show you the principles of perspective and make them simple for you to understand and use in your landscape paintings.

We will also cover proportion and explore how to place buildings and other structures within the context of a landscape. You will learn techniques for underpainting and detailing buildings as well.

This will be a painting experience I know youll enjoy. So grab your brushes and paints and get ready to be inspired!

View from Afar

Acrylic on canvas

18" 24" (41cm 61cm)

As the old saying goes: The quality of your project is only as good as the quality of the products you use. As a fine artist, I insist on using the highest quality products that meet archival standards (museum grade). All of the tools and materials covered in this book are professional grade. These supplies can be found in most art stores, except for the brushes. The brushes I use are my own design and can only be purchased from the Yarnell School of Fine Art (yarnellschool.com) or from a Yarnell Certified instructor.

When choosing art supplies, try to purchase professional-grade products when possible. If you are a beginner and still developing your painting skills, or if you have a limited budget to work with, student-grade materials are the next best option. I guarantee that the quality of the materials you use will correlate directly to the ease of your experience learning to paint, producing better art and having a product that will stand the test of time.

Ageless Beauty

Acrylic on canvas

18" 24" (46cm 61cm)

There is a wide variety of types and sizes of brushes available for artists. To make things simple, the descriptions below cover only those brushes youll need to complete the paintings in this book.

Use this brush with acrylics and watercolors only. It is made of goat hair, one of the finest hairs used in paint brushes, so it has a tendency to shed. However, this brush creates beautiful, soft blends over large areas, like skies and water. It also creates mottled backgrounds, such as those used in still life and wildlife paintings.

All of the paintings in this book were done in acrylic, but the techniques work great for oils as well. If you prefer to work with oils, substitute this brush for the hake when painting glazes, water, skies and other large areas. (Hake brush hairs are too fine for oils.)

Thicker-bodied paints like acrylics and oils work best with these brushes. Their coarse bristles are great for brush techniques such as scrubbing and dabbing. They also work well for underpainting backgrounds and adding texture. These are not brushes for fine details.

These well-balanced brushes are made of nylon. When wet, they hold a very sharp chisel edge. This makes them perfect for clean-edged, structured subjects like fence posts, tree trunks, wooden objects and wood grain. Because of their extreme flexibility, they work well for creating tall weeds, individual leaves and leaf patterns. They make beautiful flower petals for broadpetaled flowers, too.

These small brushes are perfect for areas of fine detail and for blending soft edges. They work particularly well for close-up details of birds, animals and small foliage patterns. These are fairly delicate brushes, so be careful not to scrub with them or abuse them in any way, or the hairs will bend and separate, making them unusable.

Often referred to as a liner brush, this can be used with any medium, as long as the paint is thinned down to an ink-like consistency. It works great for tree limbs, weeds and any other fine-line work.

Jerry Yarnell Signature Acrylic Brush Set (8)

Most types and sizes of brushes can be purchased in art stores, with several brands available to choose from. However, Jerry Yarnell Signature Brushes and brush sets can only be purchased at a Yarnell Certified instructors workshop or at yarnellschool.com. Sales of brushes appearing to be Jerry Yarnell Signature Brushes via any other source have not been authorized by Jerry Yarnell or the Yarnell Studio & School of Fine Art, LLC.