Acrylic secrets to bring your nature paintings to life!

Bring landscapes to life with popular workshop instructor, best-selling author and television personality Jerry Yarnell! Jerry has made painting a pleasure--and a success--for thousands of artists, both beginner and experienced alike. In this book, he delivers eight new, fun-to-create wildlife scenes in his signature teaching style. Following Yarnell's clear and friendly instructions, readers will learn how to pant a variety of animals, landscapes and seasons--from horses in a spring pasture, to tropical ocean sunsets, to winter birds nestled amid snow-laden pines.

These heartfelt paintings capture not only nature's awesome beauty, but also a feeling of peace and well-being. Yarnell helps readers channel that same sense of ease by guiding them confidently every step and stroke of the way. These are the kinds of paintings--and the kind of teacher--that will keep artists smiling from start to finish.

• 8 easy-to-follow, start-to-finish painting projects
• Instructions for painting rivers, waterfalls, trees, deserts, flowers, nightscapes and more
• How to bring scenes to life with elk, rabbits, owls and other animal subjects
• Expert tips, tricks and tools for better results and more enjoyable painting