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My Favorite Things

Date Released: 04/01/2014

Difficulty: Intermediate

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My Favorite Things 1 of 4

In the 1st of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry discusses the unique steps that an artist will take to actually develop a painting. What exactly is his or her inspiration from idea to the execution of the painting? He discusses the use of a camera for resources, using a color printer and setting up a research library. The next step is the setting up of a still life, the proper lighting, suggested items for the setting such as colored fruit, vases, flowers, all the while watching the negative space even as you set up the still life. What we see in life, what we feel, the emotion that follows, that passion for painting, which is how an artist operates. After deciding on the composition, Jerry begins the background with Turquoise Deep and Ultramarine Blue; when it is dried he sketches in the composition with a white conte pencil.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

My Favorite Things 2 of 4

In the 2nd of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry has a collection of items he has gathered from around the studio. Jerry begins blocking in the shapes and he demonstrates how to paint a perfect circle for the grapes. He uses a #4 bristle brush and pivots the brush thus creating a round object. Jerry introduces a new color possibly to be added to the palette at a later time. The color is Naphthol Red and he discusses the differences in Cadmium Red and Naphthol, their varied uses and how he will incorporate it into this painting.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

My Favorite Things 3 of 4

In the 3rd of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry adds dimension and form to the blocked in shapes of this composition. He discusses the creation of a candle light glow on a painting and how to dry brush in the shape around the flame. The intermediate shapes and form of the apples, grapes and vase are developed as he builds the values and highlights for each object.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

My Favorite Things 4 of 4

In the final of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry brings up the highlights slowly with multiple layers on each of the objects. He deepens the cast shadows on the apple and completes the painting with the final details.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Parade of Lights

Date Released: 03/01/2014

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Parade of Lights 1 of 4

In the first of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry introduces a cityscape for the first time as one of his painting projects. A metropolitan cityscape with high-rise skyscrapers stretches across a 15x30 canvas with a dark sunset, glowing lights in the buildings that reflect beautifully in the water. In this first session, an exciting blending with a Hake brush is used to create multi colored skies as a dramatic backdrop for the silhouettes of the buildings. The last step for this painting is to mix a very dark color to loosely scrub in the horizon line of buildings and their reflection in the water.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Parade of Lights 2 of 4

In the second of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry finishes construction of the buildings with a dynasty brush making sure to vary the sizes of the buildings, the height and location of skyscrapers and closely observing & manipulating the negative space between the structures. The use of eye stoppers is critical in this painting as with landscapes to control the focus on the city, as is the placement of script brush trees along the shoreline and overlapping some of a few of the building silhouette. As Jerry creates the horizon line of buildings, he duplicates their shape and negative space as a reflection in the water.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Parade of Lights 3 of 4

In the third of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry begins to detail the buildings with the use of a different value to create an overlap of smaller buildings in the foreground, their reflections in the water and the addition of well-placed lights in the city. Additional glows, variety of colors, and a skimming technique connect the structures of the horizon line. Truly at this stage of the painting, the value, light and shape of the buildings are in tight asymmetrical groupings and the blur of the lights along the shore and in the structures create an exciting and intriguing picture.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Parade of Lights 4 of 4

In the final session of the series with 4 lessons, Jerry will complete the miscellaneous glows and with the addition of a dry brush haze around the lights, both in the sky and in the water. Stars and a moon are painted to further unify and complete this beautifully dramatic painting.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Bluebird’s Paradise

Date Released: 02/01/2014

Difficulty: Beginner - Intermediate

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A Bluebird’s Paradise 1 of 5

In the 1st of 5 lessons in this series, Jerry provides step-by-step instruction on how to paint beautiful Eastern bluebirds on a diptych, two separate paintings brought together by technique to create one piece. Two 12x16 canvases are painted side by side with a connecting branch, birdhouse and Eastern bluebirds. To start the diptych, a fun and exuberant mottled background is painted simultaneously on both canvas with multiple colors and blended with a hake brush.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Bluebird’s Paradise 2 of 5

In the 2nd of 5 lessons in this series, Jerry begins painting in the connecting limb with a #2 bristle brush making sure to achieve tapered limbs and to create soft edges. Trees are highlighted, the birdhouse is blocked in, along with the roof and supporting post. Blocking in the under painting with proper value is necessary to provide the color to allow the highlighted color to fully show the form of the trees, the bark of the tree limb and the rough texture of the birdhouse wood.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Bluebird’s Paradise 3 of 5

In the 3rd of 5 lessons in this series, Jerry begins the highlight stage of the diptych. Weathered wood on the birdhouse, brighter highlights and reflected light on the limb, as well as scripting in the small branches of the tree are completed during this session of the painting. Jerry explains the importance of connecting the two canvases, while drawing in the smaller branches with the script brush.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Bluebird’s Paradise 4 of 5

In the 4th of 5 lessons in this series, Jerry creates a clean dark under painting of the bluebirds using a mix of turquoise blue, ultramarine blue and burnt umber. He creates a darker under painting for the detail of the feathers. In this segment, the renowned Ducks Unlimited artist discusses the proper form, technique, foreshortening and proportion of birds and their anatomy, to provide greater detail to their color and overall form.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Bluebird’s Paradise 4 of 5

In the last/final of 5 lessons in this series, Jerry begins building the highlights of the feathers in this painting he skims the surface of the under painting, leaving darker pockets showing through the bright colors of the red crest, the bright blue of the head and the lighter gray of the under belly. The completion of this painting (s) reveals a beautiful diptych of Eastern Bluebirds, a birdhouse and a long textured connecting branch.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Farmer’s Icon

Date Released: 01/01/2014

Difficulty: Beginner - Intermediate

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A Farmer’s Icon 1 of 4

In the 1st of 4 lessons in this series, Jerry provides step-by-step instruction on a beautiful nostalgic red barn. While blocking in the composition during the first stages of this painting, Jerry demonstrates a new method for creating a dramatic stormy sky. The sky, trees, road, barn and silos will be blocked during this segment. Also, during this segment, Jerry discusses how to deal with mold on the palette and a possible remedy.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Farmer’s Icon 2 of 4

In the 2nd of 4 lessons in this "A Farmer's Icon" series, Jerry continues blocking in the barn, roof, silos and trees while establishing the contrast and values of the painting. He uses a variety of greens with to demonstrate beautiful meadows, while complementing and creating a contrast with the red barn. At the completion of this segment, the blocking in is finished and Jerry begins the intermediate stage of highlights for the trees.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Farmer’s Icon 3 of 4

In the 3rd of 4 lessons in this "A Farmer's Icon" series, Jerry adds the middle tones and highlights. Beginning with the silos and a circular motion the dimensional form is created on the cylindrical shape of the silos. The barn is highlighted and further detail is added to create textured, old wood and with the addition of ruts in the road, even further attention is directed towards the barn.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Farmer’s Icon 4 of 4

In this final of 4 lessons in "A Farmer's Icon" series, Jerry continues highlighting the barn, adds the details of the fence, broken boards and a gate. Pure pigment is utilized to brighten the barn and the use of a script brush will add the necessary cracks and holes in the wood of the barn. Jerry uses the complementary colors and highlights in and around the barn to create the focal point in a bright and cheerful painting.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

The Homestead

Date Released: 09/16/2013

Difficulty: Beginner

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The Homestead 1 of 4

This is a beautiful snow scene at sunset, with an old farmhouse and warm glowing lights coming from the windows. In this first episode, Jerry shows how to block in the sky and then creating the proper color for under painting the snow.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

The Homestead 2 of 4

In the 2nd of 4 segments of "The Homestead" eisodes, Jerry continues to paint the miniature. Now with the under-painting in place, Jerry shows how to sketch in the house using proper perspective. Then blocks in pine trees and house. Then applies first layer of snow on ground to establish the snowdrifts around road and ground contours.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

The Homestead 3 of 4

At this point in the painting, Jerry applies final glow to sunset using a dry brush technique. Then applies intermediate details to house and then adds another layer of snow on ground and road area.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

The Homestead 4 of 4

In this final episode, Jerry shows how to put final details on farmhouse, final snow highlights on ground and pine trees. Then adds final details to the rest of the painting, like weeds, fence posts, fence wire, etc

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Autumn Bridge

Date Released: 09/16/2013

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Autumn Bridge 1 of 4

In Part 1 of Autumn Bridge, Jerry demonstrates how to properly prepare and under-paint the background of this beautiful autumn scene using the #10 Bristle Brush. He uses a scumbling technique to achieve a soft, mottled background of warm, earthy, fall tones in the first of several layers of the underpainting.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Autumn Bridge 2 of 4

In this 2nd of 4 segments of “Autumn Bridge”, Jerry shows how to apply the next layer of warm Autumn highlights using the same scumbling techniques as in episode one. Then he under-paints all of the rock formations. Now with the #4 Script Brush, Jerry paints in most of the smaller and intermediate size tree trunks and limbs.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Autumn Bridge 3 of 4

In this 3rd of 4 segments of "Autumn Bridge", Jerry shows how to take the #10 Bristle Brush and using a dabbing technique begins adding the brighter highlights to the background trees. Now he adds the first highlights on the water and first form highlights on the rocks. Painting is now ready for final details.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Autumn Bridge 4 of 4

In this final of 4 segments of "Autumn Bridge", Jerry shows how to put all of the final highlights and details throughout the painting like large trees, bridge supports, tree limbs, water, weeds, and brush.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Starry, Starry Night

Date Released: 09/16/2013

Difficulty: Beginner

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Starry, Starry Night 1 of 3

Part one of three 30-minute segments. In this opening segment, Jerry explains the unique process of using multiple colors to create darker hues to suggest a nighttime affect. Then he shows how to use the #4 Bristle Brush to make a sphere shape to create the moon. Then, finishes the show under-painting the foreground and painting in the distant trees

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Starry, Starry Night 2 of 3

Part two of three 30-minute segments In this segment, Jerry takes his students through the process of applying the glow around the moon. Then adding some additional darker clouds. Then, Jerry applies the second layer of color to the foreground grass to create a much deeper contrast of dark against the lighter horizon.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Starry, Starry Night 3 of 3

Part three of three 30-minute segments In this final segment, Jerry shows his students how to sketch in the large gnarled tree in the foreground. How to highlight and detail the foreground hillside and grasses. Then, he shows how to paint in a formation of distant geese. Now, he shows how to paint the old tree and finally shows the technique for painting stars.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Trademark of Spring

Date Released: 09/02/2013

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Trademark of Spring 1 of 5

(15 x 30 Canvas; Acrylic Medium) In this episode, Jerry shows how to compose this beautiful Blue Bonnet painting using a rough charcoal sketch. Then he paints sky and under-paints all of the main features of the landscape, i.e., distant hills, distant trees, meadows, and the road.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Trademark of Spring 2 of 5

In this session Jerry shows how to begin intermediate details/highlighting on road and sand with special emphasis on placing grass in middle and on side of road to help settle down the road. Jerry shows how to use proper brush strokes to make road look flat.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Trademark of Spring 3 of 5

At this point Jerry shows how to begin shaping the distant bushes/trees, then how to begin applying highlights on distant grasses; also applying first distant layers of Blue Bonnets as well as blocking in trunk of large Oak tree. Then mixing the proper color for the Oak tree leaves and under-painting them with #10 bristle brush using a “scumbling” technique for proper form.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Trademark of Spring 4 of 5

In this session Jerry shows how to begin the highlighting process on the large Oak tree and use of the #6 bristle brush to begin blocking in the red flowers and Blue Bonnets as well as painting in the small rocks along the edges of the road. Jerry paints in the cast shadow from the tree. Special emphasis on proper brush angle to create close-up Blue Bonnets as well as rough sketch of the fence and house in background.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Trademark of Spring 5 of 5

In the final episode, Jerry shows how to paint in all of the final details/highlights like the fence posts, dead tree, and then illustrates use of the chisel-edge brushes to insert the close-up weeds plus miscellaneous accent highlights. Emphasis on how to apply reflected highlights on large tree trunks and then how to add final close-up flowers/daises.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Sydney

Date Released: 09/02/2013

Difficulty: Beginner - Intermediate

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Sydney 1 of 3

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Sydney 2 of 3

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Sydney 3 of 3

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Adobe Sunrise

Date Released: 09/02/2013

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Adobe Sunrise 1 of 4

In this episode, Jerry does a basic sketch of the adobe building then with the #10 bristle brush under paints sunrise sky – then smoothes it out with hake brush. Then he blocks in distant hills and trees – the under paints snow with darker values with #6 bristle brush. Then he re-establishes the sketch with soft vine charcoal. Then finishes this episode by blocking in the dark areas of the building with the #4 bristle brush and adds brighter glow to sky.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Adobe Sunrise 2 of 4

In this session, Jerry begins blocking in the adobe building to create its 3 dimensional form with the #4 bristle brush. Then with the #4 script brush he paints in all of the distant dead trees behind the adobe building. Then he blocks in the doors and windows with darker values, and paints in the support poles next to the garage area.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Adobe Sunrise 3 of 4

At this point Jerry under-paints the snow on the roof and the tops of the adobe walls and snow drifts against base of building. Then with the #6 bristle brush, he under-paints the adobe oven.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Adobe Sunrise 4 of 4

In this final session Jerry begins the process of painting in all of the miscellaneous and final highlights to give the building and the surrounding snow the early-morning glow. Also he adds final details on building and surrounding area like grasses, bushes, tall weeds, and miscellaneous accent highlights at the base of all the objects that are seated in the snow using the #4 round sable brush.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

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