Spill Session: "SNOWY ASPENS"
Step into the quiet beauty of winter -
but, with a colorful twist!
Spill Sessions are Anastasia’s shorter, focused painting lessons that guide you through one composition at a time. This Spill Session (and many more!) is also included inside of Spill Some Color membership.
In this painting tutorial, we explore the elegant rhythm of aspen trunks standing tall against a snowy landscape. Inspired by late-day light in the colder months, this piece balances crisp whites, cool tones, and unexpected color woven into the snow and sky.
This is not a cold gray winter scene - it's a luminous one!
Inside "Snowy Aspens" course, you’ll move through the painting in three clear, manageable parts.
First, you’ll sketch the composition in a way that feels natural and balanced - learning how to space the aspens so they feel layered rather than stiff or evenly “striped.” Then, you’ll build the snowy atmosphere and establish depth using value shifts and subtle color temperature changes. Finally, you’ll refine the trunks, shadows, and surface texture to create that glowing winter contrast that makes the scene feel alive!
Throughout the lesson, you’ll learn how to
Create depth in a limited winter palette
Keep snow interesting using color variation (not just white!)
Balance cool tones with warmth for visual energy
Use contrast to make white tree trunks stand out without looking harsh
Build a composition that feels dimensional
By the end of this course, you’ll create a unique winter landscape,
infused with your color voice!
Snowy Aspens is taught in three focused video lessons, and is yours to watch at your own pace. Let’s paint winter in a way that feels anything but dull!
Price - $47 usd
Practice Painting & Student Work
FAQ
Snowy Aspens is ideal for beginner to intermediate painters. You’ll receive clear, step-by-step guidance through the entire composition, with encouragement to explore your own style. If you’re newer to painting, this lesson helps you build confidence with structure and layering.
Acrylic paint, canvas, brushes, a sketching tool, and an optional acrylic paint medium. (also there are miscellaneous items such as water cup, paper towels, etc). You’ll get a simple supplies guide plus reference images as soon as you join. We use ten core colors (or eleven if you prefer two whites), all from my standard Supplies Master list. (If you’ve taken Magnetic Color, you already own the colors you'll need.)
In this lesson, I work on a 12"x12" canvas. (or approximately 30x30 cm). You are welcome to use a slightly larger or smaller canvas for your painting, such as 10"x10", 14"x14", etc.
I demonstrate on a square canvas, but you can absolutely adapt your composition to a rectangular format if you prefer that instead.
This course is fully pre-recorded and broken into three focused video lessons. You can watch at your own pace and revisit any section as many times as you’d like.
If you purchase this course individually - your access to it does not expire. If you get this course as a part of the membership - you will have access as long as your membership remains active.
If you purchase this course individually, you can “try it on” risk-free. This means - if within the first 48 hours of purchase this workshop does not meet your expectations, please reach out for a refund. (After 2 days post-purchase, we are not able to offer refunds - thank you for understanding!)
Please email your question to: paint@amakart.com. Thanks!
Grab a brush!
...let's go paint Snowy Aspens