I'm snowman obsessed! What's not to love? They're cute as a button, positively joyful and nobody wears a top hat better than Frosty does! This tutorial also includes custom snowman faces and expressions you can choose from to make your snowman unique and charming.

This holiday season, learn how to paint a Christmas tree as a part of a magical winter landscape . This step by step tutorial (with YouTube video instructions) will guide you through every snowy step.

Looking for a cool, crisp winter scene to paint? Follow along with Tracie's excellent step by step tutorial to learn how to paint this wonderful winter landscape painting in acrylics.

Cardinals are a beautiful winter bird that holds special meaning. The tale is that anytime you see a red cardinal it's an angel visiting you from up above. Painting one can be a healing and meaningful activity especially during the holiday season when we often miss our loved ones the most.

Paint a country inspired barn painting scene for a fun project in the cold season. This winter art project can be done in steps over multiple days or in one session. Grab your cup of cocoa and enjoy painting this one.

Follow along with the fabulous Art Sherpa with her beginner-friendly holiday scene painting. You'll learn how to paint this gorgeous winter floral centrepiece with candles, winter berries, pine cones, pine tree branches and ornaments.

Looking for toddler and pre-school friendly winter art projects? This nifty process art uses Epsom salts to build a sparkly and fun texture that the youngsters will enjoy. All you need is tempera paints, glue, epsom salts and a thick art paper.

Learn how to paint the northern lights in this step by step tutorial by Tracie. This winter scene of the arora borealis is easy enough for older kids, teens and beginner adults.

Mixing the magic of a galaxy sky with a winter scene yields some spectacular results! You can paint these on wood round ornaments, on watercolor paper (cut into circles) or a round canvas for a unique look. You can also use watercolor paints of acrylic paints as your medium.

Evergreen trees or Christmas tree's are one of the quintessential winter painting ideas. Paint a simple tree as a part of a larger winter scene or a singular tree as a part of the entire composition. Tracie will teach you the 3 easiest ways to paint snow-covered trees, which are aimed at beginners.

Looking for some fun ideas for your winter craft night? This lovely tutorial by Debasree will show you how you and your guests can choose from the 8 designs and make some lovely coasters to boot!

Capture the beauty and magic of a winter wonderland with this watercolor tutorial. Add it to your art journal, frame it, create a unique gift from it, the possibilities are endless.

Love snowy landscapes? Follow this acrylic painting tutorial from Will Kept Art School to learn how to paint a realistic landscape of your choosing.

Keep warm this cold season with this fun mixed media painting idea you can do with the whole family. Some simple white paper, acrylic paints, cardstock are some basic supplies you'll need.

Learn some watercolor art techniques, like using markers and crayons as watercolor paints, repeated word designs, salt texture, shaving cream marbleized effect, painter's tape resist, etc.

This rock painting tutorial will show you how to use paint markers to paint a easy winter scene. You can also paint this scene on small canvases, wood rounds, and other smaller surfaces.

Paint some beautiful winter landscapes on small wooden rounds for a DIY Christmas gift idea. These rounds can be used as ornaments, mini paintings you can display, or even coasters (if sealed).

Make this cute snowman spindle craft that doubles as a Christmas decoration! Follow along with Amy's step by step tutorial and learn how she transforms a simple wooden spindle from her local hardware store into a unique painted seasonal display piece.

This winter watercolor landscape painting tutorial is perfect for novices and also kids and teens. Erin will talk you through each step of this lovely painting from a sketch, using masking tape to create the birch trees to adding salt to the sky background for a nifty effect.

This wonderful winter activity is perfect for pre-schoolers and younger kids. The kids will have fun collecting snow n the great outdoors. They'll then relish in adding food coloring to make they're own palette of paint colors! All that's needed next are some brushes and paper to create anything their imagination dreams up!

Looking to make some unique Christmas gifts or items you can sell at a Christmas craft fair? These simple and easy winter themed coasters are a fabulous idea and a perfect winter acvitity.

This snowman painting tutorial is perfect for young children. The simple steps are easy to follow and kids will love adding buttons to the dark sky background as a crafty touch.

Looking for a cozy winter paint nite idea? Follow along with Michelle in her full-length and well explained painting tutorial on how to paint a Christmas themed Starry Night painting.

I love birch trees- their markings on the bark is very unique and the structure of the tree is very simple- not many off-shooting branches or leaves. This makes the birch tree look relatively consistent from season to season. Follow along with Eileen's painting tutorial to learn how to paint some winter themed birch trees.

This toddler / pre-school friendly winter craft is a great addition to a snow day activity list to keep the kids busy! The use of white paint on simple black construction paper is a perfect example of how simple crafts can be. So let the kiddoes pick their favorite hot wheels and watch them enjoy driving through the snow!

I find pine trees majestic and regal. And they smell good too! I have fond memories of decorating a fresh pine around Christmas when I was a teenager and I loved their minty fresh aroma in the home. Follow this fab tutorial to learn how to paint this beautiful tree.

This painting will brighten up any snowy day. Draw different trees with tree branches then use watercolor to add a splashes of different colors.

Chase away the winter blues by getting into the "flow"/zone. The hand-eye focus you'll need to paint these beautiful barren tree branches will make all your worldly worries disappear like magic.

Kids cooped up inside on a snow day with boundless energy? Hand them a sponge and some paints and watch your spirited little transform into a focused little Picasso. This tutorial will show you how they can paint this awesome winter craft.

I've always dreamed of the idea of spending a weekend in a cozy winter cabin, right smack in the middle of nowhere, all snuggled up with my love and a good ol' book. When I saw this painting it reminded me of that bucket list item. One day Snuggle Inn, one day...

Polar bears are magnificient beasts. The beautiful mother/cub bond is perfectly captured in the magic of this painting. You'll also enjoy painting the vibrant colors of the Aurora Borealis that illuminates the scene.

There's nothing like a warm cup of hot cocoa after spending time outdoors in the winter. Whether it's shovelling the driveway (like I did this morning), skiing, tobogganing or just going for a winter stroll. Capture that cozy cup of chocolatey goodness in this step by step tutorial by Tracey.

I recently asked my kids what winter activities they wanted to do this winter they said "snow-angels", to my delight. This tutorial perfectly captures that child-parent afternoon making snow angels together. Maybe these 2 followed their snow angel session with that yummy hot cocoa in the project above ?!?

Sunsets are one of my favorite things to experience. And sunsets in the winter are glorious and bolder compared to any other season. The reason being is that there's less humidity and the air is cleaner. As a result the colors are brighter and less hazy. This painting tutorial captures a lovely cotton candy pink sunset and glowing snowflakes.

Grab some pom poms (or cotton balls) and a clothespin to create this kid-friendly fun winter craft. Kids will have fun dabbing paint with the pom pom to create a snowman shape and smaller pomp poms to fill in the face and buttons and scarf.

Are you in the mood to paint an abstract painting? This YouTube tutorial will show you how to create an icy forest meets frozen lake piece.

Kids will have a jolly time creating this abstract winter background and whimsical tree painting. Simple supplies and a painting that can be made into cards or even framed

I enjoy painting on a black canvas. The black background creates a beautiful contrast to the paint colors you apply over top. Especially white paint-like in this creative and winter-wonderful snow globe painting tutorial!

This simple yet dramatic painting uses only 3 paint colors : black, white and gold. The warm glowing golden hue emanating from the homes windows contrast beautifully with the dark background.

In the mountain painting mood? I wanted to capture the sheer grandeur of mountains when I created this painting. I remember visiting the rocky mountains in Alberta and feeling so humbled by their towering heights and majestic power. The easy to follow steps in this tutorial will show you how to paint the mountain shapes all the way to the snowy covered peaks.

This tutorial teaches you how to work with perspective to create the illusion you're walking down a treed path blanketed with snow. Follow The Art Sherpa's detailed step by step instructions to learn more.

Grab your acrylic paints and canvas and join Artist Ashley Krieger as she shows you how she painted this winter masterpiece. This painting was inspired by Ashley's time in Alaska, so it's a very meaningful piece. One that you can recreate too!

Want to let your creativity (and paints) loose on a large canvas? Try this beautiful winter landscape painting tutorial on a long canvas. Tracey will teach you different techniques: how to paint snow covered pine trees, how to paint snow, a wintery night sky and more...

Winter time truly is that magical time of year, where everything just looks like a scene out of fantasy movie. This clear step by step tutorial will show you how to paint this magical watercolor painting with 3 simple paint colors.

I've always loved this idea. It can be a great team building activity in a workplace. Or a fun idea for a small group of friends or family during holiday season. Essentially use any painting and then divide it up into sections. Get each person in your group to paint they're section. Then piece the final canvases together for a multi canvas team-work of art!

Black-capped chickadees are a cute year-long resident in many parts of North America. Capture their infamous black markings on their head, grey wings and white body on canvas in this step by step tutorial. The Art Sherpa will show you that this painting isn't as hard as it looks.

Freeze a beautiful landscape in time by painting it on canvas. Capture the stillness of a frozen lake, the magical atmospheric effect of a cascading forest in front towering mountains. Add simplistic drama to this scene by using a monochromatic paint palette. I used blue, black and white to acrylic paint for this entire painting.

Pond/rink hockey is a popular outdoor pastime in North America. My kids love it and I love watching them with a hot chocolate in hand! This painting reminded me of this tradition and it also looks faily easy to paint with the silhouetted hockey players.

Got 10 minutes and feeling creative? Then you should try this wonderful winter woodland painting tutorial. Open up your water color paint tin and start painting this masterpiece.

I was in the mood to paint something winter-y on New Years Eve a couple years back. So I grabbed my 30"x30" square canvas, put my headphones on with "All I want for Christmas" playing in my ear. I loved spending a couple hours to myself and it helped bring some creative energy into the New Year.

I once took an oil painting class through my City and this was the first project we worked on. The wonderful thing with oil paints is they take longer to dry so we were able to take our time to blend paints and rework areas.

This sweet winter scene will warm any heart. Paint this as a heart-warming Christmas Present or would also make a cute winter Valentine's day idea.

Painting on rocks is an easy winter craft to keep the kids busy at home or at school. Follow the tutorial to learn how to make these 5 winter-friendly ideas.

This easy winter watercolor painting is perfect for beginners. The tutorial will walk you through each layer of this mountain and forest painting.

if you're a teacher and looking for a creative painting project for your classroom, you'll love this one. The step by step instructions show how to draw the city buildings and wind swirls in the sky. She then shows you how your kids can paint it in.

This watercolor snowflake art is another great idea for the classroom or a snow day. It uses the magic of the reaction between salt and watercolor to create the nifty effect.

Save all your tissue paper from Christmas gifts and get your kid to create this super cool winter craft project. This winter craft idea is perfect for preschool kids, toddlers or kids in kindergarten. Kids simply draw a fractal snowflake pattern with a black Sharpie, then use tissue paper and water to create the watercolor effect!

This lovely landscape painting is a perfect gift idea for your sweetheart this Christmas. It makes a unique, custom gift that shows them how much you care. Customize this painting with a scene or place you both visit.

This simple, minimalistic winter painting would look great above the fireplace to bring some Christmas and winter vibes into your home. Grab a large canvas and some white and green paints to paint the snow and pine trees.

Paint a simple red pickup truck with a Christmas tree on a wooden sign, for a Farmhouse styled art project. Christie will also show you how to add texture to the snow with a nifty texture medium called Snow-Tex by DecoArt.

Maud Lewis is my favorite famous artist. She has an inspirational story AND she's Canadian-like me! Her art is very happy, bright and wholesome. This "Deer in Winter" painting looks like a fun one to recreate and pay homage to Maud with.

Do you run a paint party business? There's a gazillion things you need to do to run a business, so why not simplyfy by getting your clients to paint a tried and true painting tutorial on YouTube? This video is a full length (2 hour) winter painting tutorial that you can literally just press play on.

There's something to be said about muted colors. They might not be as punchy and attention grabbing as a vibrant color palette, but there's a simple elegance to them. This fox winter scene is a perfect example of using mostly black, white and grey with the subtle vibrant addition of an orange fox. Less is more.

If you're considering incorporating painting into your New Year's resolution plans, why not kick things off by creating a New Year's Eve painting? If the past year has been challenging and you prefer not to dwell on it, engage in a therapeutic painting session to keep your mind calm and distracted.