This was my first in the series of paintings I'm doing of downtown Austin. Trouble with doing scenes like this is the overwhelming amount of detail you can get trapped into trying to paint. Simplification of values is key to making a painting that holds together. Suggestion of detail works much better than trying to be descriptively accurate. CAPITAL MORNING ©Jimmy Longacre 2014 14x18 oil on canvas panel Jimmy Longacre subjective realist landscape paintings MY WEBSITE MY BLOG: Paintbox & Easel GALLERY LINKS River's Edge Gallery Kerrville TX Austin Street Gallery Rockport TX Capital Fine Art Gallery Austin TX
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