This is another plein air painting from last weekend at the Kerrville Outdoor Painters Event. The first little cold front of the seaso...

Painted in the studio, after re-inventing a plein air study that doesn't look much like this. I was mainly trying to capture the time o...

When I find one of my old paintings that I think can improve or that I'm interested in experimenting with, I use the painting as the...

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People tell me we shouldn't fiddle with our plein air paintings after we've left the field. I've watched this topic be endlessly argue...

I am very pleased to announce that my paintings are now represented by Fredericksburg Art Gallery. This is a beautiful gallery space ne...

Painting proceeds in plateaus. If we're paying attention, and painting regularly, there are times of improvement and times of frustratio...

It seems that after a prolonged period of focused creative work, in which we're trying to improve or develop certain skills, we ofte...

I am pleased to have received the KERRVILLE OUTDOOR PAINTERS EVENT, Second Place award for "HILL COUNTRY PRIDE". I also was aw...

Painting the light is what I'm trying to do in my landscapes. This scene changes dramatically during the day as the sun moves t...

Occasionally, I'll take an old painting and see what I can do with it. This one was started on the spot, two summers ago. I fou...

This is around 8:30 a.m. on Congress Avenue, in Austin, Texas. I've wanted to paint this scene with this particular lighting effect for quite awhile. The illumination of the shadows on the capital b

We didn't have much of a winter, but it's sure one gorgeous spring. I'm happy to be able to post,again. My old Operating System and So...

From a stretch outside San Marcos where the old way is still hanging on. CHICKEN IN THE BARN ©Jimmy Longacre 2016 6X8 oil...

THIS ONE IS FROM THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT RUNS THROUGH PEASE PARK IN AUSTIN. I'm going through recent paintings for entering a ...

Today's painting, entitled "POND AND PASTURE" is an 8"x10", plein air study, oil on canvas panel, by Texas modern impressionist Jimmy L...

The first day of the Kerrville Outdoor Painters Event was overcast and very still. It was the prelude to a weak cold front that was abo...

This one is pushing the limits for how much I like to put into a composition. When I'm deciding on what to paint, I try to keep thi...

HOME MEMORIES 11x14 oil on canvas panel I just returned from The Kerrville Outdoor Painters Event, a four day plein air painting ...

Every painting problem comes down to shape, value, color and edges. Line, direction and size are also important design elements, but...

You still have to get out early, if you're going to get a paintng done before it's unbearable. 8 a.m. is about when there'...

Today's painting, entitled "MORNING REFLECTION" is a 9x12, Plein Air Landscape, oil on canvas panel, by Texas modern impressionist Jimmy...

Over the years, I've done more painting in Pedernales Falls State Park than anywhere else. It's where I started out years ago to...

Today's painting, entitled "HILLTOP PERCH" is aN 18"X14", studio painting, oil on canvas panel, by Texas mo...

This was the first painting I did while visiting Taos in July. Just found it hiding in one of my panel carriers. I was surprised, whe...

Overcast days is what we're having in the Texas Hill Country. A friend of mine enjoys them because they don't trigger her chron...

This one was developed from a smaller plein air sketch. For those of you who are interested, this will be the subject of some of my wo...

Another one of my plein air paintings from last week's Coastal Paintout in Port Aransas. This was a hazy day, and I was interested in ...

Standing before this scene, with my little sketch book in hand, I tried to see a pattern of shapes that would point the way to organizi...