Jimmy Longacre Paintings Depot http://www.jimmylongacre.com My Insatiable Obsession Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:49:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en HELLO, GOOD-BYE http://www.jimmylongacre.com/06/hello-good-bye.html http://www.jimmylongacre.com/06/hello-good-bye.html#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:03 +0000 Jimmy Longacre http://www.jimmylongacre.com/06/hello-good-bye.html 06_25_08.jpg


6X8 oil on canvas panel $100
I was keeping my 6 month old grandson, today. I started this little painting when I put him down for his nap. He woke up early, and wanted to play. I finished the painting with him riding my left hip with my arm around him. He seemed to enjoy the whole process. He got so tuned in on what was going on that he learned to watch my brush mix the paint, and then would squirm and giggle just as I was ready to make a stroke. That’ll keep you loose!
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6X8 oil on canvas panel $100 (see PURCHASING for framing offer)
This study is from a secluded nook on Town Lake, in Austin.  The composition was a fun exercise using the “golden section”, also known as “the divine proportion”.  A very fascinating and useful way to approach composing.  The amazing ratio or proportion determined by 1.618 is found throughout nature.  It’s represented mathematically as PHI, and the related “fibonacci sequence”.  If you haven’t looked into this phenomenon before, prepare to be awed.
 
 
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6X8 oil on canvas panel $100 (see PURCHASING for framing offer)
Well, that was fun!  My studio schedule has been so crammed lately, I’m way behind on posting. I’ll flog myself later.  Anyway, I had a bit of time so I put this little painting down with knife and brush.   
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SOLD  16X12 oil on canvas panel

This is the finish of a recently commissioned piece.  One of my collector/friends decided to surprise his brother with a painting of them both with his brother’s daughters.  They were spending a day at their lake house, flying kites, early this spring when the reference photo was taken.   I rearranged the figure grouping a bit to make the shapes more cohesive, and redesigned the placement of other elements to lead the eye and create balance.  It was a joy to see how pleased he was to see the finish.  Thanks, Clay!

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12X16 oil on canvas panel $225 (plus shipping) 
This is from photo reference I gathered while visiting the Amalfi coast in Italy.  I found the scene on a little side street.  Some residences had tiny enclosed gardens surrounding their entry. Everything about the fence and planters appeared handmade and had been baking in the Mediterranean sun for years and years.  I love the organic naturalness of this subject. 
]]> http://www.jimmylongacre.com/06/garden-fence.html/feed EAGLE’S NEST • • • SOLD http://www.jimmylongacre.com/05/eagles-nest-%e2%80%a2-%e2%80%a2-%e2%80%a2-sold.html http://www.jimmylongacre.com/05/eagles-nest-%e2%80%a2-%e2%80%a2-%e2%80%a2-sold.html#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 14:36:28 +0000 Jimmy Longacre http://www.jimmylongacre.com/05/eagles-nest-%e2%80%a2-%e2%80%a2-%e2%80%a2-sold.html 05_19_08.jpgSOLD   20×16You may remember this subject from the sketch I posted back on March 24th.  This is the finished painting, commissioned (before the bluebonnets were in bloom) by the folks who own this lovely, lodge-style, log vacation home.  It’s perched on a cliff-top, hundreds of feet above Lake Granite Shoals.  Although the lodge itself is an impressive, three-story architectural delight, they asked me to create a painting that simply offered my impression of the beauty and uniqueness of a visit to the sanctuary they’ve named “Eagle’s Nest”.  Thank you, M&D for the privilege!

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SOLD  8×8

This was done for commission.  I enjoy doing these interpretations from what are often fairly mundane snapshots taken by the pet’s owner.  Part of what’s so nice about doing them is that people are so appreciative when they see the dazzle of a little visual poetry applied to their beloved animal companion.

Lately, I’ve been so busy with commissioned work that I haven’t managed to keep up with posting.  Sorry, folks.  I’m doing all I can.  A kind of happy dilemma!  I’ll try to adapt.

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11X14 oil on canvas panel $175 
Okay, this probably comes as a surprise to you folks who are following my paintings. I put this together to use as an instructional example for my students. I’m covering the elements and principles of design with them, so I did this imagined composition using a complementary color scheme with discord accents. That probably doesn’t mean a lot to some of you, and I won’t bore you with the details.
I almost didn’t post this at all, but I’ve been working on commissions recently and hadn’t posted for awhile so I thought you might want to see what I’m doing. It was a lot of fun to paint this, and I’d be interested to know what you think of this. Be honest! I can take it.
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6X8 oil on canvas panel $100 (see PURCHASING for framing offer)
Another from my recent trip to the Guadalupe River.  I love the way the cypress trees grow in groups right on the banks of the river with their roots going into the water, the graceful patterns of their foliage and the cool blue violet appearing grays of their bark.  What more can you ask for painting? 
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6X8 oil on canvas panel $100 (see PURCHASING for framing offer)
I like the way this turned out. The subject is from the same creek as yesterday’s painting. I’m just looking upstream from the same location. I decided to show you my two main preparatory stages, again.
First the basic composition and value arrangement. I usually don’t work this sketch out any further than the placement of the main masses of dark along with a general indication of grays, leaving the raw canvas for the lights. This stage is the biggest help in establishing the confidence that I have something, and the fun factor gets a real boost once I can see balance, focus and pattern at work.
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The next stage is to lay in transparent color (no white in mixes yet) to approximate the major color masses. Here, I lay the foundation for the interplay of hues. I try to put these washes in darker and stronger than they will appear in the finish. I like painting the first round of thin opaques (white added to color) on top of this loose brightly colored underpainting.
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In the final stage, I begin with the thin opaques to establish value and chroma (intensity) relationships, while adjusting the interlocking silhouette patterns. When that’s done, I can begin to load in thick paint to further refine color, define edges and establish the focal area.
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