New Mural Mounted at Oklahoma State Capitol

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Crowds gathered on the State Capitol’s ground floor on Monday to see the latest mural being mounted at the Rotunda. Artist Lucas Simmons explains what is pictured in his large painting.

“A group of people hauling hay in the background, and then in the foreground, you have various other industries that are directly or tangentially tied to the agricultural industries,” Simmons said.

Two murals are on the walls now, with two more to come that are set to be finished within a year. Simmons said he starts with sketches and eventually comes up with a compositional idea.

"I take a lot of photos, and I use those photos to inform better drawings, and then I do a final drawing and use that as my reference for the painting," Simmons said.