#30 - 2nd Ave. West of Washington 06-06-13

#30 - 2nd Ave. West of Washington 06-06-13
3" x 4.25", gouache on watercolor paper/pocket Moleskine.

#29 - Lake St. West of Lyndale Ave. S., looking North

#29 - Lake St. West of Lyndale Ave. S., looking North
3" x 4.25", Gouache on watercolor paper - pocket Moleskine.

Feeling the need to work on values, contrasts, depth, etc....

#28 - 712 15th Ave. NE

#28 - 712 15th Ave. NE
24" x 30" - oil on canvas - 2013
(sold)

I have to admit the snow was vexing, to say the least.

I apologize for not posting as regularly as I was.  I had to slow down a little.  Other work got ahead of this, but I've been catching up here and there.  It will continue on and hopefully the pace will pick up again.

#27 - 27th Ave. NE., near Central Ave. NE.

#27 - 27th Ave. NE. near Central Ave. NE
24" x 36" oil on canvas.  04-28-2013

(sold)

#26 - 1st St. & 2nd Ave. N.

#25 - 1st St. and 2nd Ave. N. - 03-04-2013
3"x4" acrylic and ink in a pocket sketchbook.

#25 - 22nd & Lyndale Ave S.

#25 - 22nd & Lyndale Ave S.
16"x24", acrylic on canvas - 02/09/2013
(sold)

It's been a busy summer here!  I hope your having a good one.

#24 - 29th & Johnson St. NE

#24 - 29th & Johnson St. NE, 24"x36" oil on canvas.
(sold)

This picture is currently hanging at The Coffee Shop NE.
This is the alley behind the shop.  If you're in the area, stop
by, have a great cup of coffee (and more) and see some art.

#23 - Lake Street, 1/2 block West of Lyndale Avenue South, Looking North

#23 - Lake St., 1/2 block West of Lyndale Ave S., Looking North.
10"x 20" oil on canvas.
(sold)

This is the first of these alley pictures done with oil paint.  I haven't used oils for
a long time.  It just wasn't right for me.  The immediacy of acrylic and
gouache have always worked best.   But, time and curiosity wore me down.
I think I finally found the patience for it and plan to use them more!

#22 - near 40th St., East of Pleasant Ave. S.

#22 - near 40th St., East of Pleasant Ave. S. 12-30-2012
3.5"x 5" - Linocut print on craft paper card (#18 of 30)

All but a couple were sent as a 2013 New Year card.

#21 - 12th St. near Hennepin Ave., looking East

#21 - 12th St. near Hennepin Ave., looking East.
3"x5", ink & brush in a pocket sketchbook.

#20 - East 31 St. & Columbus Ave. S.

#20 - East 31st St. & Columbus Ave. S. - 12-05-2012
15" x 30" acrylic on canvas   (sold)

#19 - 43rd & Harriet Ave. S.

#19 - 43rd & Harriet Ave. S.  11-18-12
5" x 7" Monotype print (from a glass plate) - water soluble ink on hot pressed watercolor paper.


I added an extender to the ink for a little more working time.  Even with it, the
water based inks dry too fast for me.  This one was interesting enough to keep.
I think my next attempts at prints like this may be with solvent based ink.

#18 - 43rd St. & Grand Ave. S.

#18 - 43rd St. & Grand Ave. S.  7-19-2012
18" x 36" acrylic on canvas

#17 - 35th St. E. & 16th Ave. S.

#17 - 35th St. E. & 16th Ave. S.,  7-5-2012

15" x 30" acrylic on canvas    (sold)

#16 - 39th & Garfield Ave. S. - looking North

#16 - 39th & Garfield Ave. S. - looking North, 2-15-1012.
2.75" x 4.75" gouache on watercolor paper (Moleskine sketchbook)

I think this one nicely captures the warm early September evening that it was.

#15 - 31st & Pillsbury Ave. S.

#15 - 31st & Pillsbury Ave. S., Jan. 2012.
10" x 20" acrylic on canvas.  (sold)

This was from a photo (part of a larger group of photos) taken the
previous summer.  My friend Chris S. was in town visiting and
he was kind enough to help me out with his time and photo talent.  We
drove around South and Southeast Minneapolis looking for interesting
alleys.  I drove - he snapped - we came back with a lot to work with.
I sorted out a bunch to use for longer sittings, or when I can't get out with
a sketchbook, or want to try something different.  Some months later,
another friend and I did the same downtown.  I plan to do that again a
couple more times before I'm done.  It's been a great way to keep this
moving along.

#14 - 35th & Bloomington Ave. S.

#14 - 35th & Bloomington Ave. S. - Jan. 2012.
10"x20" acrylic on canvas.    (sold)

#13 - 39th St. near Garfield Ave. S.

#13 - 39th St. near Garfield Ave. S., looking South 10-11-2011
9" x 12" acrylic on watercolor paper.
This one is near by.  There are a couple old garages here that caught my attention.
They look almost unchanged since they were built...well, except for the changes that time, gravity, and the weather have had.  There are still some out there that have the original siding, small windows, odd doors and hardware.

#12 - 32nd St. & Emerson Ave. S.

#12 - 32nd St. & Emerson Ave. S., 8-16-2011.
This is another monotype print from the same group as the one posted
earlier this month.  5" x 7", water soluble ink on hot pressed watercolor paper.
These have me interested in experimenting more.

#11 - 37th St. & Harriet Ave S.

#11 - 37th St. & Harriet Ave S., looking North 7-15-11

Pen, waterbrush, and ink in a 5" x 8" sketchbook.

#10 - 43rd St. & Aldrich Ave. S.

#10 - 43rd St. & Aldrich Ave. S. Minneapolis, 7-17-2011
6" x 12" ink and watercolor on Bristol vellum.

#9 - 41st & Grand Ave. S.

#9 - 41st & Grand Ave. S. Minneapolis, 8-16-2011.
5" x 7" monotype print on hot pressed watercolor paper.
(sold)

I've always liked primitive print making.  There's a surprise with every pull.
This day I was trying water based block ink on glass.  I think I made about 8-10,
but kept three.  This one has a nice ghostly feeling to it.