#65 - 30th Ave. S. & E. Franklin Ave.

#65 - 30th Ave. S. & E. Franklin Ave.
9x12 acrylic on mixed media paper, 11-24-2015

#64 - 38th St. East & 38th Ave. South (North view)

#64 - 38th St. East & 38th Ave. South (North view)
8x10 oil on panel, 09-25-2015

#63 - West 39th & Sheridan Ave. S.

#63 - West 39th & Sheridan Ave. S.
9"x12" oil on panel - 09-23-2015  (sold)

A new alley!! It's been a while again.
I'm still trying more limited and neutral palette variations on these.

#62 - 33rd & Ulysses St. NE

#62 - 33rd & Ulysses St. NE - 073115
2.75" x 4.75" gouache on watercolor paper (Moleskine sketchbook)

I've been caught up with so many other things that this project has slowed to a crawl.  
I had an opportunity to do this one while I was in NE Minneapolis. There was a nice view from a park across the street looking down this alley. As this continues, I really want to do more on site like this.

#61 - Quincy St. & 24th Ave. NE

#61 - Quincy St. & 24th Ave. NE
12" x 30" oil on canvas 05-31-2015

I've been limiting the palette again.
(reminder: click image for large view)

extras....

Here's one of those "why not..." things.
I gathered up all the paint after I was done working one evening and piled it on a piece of scrap paper. I couldn't toss the paint, so I did this with the muddy paint pile.
I keep it around to remind me to stay loose, not worry about details or "doing it right" (whatever that means).

-1st St & 2nd Ave N - 10-03-2014 6"x6" oil

#60 - 9th and Hennepin

#60 - 9th and Hennepin
12"x36" acrylic in canvas - 5-21-2015

Something a little different this time.

#59 - 13th Ave. & Buchanan St. NE

#59 - 13th Ave. & Buchanan St. NE
5" x 7" oil on panel - 04-01-2015

Up in Northeast Minneapolis there are still a handful of unpaved alleys.
If I recall, this one was gravel. I also found a few that are dirt.
These blocks are like a time machine.

#58 - West 45th St. & Grand Ave. S.

#58 - West 45th St. & Grand Ave. S.
9" x 12" oil on panel  02-04-2015
(sold)
This one was a commission and the preference was for a winter scene. Because it was a relatively mild winter, and I had to wait a few weeks for enough snow before I could start this one. We finally got enough for the picture, but over the course of the winter the snow never really amounted to more this this at any one time. I think winter enthusiasts were a little sad, but I have to admit I was okay with it.

#57 - 32nd St. & Lyndale Ave. South

#57 - 32nd St. & Lyndale Ave. South
5" x 7" gouache on watercolor paper-12-27-2014
(sold)

A cold and foggy mid-winter afternoon near a friend's place.

#56 - 21st & Penn Ave. S.

#56 - 21st & Penn Ave. S.
9"x12" oil on panel  11-04-2014

#55 - 2nd Avenue North (W. of 4th St. N.)

#55 - 2nd Avenue North (W. of 4th St. N.)
11"x14" oil on panel  - 09-01-2014

#54 - 36th & Nicollet #2

#54 - 36th & Nicollet #2
11"x14" oil on panel  8-28-2014
(sold)

I couldn't decide on a format, so I did a second version of this alley.

extras...

Sketchbook pages (pocket size) with thumbnails for #28 & #42.

#53 - 36th & Nicollet (#1)

#53 - 36th & Nicollet (#1)
30"x40" oil on canvas, 8-26-2014

 This is the largest of the alley paintings so far.
A gouache sketch was the main reference.