#95 - 3rd & Marquette

#95 - 3rd & Marquette
24x30 oil on canvas
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A new alley!!

I love how the buildings downtown can sometimes overlap, cross, or intersect and what seem like unnatural angles. As I have been doing recently, I was shooting for simplicity with this. I blocked most of the buildings in with a brayer, a 3" drywall knife, and an 8" squeegee. To finish, I stuck with the largest brushes I could use (a number 4 flat was the smallest). I pushed all the color saturation of the grays and browns toward blue and orange. It was nice to do another alley.
 
Sorry these are so few and far between. On the plus side there have been new opportunities that have been exciting.

#86 - North 16th Avenue & Irving Avenue North

100 Alleys #86 - North 16th Avenue & Irving Avenue North
12x9 acrylic and pencil on Strathmore Mixed Media paper

I've been revisiting limited color schemes again. I really like
the mood it gives depending on the group of colors.
And it's a reminder not to get too stuck in any one way of doing things.

Strathmore Mixed Media paper.....
I don't usually mention specific supplies, because who really cares...
but man I like that stuff!
This one does what I need, when I need to do it on paper.
/geek

#71 - E. 18th St & 2nd Ave. S.

#71 - E. 18th St & 2nd Ave. S
20" x 16"  oil on canvas

This is in the Stevens Square neighborhood.
There are quite a few good alleys here and I'd like to get back to do more in this area.

If anyone is still following along - thanks! I am trying to get these done at a faster pace. There's always something getting ahead of them. I hope this summer allows more opportunities to search out new alleys.

#67 - 23rd Ave. N. Near Lyndale Ave. N.

#67 - 23rd Ave. N. Near Lyndale Ave. N.
7"x12" acrylic on paper - 01-30-2016 (sold)

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

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

#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.