#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.

#52 - 2nd Ave. North, East of 4th St. North

#52 - 2nd Ave. North, East of 4th St. North
9" x 12" oil on panel  08-14-2014  (sold)

#51 - Lake St. near Hennepin Ave. S.

#51 - Lake St. near Hennepin Ave. S. (looking North)
9" x 12" oil on panel 08-10-2014

I used to spend more time in the Uptown area of Mpls.
It's changed so much since then. There are still a few old bits left
here and there, but you get the feeling that even those aren't going
to be there long.

#50 - 3rd Ave. North near Washington

 

#50 - 3rd Ave. North near Washington 

8" x 10" oil on panel, 08-07-2014

#49 - West 43rd St. & Garfield Ave. S.

#49 - West 43rd St. & Garfield Ave. S. (looking South)
8" x 10" oil on Panel  08-04-2014
(sold)

The crooked little garage at the end of this alley was irresistible.

#48 - 35th & Lyndale Ave. S. (looking North)

#48 - 35th & Lyndale Ave. S., looking North
Oil on panel, 07-10-2014  - (sold)

This one is directly across the street from the last post (#47).
I couldn't decide which to paint, so I did both.

#47 - 35th & Lyndale Ave. S. (looking South)

47 - 35th & Lyndale Ave. S. (West side - looking South)
 8x10, oil on panel, 07-08-2014  (sold)

The old stomping ground.  I shared the house next to the green and white one with
friends (and band mates at the time) and walked past this alley every day for a couple years.