"Crosswalk"

7" x 9"

Oil on hardboard

sold
Winona, Minnesota

I imagine these two ladies are on their lunchbreak and are off to one of the many little restaurants in downtown Winona.

I really enjoyed this one. It's a little different than ones I've painted recently. It doesn't have a building taking up most of the frame. It's truly just a street scene. I hope you like it!

"Drive-Thru"

7" x 9"

Oil on hardboard

sold
Winona, Minnesota

Downtown drive-thru in Winona. Sunny fall day. Reflections in the glass. Glady dragged me inside "Michael-Donald's" to get a milkshake. "A white one, daddy. Not a chocolate."

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"Next time you walk down to the corner café, take a second look at your surroundings. Can you see the beauty in the worn brick, street lamps and neon signs?

Zakary John Fellman makes it a point to find and highlight those special, often overlooked details in his stunning oil paintings..."

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"Wood as in Holly"

8" x 9"

Oil on hardboard

sold
LaCrosse, Wisconsin

This is a small theater in the historic LaCrosse downtown. Shadowed corner building. Painted markings on the blacktop.

"Tomatoes"

5" x 7"

Oil on hardboard

sold

"City Square"

7" x 7"

Oil on hardboard

sold
LaCrosse, Wisconsin

I ventured down and across the river about 30 miles from Winona for this painting. LaCrosse has a great downtown filled with many buildings just waiting to be painted. I can't wait to get my camera back there to scope out some new paintings.

"Bar at Sunset"

6" x 14 1/4"

Oil on hardboard

sold
Winona, Minnesota

A bar at sunset in downtown Winona. I came across this brilliantly deep yellow bar at the perfect time of sunset when the shadows from across the street were slicing across its length.

I'm not a car guy. Can anyone identify what make and model that car is? I couldn't venture a guess, but it looked nice.

"Bananas"

5" x 5"

Oil on hardboard

sold

Food. Fruit. Bananas. I really tried to stay as loose with the brushstrokes as possible. 



"Daddy & Glady"

I thought it would be fun to share with y'all. My 3-year-old wanted to paint with daddy the other day. So when I painted my watermelon paintings she used the same colors and made two small watermelon paintings for herself. It was a lot of fun to paint with my little girl.

Watermelon

"Watermelon I"
6" x 7"
Oil on Hardboard
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"Watermelon II"
6" x 7"
Oil on hardboard

I've been struggling to loosen up in my paintings a little bit. Trying to use the brush to really envoke more feeling into my paintings. So I mixed it up a bit and went with smaller closer-up subject's. Bring in the watermelon. To really work on being looser in brush-strokes. i think it worked in breaking me from the rut of trying to be too precise in my paintings. And they were a blast to paint too!

"Alley"

6" x 9"

Oil on hardboard

sold
Winona, Minnesota

A daytime repair truck in the alley behind the Winona National Bank in Winona. Downtown. When I was a kid my mom used to take us to this bank and we were able to go look at the stuffed african safari animals on the second floor. I don't remember if we actually banked there or if we just went to see the animals. All of the animals were hunted and brought back by the owner or someone in their family.

"Corner House"

6" x 10"

Oil on hardboard

sold
Winona, Minnesota

A house on the corner in Winona. This house is just around the block from where I live. I love painting trees: the light coming through the branches and leaves.

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"Blue on Blue"

6" x 8"

Oil on hardboard

sold

Winona, Minnesota

Downtown Winona. A blue vacant building in front of a blue vacant sky. This used to be Ramer's Fish Market. You can still tell where the letter and logo were on the front of the building.

"Bikes"

7" x 7"

Oil on hardboard

sold

Winona, Minnesota

A bike and adeventure shop in downtown Winona.


"Bill Angst Auto Service"

5" x 7"

Oil on hardboard

sold
Winona, Minnesota

This little corner auto service in downtown Winona packs in a half dozen cars and trucks on its lot. It seems like it would only fit two comfortably. A nice orange and yelloy truck with the fall foliage in the background. Bluffs.

"Franklin & 3rd"

7" x 8"

Oil on hardboard

sold
Winona, Minnesota

Franklin Ave. & 3rd St. Morning light on a downtown Winona, Minnesota street. This furniture storefront is about 5 blocks from my house. The morning sun hit it just right when Glady(my daughter) and I were on a walk the other day. Glady said, "You want to go on a walkd daddy? You can bring your camera!" I must be a little predictable.

"Acoustic Cafe"

5" x 6"

Oil on hardboard

sold

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Winona, Minnesota

Acoustic Cafe at nighttime. A great sandwhich and coffee place in downtown Winona. Great on a sunny day or when it gets darker outside.

"Ivy"

4" x 8"
Oil on hardboard

sold

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Winona, Minnesota

Lap siding. House near Winona State University. Blue. Daytime. Nice shadows.

All summer long I've walked by this house as they've done all sorts of construction projects - the roof, some siding, paint, and maybe more. It was a slow process. Mostly I saw the owner sitting on the small front porch eating sandwhiches. A nice thing to do on a summer day though!