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Seattle; The Pike Place Market ca.1940

This 29"x41" Watercolor shows what I think is America's It pre-eminent public Market. Aside from the many flower stalls that are found where every other type of food that is known to man can be, but its location on Puget sound provides so many interesting vantage points and sites of interest at this landmark that I did three different studies and took forever to decide which to do. In researching this work I noticed that many of the pick up and panel trucks in the 30' and 40's had custom paint schemes. So I used the color combinations that I found in my research as a counter point to the flowers. The thing that I enjoyed as they took form were the way the trucks with their gracefully curved fenders looked like Easter Eggs that were hidden among the flowers in a giant Easter Egg hunt.

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Lisa Hill 05 Nov 2007

your work is just amazing, i love it, Lisa x

Artist Reply: I had two other versions I could have done of this, but this version seemed to really put you in the painting. The thing that kept running through my mind was that of brightly colored Easter Eggs which were suggested by the fenders of the 1930's and 40's vintage vehicles.

Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 22 Nov 2005

Gorgeous Watercolor! 10+++

Renata Cavanaugh 22 Nov 2005

Beautiful

Brad Wadlow 20 Nov 2005

I hate it when I scroll down and everyone's already used the exclamations I was gonna say! But I'm in absolute awe of your work! Fantabulous job!!! (And it's still amazing, beautiful, fantastic, stunning and gorgeous too!)

Emily Reed 20 Nov 2005

Another just amazing street scene.