Sit & Spin
Beeswax & mixed-media on wood, 2021, 9” x 12”
The original painting is titled "Sit & Spin" and is part of my series of mixed-media paintings, "The Seattle I Remember." Each painting in this series depicts a beloved old Seattle establishment. The Sit & Spin was a legendary laundromat/music venue/art gallery/bar/café/diner in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. I saw the Fastbacks there on my 21st birthday and they sang Happy Birthday to me. They closed around 2003, I think.
I created the original painting in 2021 using beeswax, oil paint, graphite, and salvaged materials: old maps, pieces of antique mail, and other found and salvaged collage elements from my very cherished personal collection.
C.C. Attle's
Beeswax, graphite, oil paint & collage on wood, 2017. 20.5” x 27.5” x 3.5”
This piece is part of my series of mixed-media paintings, "The Capitol Hill I Remember." Each painting in this series depicts a beloved old Capitol Hill establishment that has since been replaced or moved. Capitol Hill is a neighborhood in Seattle that has been drastically impacted by gentrification. C.C. Attle’s was on 15th Ave. & E. Madison St and has moved to 1701 E Olive Way.
Bailey/Coy Books
Beeswax, graphite, oil paint & collage on wood, 2017. 20” x 14.5” x 3”
The original painting is in the City of Seattle’s City Light Civic Art Collection, purchased in 2020.
This piece is part of my series of mixed-media paintings, "The Capitol Hill I Remember." Each painting in this series depicts a beloved old Capitol Hill establishment that has since been replaced or moved. Capitol Hill is a neighborhood in Seattle that has been drastically impacted by gentrification. Bailey Coy Books was at 414 Broadway East from 1983-2009. Long live independent bookstores!