The DeLuxe
Digital Art John Wells Digital Art John Wells

The DeLuxe

The DeLuxe Bar and Grill, the beloved hangout at the north end of Broadway in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.. This place has been a bar continuously since the end of Prohibition in 1933. The current ownership took over in 1962. They used to have something called Burgeroma on Wednesdays, and they still have the best burgers on Broadway.

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Couple at the Yellow Wall
Gouache John Wells Gouache John Wells

Couple at the Yellow Wall

Here’s a little gouache painting I did Yesterday. This is a couple I saw while Beth and I were sitting at an outdoor table having a nice lunch in the Pike Place Market in Seattle. I’m pretty new to gouache and still trying to understand how to use it. So practice, practice, practice. :)

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Fountain on Harvard Avenue East in Gouache
Gouache, Video John Wells Gouache, Video John Wells

Fountain on Harvard Avenue East in Gouache

This is a process video of a painting in gouache inspired by Harvard Ave. E., which is a beautiful street in the Harvard-Belmont Landmark District located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. This historic area was built in the early twentieth century by the wealthy and important families at the time. Today, the area is magical with its huge trees and lush gardens. The gouache painting was done on Arches hot press watercolor paper with Daniel Smith Gouache .

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