“Seattle Fremont Bridge”

43.5 x 19.5” acrylic on canvas, framed

$600

With brush and knife I wanted to depict the energy of a summer day in the late 1920s on the Fremont Bridge in Seattle. The double leaf bascule bridge spans the Fremont Cut, a canal that connects the Puget Sound to Union Bay and Lake Washington connecting the Queen Anne and Fremont neighborhoods. Opening in June 1917 the Fremont Bridge was the first of four bascule bridges over the canal. It was the most trafficked bridge in the city until the Aurora Bridge opened in 1932. The Fremont Bridge still exists today, only now it’s cobalt blue and bright orange. The cars are different and the trolleys are gone, but traffic still rolls on.

This painting is currently on display at Culmination Brewing where it is available for purchase.