Portland's Jolly Joans is a painting by Mike Hill which was uploaded on January 10th, 2016.
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Title
Portland's Jolly Joans
Artist
Mike Hill
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
Broadway the way I remember it in the 1950's was my inspiration for this watercolor painting. This is my third painting of this street. Jolly Joan Restaurant was a favorite for so many of my generation whenever they went downtown. I remember so many of these rainy days and the Broadway Cab was ever present, but not like this one ... It's really a copy of my own car in those days, except mine was a metallic light blue and certainly not a cab. I imagined the year to be around 1951 for this scene. It took a lot of research at the Oregon Historical Society to come up with such a scene.
Uploaded
January 10th, 2016
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Comments (7)
Lois Bryan
Wow!!! Mike ... this is just so awesome ... fabulous painting!!!! Gorgeous work with the glistening wet streets!!!! l/f t p fb
Joy McAdams
Mike. I have just spent a most enjoyable morning going through your entire FAA portfolio. I not only adore and admire your work, but it triggered many childhood memories for me as my mother grew up there in the 40's and we would visit the city often. She passed in 2008. but Portland remained a large part of her identity and soul right to the end. This is a magnificent piece and is a brilliant capture of that era and town. L/F