Furniture & Carpets

Oil on canvas.

30x40x2"

In the painting, "Furniture & Carpets", formerly the "Eastern Outfitting Company" is the building facade located at 7th and Market Streets, pays a homage to this iconic city landmark. If you are looking upwards it is recognizable due to its large signage atop. It is a gorgeous tall glass facade with its enormous Corinthian columns, holding itself all on its own. Furniture and Carpets was designed and built by the architect George Applegarth in 1907. After the "Eastern Outfitters Company" went out of business, it became sweatshops and was abandoned for many years. This building was renovated in 2014 and was housed by Zendesk for a time and looks magnificent. I've painted this site in many of my early paintings and continue to incorporate into new works.

This time it is represented in abstracted forms and bright colors in the hopes to bring an uplift and as a reminder of the blight that has been present. Many of the fantastic landmarks on Market Street between 5th and 9th Streets are still a work in progress and in the near future we will see these storefronts and theatres glowing with neon lights again.