Bright and whimsical…
A local artist, Ryan Henry Ward (Henry), began painting murals around the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle several years ago, for free. As his fantasy filled and bright artful work has gained popularity, he now is commissioned to paint murals all over the city. Henry now sells his artwork from a small gallery at Short Stop Cafe, in Ballard on Leary Way.
His work can be found on garages, sides of homes, retaining walls, fences, vehicles, basketball backboards and sides of businesses. This large mural (in the featured photo above) was created on the side of the Sloop Tavern (in Ballard) in the alleyway, located at 2830 NW Market Street, it is filled with whimsy and color!
we have a few murals here and I like them a lot. these look amazing.
I love murals too… they often cover walls that otherwise would be the target of ‘taggers.’
A cheery tavern, fun murals!
Yes…!
Looks like fun! Short Stop Coffee: He certainly managed to capture how I feel before my morning coffee!
I don’t think anyone would want to see a depiction of me before coffee!! Lol!
Funny… bar? Coffee shop? Both? hahahahaha
One is a tavern… the other is a cafe/coffee shop… a bit confusing mix of photos, sorry!
I really like his style and the use of the primary colors. This would be fun to see.
I’ll try to remember to upload some of his other work… it is so full of color and whimsy!
That’s a great one! Love all of the color.
Thanks, Randy! ;-)
Bright and whimsical says it all Madge. Nice catch
Thanks, Paul!
Love the whimsy, explains the beer stein in the animals paws. Such fun!
Yes, some of the images do explain the place… the pool table too!
Lots of colour and fun!
Yes..! :-)
What a bright, vibrant and cheerful sight to trip across, you’ve captured it well!
Thanks so much… so glad you came!
Cute Critters and a very creative mural there.
Thanks for your visit and kind comment.Your blog is wonderful, congratulations.
Léia
Thank you for your visit and kind words!
What a small world, I am just cruising the net and found you..My sister and her husband used to own the Sloop. I would stop by after work for a cold one after work from Salmon Bay S&G.
Thanks, David
What a cool happenstance! I’m glad you’ve come by, home you’ll stop by again… ;-)
Hi again, do you have any exterior shots of the tavern in Bickleton?
David
Yes… I do… I’ll have to dig some out and post them…
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