Description
“Tri City Hall” is a highly detailed, celebratory tribute to one of our community’s most recognizable historic anchors. The composition centers on the iconic, white-bellied tower of our old town hall—now proudly home to the Mallardi Theatre and Paragon Gallery. I wanted to frame the structure with rich, textured layers, stacking the yellow facade of the historic street corridor on the left against a deep, electric blue sky. Looming softly behind the architecture, a textured purple ghost of Mount Crested Butte emerges from the clouds, watching over Elk Avenue.
The true heart of this piece lies in its playful humor and insider quirks. Right on the roof of the adjacent wooden awning, I perched a little red-and-white tricycle. While it accurately represents the local bike shop nestled below, it doubles as a clever, whimsical play on words for the building itself: a literal “Tri City Hall.” Signed along the white trim of the structure, this canvas beautifully blends architectural preservation, local artistic heritage, and a healthy dose of high-mountain wit.