6x8 image, hand signed Giclee reproduction printed locally in Ballard using archival inks on 8x10 german etching paper.
Shingletown had its own very particular version of a good time: country music, karaoke, line dancing, live bands and a very particular honky-tonk atmosphere. The name itself was a nod to Ballard’s past as “Shingletown”—by 1905, the neighborhood’s ten shingle mills were producing more red cedar shingles than anywhere else in the country. Opened in 2015, the honky-tonk carved out a loyal following over 11 years, becoming one of those places where regulars knew exactly what kind of night they were going to get. I was commissioned to paint it, even though I’ll admit it was never really my kind of bar. But that’s what I love about this Seattle series—you don’t have to personally belong somewhere to recognize that it belongs to the neighborhood. Shingletown closed in April 2026, leaving behind plenty of memories, a few marriages, and one more piece of Ballard history.
6x8 image, hand signed Giclee reproduction printed locally in Ballard using archival inks on 8x10 german etching paper.
Shingletown had its own very particular version of a good time: country music, karaoke, line dancing, live bands and a very particular honky-tonk atmosphere. The name itself was a nod to Ballard’s past as “Shingletown”—by 1905, the neighborhood’s ten shingle mills were producing more red cedar shingles than anywhere else in the country. Opened in 2015, the honky-tonk carved out a loyal following over 11 years, becoming one of those places where regulars knew exactly what kind of night they were going to get. I was commissioned to paint it, even though I’ll admit it was never really my kind of bar. But that’s what I love about this Seattle series—you don’t have to personally belong somewhere to recognize that it belongs to the neighborhood. Shingletown closed in April 2026, leaving behind plenty of memories, a few marriages, and one more piece of Ballard history.
