Made a painting tribute to my childhood mall

"Hickory Ridge Mall Food Court" Memphis, Tennessee 9x12" Gouache on heavyweight hotpressed watercolor paper

Aside from a couple of touch-ups (smoothing out the brown tile walkway and the concrete pillar), she's done!! Couldn't wait to peel that tape off and see those crispy edges- so satisfying! 😍😅 . . I spent so much time here- from eating Chick Fila nuggets in a booster seat and going FERAL for the two-story carousel, to working at this Spencer Gifts as an 18 yr old angsty mallrat.

Suncoast wasn't next to Spencer's at this mall, but those old physical media stores were a huge part of my adolescence, and I wanted them together.

I seem to remember Peace Lillies being sprinkled all over that mall. What better way to say goodbye to part of your youth than with the universal flower of loss. Thought it was a perfect addition to this piece.

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