Phil Fake- Neighborhood Painter
![head shot of phil fake](http://the-broadway-gallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Philip_M_Fake-283x300.jpg)
Phil Fake
I call myself a Neighborhood Artist because as a child I went around and painted pictures of the neighbor’s houses. I would then take the painting to the door and sell it to them. I never really stopped painting my surroundings, and I have never quit painting plein air. I have always felt that the places we create to live in tell us about who we are. We spend much of our lives adding color to our landscape. I have always contended that we are trying to create a bit of our own paradise in the neighborhoods we create. There is often a human narrative within the composition, if you can find it.
![view of st helens and person walk across street](http://the-broadway-gallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TheClintonCorner_PhilFake-300x160.jpg)
Clinton Corner
![front view of the tavern](http://the-broadway-gallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/evergreen-tavern-300x206.jpg)
Evergreen Tavern – Rainier, OR
![view from the deck](http://the-broadway-gallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/phil-fake-stairs-300x224.jpg)
Stairs
![Swifts flying over chimney](http://the-broadway-gallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/phil-fake-swifts-300x225.jpg)
Swifts in Rainier