A History of Americana in Art
Original Painting Size
No Prints Available at this time. If you are interested in a print of the original painting above, let me know, I am always looking for new good quality vendors!
Links to other covered bridge paintings I have done can be found here:
Brewster’s Taxi
Brewster, Mass.
We took some time off from the Festival circuit and drove up the east coast toward our destination in Maine. As we visited the Cape Cod area, we noticed this unique gas station. They had everything here.
The Exxon station obviously had gasoline, but look at the other signs. They had Taxi Service, Real Block Ice, Western Union, an old Pepsi chest dispenser, a library and on the far right, the sign says Brewster’s Micro Mall.
It was pouring out that day, so I had fun taking some photos, but I couldn’t pass this one up. That’s what I call, more than a convenience store!
11″ x 14″………. $148.82
16″ x 20″ ………. $204.72
16″ x 20″ ………. $375.00 Original painting on stretched canvas is not available.
Superdaug
Chicago, Illinois
One of the few original drive-in restaurants left, this one being a Hot Dog Stand, complete with Car Hop service has been at the intersection of Milwaukee, Devon and Nagle in the Norwood Park section of Chicago.
Years ago, while exhibiting at street fairs in the Chicago area, such as the well known Wells Street Arts Festival, I was asked if I had ever painted Superdaug. After hearing about the two 12 ft. male and female hot dogs on the roof, with blinking eyes, I had to check it out.
The Hot Dog Stand opened in 1948 and became a popular spot for years to come. It could have been the crinkle-cut French Fries accompanied by the signature pickled green tomato, or maybe it was the winking and blinking eyes of the two roof icons that may have not only been flirting with each other, but even to the passersby, in need of something to satisfy their hunger cravings.
I eventually added a painting of the Drive-in Hot Dog Stand to my collection. Other Chicago paintings I have done are: Hot Diggity Dog; Chicago Theatre; Wrigley Field
11″ x 14″………. $148.82
16″ x 20″ ………. $204.72
16″ x 20″ ………. $375.00 Original painting on stretched canvas is not available.
11″ x 14″………. $148.82
16″ x 20″ ………. $204.72
16″ x 20″ ………. Original painting on stretched canvas is not available.
Gas Pumps are pretty popular! Here are the ones I have painted so far…
The Pinto Motel
While exhibiting at an Arts Festival, at the Shrimp Festival, in Gulf Shores, Alabama, I was approached by a young couple that was interested in several paintings to be commissioned. He had seen my work before and brought a photo with him. At this point I did not know that the several paintings would be four of the same picture.
I was handed a black and white photo of the Pinto Motel. It looked like it had been vacant for many years. You know, it was the kind of photograph with the rippled edges, from before I was born. It seems, that their ancestors owned a motel somewhere in the southwest. The owner had passed away many years ago. It was one of the 4 grandchildren that wanted me to paint four paintings, in color, so he could keep one and give the other three as presents to his three siblings. All four of the paintings were 9″ x 12″. I bet it was a treasured gift, since the motel was probably gone by then.
Marathon Gas Pump
Central Indiana
During my years of painting and selling, I had many requests for prints. The subjects ranged from outhouses to Fancy Theatres. As I collected my subjects and painted them, I started painting them in sets of four. One of those sets included Gas Pumps. They included Texaco, Shell, Gulf, American, Sinclair and Marathon. As you can see, my sets of four grew as more requests came in.
One of those pumps I found, was in central Indiana, north of Indianapolis. Many farmers had their own pumps for the farm equipment. This one was behind the farm-house, out by the barn. The old pump up gas pump, with the glass top was still in pretty-good condition, however you can tell they no longer use it, since the rubber filler hose was missing. It was called a “Gravity Pump”. You pumped the gas into the glass top, for the amount you wanted and then when you were ready, you opened the valve and the gravity forced the gas through the hose into the equipment. Several of my paintings included gravity pumps.
The Marathon pump was conveniently located, right by the entrance to the fields. With Winter at hand, there was not much activity.
Gas Pumps are pretty popular! Here are the ones I have painted so far…
During my years of painting and selling, I had many requests for prints. The subjects ranged from outhouses to Fancy Theatres. As I collected my subjects and painted them, I started painting them in sets of four. One of those sets included Gas Pumps. They included Texaco, Shell, Gulf, American, Sinclair and Marathon. As you can see, my sets of four grew as more requests came in.
One of those pumps I found, was in central Indiana, north of Indianapolis. Many farmers had their own pumps for the farm equipment. This one was behind the farm house, out by the barn. The old pump up gas pump, with the glass top was still in pretty good condition, however you can tell they no longer use it, since the rubber filler hose was missing. It was called a “Gravity Pump”. You pumped the gas into the glass top, for the amount you wanted and then when you were ready, you opened the valve and the gravity forced the gas through the hose into the equipment. Several of my paintings included gravity pumps.
The Marathon pump was conveniently located, right by the entrance to the fields. With Winter at hand, there was not much activity.
No Prints Available at this time. If you are interested in a print of the original painting above, let me know, I am always looking for new good quality vendors!
Links to other covered bridge paintings I have done can be found here:
Euharlee Covered Bridge-Spring
Roses and the Old
Pine Mountain, Georgia
At one time is my painting career, I taught a small painting class in Cartersville, Georgia. Some of the students wanted to paint pictures to go with their decor. One of the paintings, that would be suitable for a kitchen was a painting, I called “Roses and the Old”, showing an old coal bucket, a milk can and an broken down fence sitting in a field, with some roses just starting to bloom. This painting was a lot of fun, without my usual detail. The idea came from an old junk shop located in Pine Mountain, Georgia.