New Mexico Road House
The Weiler House just framed this watercolor for me, in preparation for the One-Man Show this fall. See http://www.weilerhousefineart.com for the gallery’s website. I saw this abandoned road house several years ago while traveling New Mexico during the late summer. I painted it once before, putting railroad tracks in the foreground. This time I thought I would let the “Mother Road” roll past the front. I seem to recall that this collection of buildings was near historic route 66.
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Tags: Blues, Highway 66, juke joint, Mother Road, New Mexico, nostalgia, Road House, Route 66
Recollections 54 The Art of David Tripp 
May 16, 2011 at 8:52 pm |
Great framing jobs on all of these. It will be fun to follow your blog about the one-man show, David.
I like this painting and more because of all the different grays in it. I find grays very difficult, at times and admire the way this piece flows from one gray to the next seamlessly. Beautiful.
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May 16, 2011 at 8:58 pm |
Thank you, Leslie. This is my 2nd attempt on this subject. The first one sold and I was happy with it, except I had used RxR tracks to avoid the transition of the buildings to the pavement. So, after that sale, I gutted this one out, sticking to the problems of foundation, gravel and pavement. I actually was at an art festival (sales were slow) and painted this one in my booth as I passed the hours. Thank you again for looking. I’m very pleased with how it turned out.
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