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Palm Springs Art Museum, Artists Council Exhibition: ACE 2023: Juried Show

Artist’s Center at the Galen, Palm Desert, CA

Frame of Reference Fine Art Gallery, Bigfork and Whitefish, MT

Reference Location
Seligman, AZ

Route 66: Snow Cap

Acrylic on canvas
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2022
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36" x 30"
Painting of the Snow Cap drive-in on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona, a giant red soft-serve cone on the roof beside a red BURGER arrow and MALTS lettering.Painting of the Snow Cap drive-in on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona, a giant red soft-serve cone on the roof beside a red BURGER arrow and MALTS lettering.
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Route 66
Motels & Roadside Signs
Diners, Cafés & Theaters

I typically don’t rework a finished painting, but sometimes an image tells you it has more to say. The original Route 66: Snow Cap was completed in 2022, inspired by a stop at Delgadillo’s Snow Cap in Seligman, Arizona, during a road trip with Al and Katy. Katy suggested the stop—she had been coming there with her family for years. I’m glad we did. For the Redux, I simplified the composition: eliminated the distant landscape, reduced the sky to a single color, and heightened the contrast of the building. The goal was to let the geometry and structure of this iconic roadside attraction take center stage.

A second look. A stronger painting

Also from Seligman: Route 66: Soft Serve. More roadside food: Dairy Dale and Zuma Snack Shack.

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Route 66: Soft Serve
Painting of a green EAT sign topped by a red soft-serve swirl beside a red BURGER sign over a yellow scalloped awning, on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.Painting of a green EAT sign topped by a red soft-serve swirl beside a red BURGER sign over a yellow scalloped awning, on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.
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Route 66 series: signs along the way #3
Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.
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Roy’s Motel and Cafe
Painting of the Roy's Motel and Cafe sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California: a red-orange star behind ROY'S, MOTEL CAFE below, beside the angled-roof office.Painting of the Roy's Motel and Cafe sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California: a red-orange star behind ROY'S, MOTEL CAFE below, beside the angled-roof office.
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Route 66 Series—Roy's Motel and Cafe
Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.
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Route 66 Motel
Painting of a cream stucco archway reading WELCOME HISTORIC ROUTE 66 over a motel courtyard with blue and red doors in Victorville, California.Painting of a cream stucco archway reading WELCOME HISTORIC ROUTE 66 over a motel courtyard with blue and red doors in Victorville, California.
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Route 66 Series—Road Runner Restaurant
Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.
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Route 66 Paintings and Prints
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Grain Elevators & Mills
Motels & Roadside Signs
Diners, Cafés & Theaters
Barns & Farmsteads
Trains & Railroads
Churches & Schoolhouses
Place
Route 66
Palm Springs & the California Desert
Montana
Idaho
California
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