The tall sign at Roy's Motel and Cafe in Amboy, California, rises over a flat stretch of Route 66 in this painting by Dennis Johnson. ROY'S stands in white capitals on a black panel backed by a red-orange star point, with a turquoise motel-and-cafe panel below. Behind it, a low white building with a sharply angled roof on slender turquoise posts sits against a wide, pale blue sky.

The ground is laid in warm ochres, and faint stenciled letters — CAFE in the sky, ROY in the foreground — echo the signage across the canvas. Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48", 2015.

The same sign appears in the print Route 66 Series—Roy's Motel and Cafe; other Route 66 subjects include Route 66 Series—Bagdad Motel and Route 66 Series—Road Runner Restaurant.