Iconic landmarks and landscapes
of the American West.

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AllPaintingsPrintsMixed media
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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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Wonder Valley: Texaco Water Tower
Mixed-media painting of a rust-orange water tank with a white Texaco panel on red legs in the Wonder Valley desert, blue-gray mountains beyond.Mixed-media painting of a rust-orange water tank with a white Texaco panel on red legs in the Wonder Valley desert, blue-gray mountains beyond.
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Abandoned Concession
Mixed-media painting of a red and white roadside stand marked BURGERS behind a weathered picket fence on an empty Northern California beach.Mixed-media painting of a red and white roadside stand marked BURGERS behind a weathered picket fence on an empty Northern California beach.
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Twi-lite Cinema Center: Feature Presentation
Mixed-media painting of the Twi-Lite Cinema Center drive-in sign in Great Falls, Montana, a large white star over a red panel.Mixed-media painting of the Twi-Lite Cinema Center drive-in sign in Great Falls, Montana, a large white star over a red panel.
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Motel Series: The Promise of Color
Mixed-media painting of a red MOTEL sign with a small COLOR TV by RCA panel on a white frame, telephone poles beyond under pink clouds.Mixed-media painting of a red MOTEL sign with a small COLOR TV by RCA panel on a white frame, telephone poles beyond under pink clouds.
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Echoes of the Past
Mixed-media painting of a rusted water tower on stilts in a golden field near Clayton, California, with two small tower photographs inset.Mixed-media painting of a rusted water tower on stilts in a golden field near Clayton, California, with two small tower photographs inset.
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Spirit of the West
Mixed-media work with a photograph of a small Jackrabbit Homestead cabin in the Mojave Desert, set into pale blue and yellow paint above the word HOMESTEADS.Mixed-media work with a photograph of a small Jackrabbit Homestead cabin in the Mojave Desert, set into pale blue and yellow paint above the word HOMESTEADS.
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Work Safely
Mixed-media painting of a rust-brown rail car stenciled WORK SAFELY beside yellow and red cars at the Union Pacific rail yard in Yermo, California.Mixed-media painting of a rust-brown rail car stenciled WORK SAFELY beside yellow and red cars at the Union Pacific rail yard in Yermo, California.
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Cactus Springs
Mixed-media painting of a tall mid-century CACTUS sign on a red pole with four yellow panels, in Desert Hot Springs, California.Mixed-media painting of a tall mid-century CACTUS sign on a red pole with four yellow panels, in Desert Hot Springs, California.
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Last Chance
Mixed-media painting of an old wooden gas station with two white pumps in a purple snowy field, mountains and dawn sky behind.Mixed-media painting of an old wooden gas station with two white pumps in a purple snowy field, mountains and dawn sky behind.
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Union Pacific
Mixed-media painting of a rust-red Union Pacific freight car above a yellow flatcar deck with railing and bolts, at the Orange Empire Train Museum in Perris, California.Mixed-media painting of a rust-red Union Pacific freight car above a yellow flatcar deck with railing and bolts, at the Orange Empire Train Museum in Perris, California.
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Relax Inn
Mixed-media painting of the tall Relax Inn motel sign on Van Buren Street in Phoenix, above a pink building and a 35 speed limit sign.Mixed-media painting of the tall Relax Inn motel sign on Van Buren Street in Phoenix, above a pink building and a 35 speed limit sign.
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Safe Passage
Mixed-media painting of a red BNSF and a blue Canadian Pacific Railway autorack car passing snowy Montana hills with evergreens.Mixed-media painting of a red BNSF and a blue Canadian Pacific Railway autorack car passing snowy Montana hills with evergreens.
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Cafe/Cafe
Mixed-media painting of two open-frame CAFE signs on brown posts, a pale one seen in reverse above a red one, against a blue sky.Mixed-media painting of two open-frame CAFE signs on brown posts, a pale one seen in reverse above a red one, against a blue sky.
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Desert Journey
Mixed-media work of a Joshua tree against blue sky in Joshua Tree National Park, beside collaged map fragments, handwriting and a photograph of rocks.Mixed-media work of a Joshua tree against blue sky in Joshua Tree National Park, beside collaged map fragments, handwriting and a photograph of rocks.
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Lee’s Grill
Mixed-media painting of Lee's Grill, a mint-green St. Louis diner with red rooftop letters, flanked by dark shrubs under a pale sky.Mixed-media painting of Lee's Grill, a mint-green St. Louis diner with red rooftop letters, flanked by dark shrubs under a pale sky.
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Ghost Plant
Painting of rusted silos joined by conveyors behind white sheds near Lone Pine, California, with blue mountains beyond.Painting of rusted silos joined by conveyors behind white sheds near Lone Pine, California, with blue mountains beyond.
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Desert Musings
Mixed-media work of a small Wonder Valley desert cabin photograph overlaid with handwriting, in peach, blue and green painted bands.Mixed-media work of a small Wonder Valley desert cabin photograph overlaid with handwriting, in peach, blue and green painted bands.
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Reclaimed
Mixed-media painting of a small desert cabin with missing wall boards in Wonder Valley, California, below blue mountains, amid stenciled words.Mixed-media painting of a small desert cabin with missing wall boards in Wonder Valley, California, below blue mountains, amid stenciled words.
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Prefab Models 4 Sale
Mixed-media painting of a pale green prefab homestead cabin with open wall framing on bare sand in Wonder Valley, California, among stenciled words.Mixed-media painting of a pale green prefab homestead cabin with open wall framing on bare sand in Wonder Valley, California, among stenciled words.
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Vanishing Prairie
Mixed-media work with black-and-white photographs of a weathered shed and prairie fences in Montana, over a lavender sky and green painted bands.Mixed-media work with black-and-white photographs of a weathered shed and prairie fences in Montana, over a lavender sky and green painted bands.
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Prairie Homestead
Mixed-media work of a black-and-white Montana homestead photograph above green and yellow field blocks, with a collaged homestead document.Mixed-media work of a black-and-white Montana homestead photograph above green and yellow field blocks, with a collaged homestead document.
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Five Acre Homesteads
Mixed-media painting of two small homestead cabins among desert shrubs in Wonder Valley, California, with stenciled words FIVE ACRES and HOMESTEADS.Mixed-media painting of two small homestead cabins among desert shrubs in Wonder Valley, California, with stenciled words FIVE ACRES and HOMESTEADS.
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Landscape with Fence
Mixed-media work of a broken wooden fence in tall grass near Polson, Montana, on a photo strip above a map margin and green and orange bands.Mixed-media work of a broken wooden fence in tall grass near Polson, Montana, on a photo strip above a map margin and green and orange bands.
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Abandoned Building
Mixed-media work with a black-and-white etching of a weathered shack in tall grass near Polson, Montana, framed by yellow sky, orange paint and map strips.Mixed-media work with a black-and-white etching of a weathered shack in tall grass near Polson, Montana, framed by yellow sky, orange paint and map strips.
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Morning Moon
Painting of a full white moon above a low blue mountain and a golden-orange desert plain near the Salton Sea, under a turquoise sky.Painting of a full white moon above a low blue mountain and a golden-orange desert plain near the Salton Sea, under a turquoise sky.
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Ramos Bros Circus
Mixed-media painting of a faded Ramos Bros Circus billboard with a red and white sunburst and three feathered showgirls in the Wonder Valley desert.Mixed-media painting of a faded Ramos Bros Circus billboard with a red and white sunburst and three feathered showgirls in the Wonder Valley desert.
The fine art of dennis Johnson
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