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Route 66 gas station watercolor painting

Route 66 paintings. American Route 66 gas station southwestern and western old highway cityscape gas station American watercolor painting poster fine art modern print. Gas pumps back in history when the United States gas prices were much lower. Mobilgas old pumps along the old road when traveling through historical USA. Pen and in and pencil drawing watercolor wash. Colors are very America blue, red, white, green and yellow. 159 dollars

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Yucca Flower watercolor southwestern art painting

Yucca flower southwestern botanical floral watercolor original painting. This western plant is scattered throughout the desert of the southwest. The yucca flower is the New Mexico state flower. The yucca is a member of the lily family and a symbol of sturdiness and beauty. In the early summer, pale ivory flowers bloom at the tips of its long, fibrous stalks. At the base of the plant are broad, sharpedged leaves that look like stilettos. The yucca sometimes grows to the height of a small tree. What really amazes me about this plant is the American Indian's use for it. When I spent some time in El Paso Texas I traveled all over the west. My favorite thing to do is spend time visting the historical southwest areas and especially when Indian history is involved. One time I went to a spot where Indians were using the yucca root as an edible food and it is really good. I tasted the root once again when I ate at a restaurant in Orlando Florida called Texas da Brazil. If you are ever in Orlando and you want to be spoiled rotten eat at the Texas da Brazil. It is expensive but it is an experience with food that you will never forget. This painting is available as an original watercolor painting for
159 dollars

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Route 66 cityscape painting

Route 66 old highway southwestern culture west original cityscape folk watercolor paintings. Old gas station and gas pumps historical western painting. 159 dollars

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Cow Skull Original watercolor cowboy art

Cow skull original watercolor painting modern realistic folk cowboy southwestern art from the south west United States. Rugged rustic artwork. Bull skull cowboy art watercolor painting realistic modern surreal impressionistic flok art southern eerie south cow boy cowboys western southwestern western decorative artwork limited edition signed and numbered poster print comes with a certificate of authenticity very collectible low print by established, and published artist Derek McCrea. Took from his tour to the west this work symbolizes the rural and rustic nature of man in pure nature form. When I was younger, much younger growing up in Douglas Georgia I recall my grnadfather and uncle had a ranch and to see cow and bull bones was not unusual as the ranch was about 1,000 acres with many free ranging cattle. Original artwork $129

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Arizona Evening desert watercolor painting southwestern

Arizona Evening

I have lived in 7 different countries stationed in the military and have captured the beauty in art in many places. One of my favorite themes is Southwestern Art. Arizona Evening is a scene I painted while in Arizona visiting the Petrified Forest National Park and the Painted Desert. The colors and stillness of the desert is a beauty that I never imagined. There is life in the desert. The land, cacti, and mountains cry of an ancient past.

The ground in the desert of the American Southwest is home to a lively history: Indians, Cowboys, Outlaws, and are home to many ancient mysteries. The plants of this desert survive from very little water over long draughts. Arizona is the home of Tombstone, mystical Sedona and the Grand Canyon.

This particular painting is of the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona. The red colors in the sand mimic the mystical colors and vortex powers in the city of Sedona. The Saguaro Cactus shown in the painting stands for the longevity and power of the desert. The cactus can grow up to 50 feet in height where birds over watch the landscape.

The Ocotillo Cactus is in the foreground and drawn in black with pen and ink. The sun setting in the west turns this dark green plant into a black plant when viewed from the east. This particular scene is in wintertime. In the summer months the Ocotillo blooms red gorgeous flowers.

To me the desert shows a different part of the world than from where I am accustomed. Initially, when I moved to El Paso, Texas, I honestly thought what is there to do here, in the desert? While living in the southwestern United States I saw first hand why people love it there. It is beautiful year round, the people are uniquely genuine and nice, and everywhere you turn you are standing on top of history, exciting history. The desert also reminds me of the American Indian, the first American, who I have immense respect for. In the southwest you experience the unique, genuine lifestyle of the American Indians and it is a peaceful enlightening experience I will never forget. 18 x 24 inches original southwestern large desert modern art painting
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