The Chamber of Commerce in Wilmington, Ill., is buying a buffalo sculpture from a local folk artist's estate and may eventually install it on Route 66, reported the The Free Press of Wilmington. Noted folk artist Jack Barker of Essex, Ill., died on May 16. His family is planning to sell his unique artwork at … Continue reading Wilmington will buy buffalo sculpture for Route 66
Category: Art
New sign is up at Lile Art Gallery
Longtime Route 66 enthusiast Bob "Crocodile" Lile had the sign on his Lile Art Gallery painted on his building in recent days, culminating the move of his business from Sunset Art Galleries to Amarillo's Historic San Jacinto District, aka Route 66. The area also is known as the Sixth Street Historic District. Doug Quarles, an artist … Continue reading New sign is up at Lile Art Gallery
Jim Ross wins top award at Victorville Route 66 festival
Story and photos by Elrond Lawrence Jim Ross, the accomplished Route 66 writer, cartographer, speaker and photographer, was honored with the 2012 Will Rogers Award at the International Route 66 Festival awards dinner Saturday at the Green Tree Inn in Victorville, Calif. Ross, who has been exploring, mapping, photographing and writing about the Mother Road … Continue reading Jim Ross wins top award at Victorville Route 66 festival
Still tree-mendous
Longtime readers may remember a story from two years ago where Durelle Pritchard of Pontiac, Ill., decided to do something different about getting rid of a nuisance pine tree in his yard. Instead of chopping down the tree, he had a chain-saw artist whittle it into the shape of an old-fashioned gas pump. Pritchard's house sits … Continue reading Still tree-mendous
Orphaned signs in Albuquerque seen as an art project
A number of signs from long-gone Route 66 motels and businesses still stand along Central Avenue in Albuquerque, decaying in the desert sun. However, artist Ellen Babcock has forged an idea for those "orphaned" signs, reported Local IQ: “I was looking at the photographs I had taken on a walking tour we did and thought the … Continue reading Orphaned signs in Albuquerque seen as an art project
Special painting, signing event will mark Chicken Basket’s 66th year
Del Rhea's Chicken Basket, a landmark on old Route 66 in Willowbrook, Ill., is marking its 66th year. To celebrate the occasion, owner Patrick Rhea and Route 66 artist Jerry McClanahan will sign a limited edition of "66" prints of Jerry's watercolor painting of the restaurant, from noon to 3 p.m. July 29. The prints will … Continue reading Special painting, signing event will mark Chicken Basket’s 66th year
A nice side effect for the upcoming festival
The International Route 66 Festival in Victorville, Calif., is about a month away. Efforts to spruce up the town before the event seem to be creating a few nice side effects, reported the Victorville Daily Press. Marcy Taylor stood under the scorching sun Monday in Old Town, painting a white car on a blue wall … Continue reading A nice side effect for the upcoming festival
Unique art project makes its way down Route 66
A Canadian artist and his assistant are towing a uniquely designed art project down Route 66 with a 1989 Volkswagen Westfalia. The artist stopped at the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum on Thursday, reported the Pontiac Daily Leader. The sculpture made of a dozen angled mirrors, called Seed Engine. Artist Randall Anderson of Toronto … Continue reading Unique art project makes its way down Route 66
Two Oklahoma acts will play show for Route 66 art project
Rockabilly artist J.D. McPherson and punk-rock band Broncho will play shows Wednesday night at the historic Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa to raise money for Public Arts Project 66, which seeks to add public art along Route 66 in Oklahoma. More about the art project can be found here: https://youtu.be/nP2Eg4gcOik The show also will serve as … Continue reading Two Oklahoma acts will play show for Route 66 art project
A quilt four years in the making
Joyree of Oklahoma started work on a Route 66 quilt in June 2008. Yesterday, she finished it. The quilt is huge, and it's fairly elaborate. She explains: https://youtu.be/rhHP_3oxK7M Joyree is enthusiastic about getting it done; her effervescence makes this long-ish video a lot more entertaining that you'd expect. Verlinda Magby at Oklahoma Quiltworks designed it. … Continue reading A quilt four years in the making