Ghost Town
Oil on canvas
90cm x 60cm
When driving on Route 66 through Texas you eventually get to the border with New Mexico. If you leave the blacktop and take the old dirt road which follows the original route, you find Glenrio, a real-life ghost town.
It was in Glenrio that I drove slowly past the skeletal ruins of the café, the motel, and the gas station where (what I believe is) a ’68 Pontiac was waiting – for ever – for the gas pump to be turned back on…
Here is a link to a Wikipedia article about Glenrio – there are also some more photos of the town, including one of the gas station and car that I’ve painted.
Here is some information about the car itself
