Dixie 6, 10″ x 12″, acrylic on board

Dixie 4, 8.5″ x 12″, acrylic on board

Dixie 5, 9″ x 12.25″, acrylic on board

I can’t help myself. I love this old sign. I see almost every day on the drive into Greenville. See it in varied light, different weather, in all its moods.

So, I gotta paint it.

Again and again.

And again the restaurant’s closed. Third time it’s been empty since I’ve been passing by. Tough times for the restaurant biz on a round-shouldered side of town. But the sign’s still there.

Two of the little paintings above are accepted into the Small Works Juried Show held at the Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville in October.