On the way through Currituck County to Tidewater, a trip I've made at least a couple thousand times, is this old, southern, country-style gas station with two old-style pumps out front. It closed, long ago. In fact, if you look closely at some of the photos on the web, you can see the pumps are frozen in time at 1975 when gas was 60 cents a gallon. (Think of it!) I risked life and limb one day getting some photos of the building. I painted a cola sign for old tin sign collectors and added a rusty 40's style truck. Wow, rust is great! There were so many colors in this truck-- it was just incredible! I named it, "How much farther?" Since the driver of the truck has run inside to ask directions.
My entry for the 2011 Mollie Fearing Show. This is a 1946 Chevy truck, or so they tell me. Pastel on Wallis sanded paper, 8 x 10, matted and framed to 11 x 14, $175
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