Rock N Roll Highway Painting

It's been a very busy month. August, I mean. Our gallery show is on going, and  lots to do around the farm, so painting time has been almost rationed away. However, I have managed to do one for the upcoming 50's celebration in Pocahontas  AR, 27 September. I bought an old wooden ironing board at our junk auction, covered it with canvas, and spent days researching the era. The theme for the 50's Art Show is 'Rock N' Roll Highway ,  which just happens to be part of the route we take each week between the farm in Hardy, and our house in Newport. There is absolutely nothing spectacular or interesting about the highway any more. It used to be the route that folks like Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty, Billy Lee Riley, and Sonny Burgess took on their way to  Sun Studios in Memphis . Back then, the Highway was littered with little night clubs, and these soon to be  giants of the music world would stop and do a gig to earn a few bucks. Some of these clubs including the King of Clubs in Swifton, are still in operation and in the business of featuring new talent. With this in mind, I chose the King of Clubs on Highway 67 for my painting