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Wheels

2007.09.07

Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night? ~ Jack Kerouac

When we were in Santa Fe we went to see an exhibit of Barbara Bowles's photographs of discarded cars. She's great— you can see her work on line: BarbaraBowles.com

Several days later I spotted this old wagon —still being used—still sporting a license plate. I wish I met the driver of the ancient school bus. I know that he drinks coffee because he left a large paper coffee cup on the seat as well as two empty bags of chips.

Two days later a man pulled into a parking space with a beautifully painted station wagon.
"Great paint job," I said.
"My daughter painted it as a high school project. She'll be a freshman at the College of Santa Fe this fall."
"Got an A," he added.
"May I take some pictures?"
"Sure. Someday she may be a famous artist."

Bless the individuals who march to their "own drummer".

31 Comments

I love the old bus, what character and there must have been alot of laughter from the kids that rode her. (at least that's what I envision)

youlookmahvelous · 2007-09-06: 19:02

amazing set

patojejp · 2007-09-06: 20:04

these are great .... Juan Miro and Picazzo on a Mazda

jonrake · 2007-09-06: 20:12

love all of it ..I had to save 5 ...awesome!!:)

Lindyart · 2007-09-06: 20:22

Those vehicles must trigger a lot of conversation. How proud that dad is! That's very cool that he would let his daughter paint his van. That kind of belief in her must have lifter her up so high! :)

vollenda · 2007-09-06: 23:03

Wonderful photos - that bus must have quite a history. And I agree with Lisa, that was pretty cool to let his daughter paint the van. Luckily mine never asked!

kangshung · 2007-09-06: 23:22

These look marvelous....like something out of the 60s!

Carley · 2007-09-06: 23:41

Fantastic post!

Estel · 2007-09-07: 00:29

Really interesting post as usual......great shots in this wonderful set.

rcharris · 2007-09-07: 01:14

AWESOME !!
I would like to have such a graffity-car, too!
;-)

SilkeHoltmann · 2007-09-07: 01:31

:-)

????? · 2007-09-07: 01:50

great colorful post..

viralshah · 2007-09-07: 02:30

Fantastic shots!!!!I love this kind of art!

Helen · 2007-09-07: 05:07

I like #1 to #5

Yoshi · 2007-09-07: 05:44

"We had finally found the magic land at the end of the road and we never dreamed the extent of the magic."

chipotle · 2007-09-07: 07:49

They are all cool!! Great post!!!

SheriJ · 2007-09-07: 07:52

for a shot time ago i learn that in my country all those pictures on the car are prohibited

openbelarus · 2007-09-07: 07:54

Miró, Mondrian, Picasso, Lichtenstein... all in the same car! I want it! :)

RozariaS · 2007-09-07: 08:36

I loved Chipotle's quote and sent him this one: "What's your road, man?--holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It's an anywhere road for anybody anyhow."

photopoet · 2007-09-07: 09:02

Her paintings reminds me Lichtenstein. really cool. I love your set

storytaylor · 2007-09-07: 09:22

tremendous set.....they all flow together very well....

maharba · 2007-09-07: 10:20

Great colors! Amazing post

iagho · 2007-09-07: 10:46

beautiful colors!!

Karibbean · 2007-09-07: 13:04

wow, she did very great jobs I believe she will be famous one day:) sound like the guy and his daughter are same style
Anyway look like you got an inspired by Barbara Bowles for this post.
Her works are really amazing abstract:) Thank you for sharing

OC110481 · 2007-09-07: 13:23