20th and Central is just a corner on a rainy day in middle America. In this case, it just happens to have been painted en plein air in Dubuque, IA. I’m always attracted to color when the sky is gray and this cluster of colorful signs caught my eye. The afternoon started off especially rainy. I wore my yellow rain suit and stood in the rain while I painted with my easel and painting sitting in the back of my vehicle under the hatch. The classic eatery sign is for Marco’s Italian restaurant. The yellow and red sign in the background is the Taco Bell. This painting was created during Bluffstrokes 2023, Dubuque’s plein air event.
- Subject Matter: landscape
- Created: September 20, 2023
- Collections: Plein Air