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If you own an RV PARK, would you consider carrying a line of my prints, postcards and note cards?
These are available in a variety of sizes and formats.
THE SERIES:
Fall Camping
Shenandoah National Park
| When I saw this little trailer, all dolled up with house shutters, I knew I had to find a way to use it in my trailer art! Many thanks to Allison S. for permission to put it in this little scene of some vintage campers who are enjoying the beautiful fall foliage of the Shenandoah N.P. |
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Fishing Camp
Rocky Mountain National Park
| Surprisingly, as many times as we've been to Colorado to camp out, we have never gone to this park. So I am visiting it vicariously with a 1960 Yellowstone, one of my favorite canned hams. |
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"Desert Camping"
Saguaro National Park
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When my brother Tyler sent me photos of a vintage Airfloat Land Yacht he'd spotted on vacation I knew right away I would have to work it into a painting! So I chose the Saguaro National Park as a proper setting and coupled the trailer with a pink and white '56 Ford Fairlane. I figure the couple has stepped into the trailer to find their park pass before checking in to camp! (Thank you, Bro!) |
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"The Deer Lease"
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know WHY it took me so long to wake up to the fact that many vintage
travel trailers are still found on deer leases around the country. I
"borrowed" this '56 TravelEze from a fellow "Sister on the Fly" to
illustrate. That's a 1950 GMC pick-up truck parked behind it,
and I figure this must be the day after deer season ends -
when the deer show up! (Many thanks to Joni Watkins for the use of her photo.) 8 X 10 Print 11 X 14 Print
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"Go Fly A Kite!"
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Bluebonnets are out in some parts of
South Texas in March ... the perfect month to go fly your new kite.
Still, it's anybody's guess why this person would park his 1951
Pontiac woodie station wagon in a bed of wildflowers. At least his
'56 ALJO travel trailer found a better resting place.
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"Bubba's Fireworks" Not much has changed over the years when it comes to fireworks stands ... It seems they have always been simple, home-built affairs. This scene shows a couple who have stopped by a roadside stand to get some sparklers, leaving their 1950 Plymouth convertible idling nearby, coupled with a vintage 1960 Lincraft travel trailer. (Many thanks to Jeff and Angela Bennett for letting me make use of their cute painted trailer) 8 X 10 Print 11 X 14 Print
"Just Married" I painted this for the month of June ... In this scene, I picture the honeymooners stopping by the wayside to check out the beautiful mountain waterfall. The car is a 1959 Chevy El Camino and the vintage trailer is probably a Yellowstone. 8 X 10 Print $16.008 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Orchard Hills" A fifty-something Chevrolet Apache pickup truck, with a home-built camper shell, is waiting to be loaded with bushels of apples to be taken to the farmer's market in town. I used my grandparents' farm as the backdrop and inspiration for this painting. Orchard Hills began as an apple orchard back in the early 1900's in Barboursville, WV. My grandfather, William S. Estler, gradually converted it to a tomato farm and truck garden. His famous "Mortgage Lifters" brought folks for 3 states around to buy tomato seedlings for planting. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"January Thaw" I have long wanted to do a painting with a vintage Spartan Manor. This one is a 1951 model, set up as a residence and is paired with a classic '57 Dodge pickup truck. Together they appear to be worn out from winter and looking forward to the thaw and an early spring. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Vintage Check In" This fabulous duo belongs to Vickie Ashcraft, owner of the Enchanted Trails RV Park in Albuquerque, NM. She had her vintage trailer - a 1954 Va-ka-shunette - paired with a classic 1950 Hudson. Vickie also hosts vintage trailer rallies there every year. ( Retro Restoration was commissioned to bring both back to their original glory.) 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Weekend at the Lake" The setting is Inks Lake State Park in Central Texas. Grab a canoe and go camping in this little '53 Terry Playmate and you have the perfect way to enjoy a summer weekend. Another success story for Retro Restoration ... Many thanks to Deborah S. for letting me "borrow" her trailer. 8 X 10 Print $16.00
"The Guest House" Many thanks to John E. for the use of his photos in creating this serene scene of a backyard guest house. However, according to John, the neighbors complained about his "unsightly trailer," a vintage '64 FAN Coach, and he ended up moving it to the driveway. I think it's a shame because it really dressed up his back yard. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Gettin' Ready" Jerald was kind enough to give me permission to use his picture in this painting featuring his '53 Chevy and '68 Airstream Land Yacht. Here he is, checking everything out before going on another camping trip while his faithful companion Nugget, a loveable golden retriever, looks on patiently. (Special thanks to Rick Vanderpool for sharing his great photos!) 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"HOKEY POKEY" A 1985 Vanagon Westfalia Camper by Volkswagon They stopped making these in 1991 and, while not entirely vintage, are highly sought after with an extremely loyal following. The scene here is from a state park in Maryland called Big Run , which is a campground in the New Germany State Forest. Thanks to Dean Williams for great photos ... 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Plein Air Pair" Yosemite National Park As an artist myself, I can really identify with this scene ... I LOVE the English-made Morris Minor, so decided to pair a vintage 1960 woodie station wagon with a homemade woodie teardrop trailer. Here the artist is working outdoors - or "plein air" - to capture Yosemite's Half Dome on canvas. (I am too lazy to paint outside myself, but really love the look of paintings that have been created on site.) 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Sister's Vintage Hogans" Since I recently joined the "Sisters on the Fly," I have had a yearning to paint some of their darling personalized vintage trailers. I got permission from Maurrie Sussman, Sister #1, who provided me with lots of good photographs. Here is the scene she wanted to see painted: Monument Valley in the background and her trailer (left) and her sister's (Sister #2) in the center ... For more information about the group, go to their web site: www.sistersonthefly.com |
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8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Safe Haven" This was a commission ... Mary B. wanted a large rendering of her 1965 Globe Trotter. The scene is hers but I added a deer to give it that tranquil feeling. (Found out later that she has deer that come up to her house all the time!) 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Sugar Shack" The first time I saw this little teardrop I knew I would have to put it in a painting one day! Here I coupled it with a 1957 Chevy Bel Aire Nomad, painted to match. And so it sits camped at Beaver's Bend in OK, with a person in the stream fly-fishing, reminiscent of the Sisters on the Fly, the ladies who go camping in their cute painted trailers and love to fly fish. (BTW, I'm now Sister#820!) ( Many thanks to my good friends Mike and Sandy for the use of their teardrop!) 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
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"Riverside Campground" EVOLUTION OF CAMPING: A tent camper, a vintage 1954 Ranger Pop-up Trailer, a 1960 Yellowstone "canned ham," and an early 1986 Fleetwood Bounder Motor Home share common RV spaces at a primitive campground devoted to enthusiastic fishermen who aren't put off by a little rain. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"TIN CAN TOURIST CAMP" This painting was painted for and presented to Forrest and Jeri Bone who have worked tirelessly for the past several years as representatives of the oldest vintage travel trailer organization in the country: THE TIN CAN TOURISTS. It features a number of elements that have special meaning to them: their old, but restored Spartanette in the background, along with 2 friends' treasured Westcrafts, a Curtiss Aerocar and esp. their own newly-acquired and restored American trailer in foreground (to the right.) Thanks to Terry Bone for great photos! 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Favorite Campsite" A 1954 Ford Country Squire and a vintage '58 Stanley travel trailer sit nestled in a gorgeous setting of snow-capped mountains and tall pines at Fallen Leaf S.P. (just south of Lake Tahoe) (Many thanks to Ric and Julie Pfarrer for great photos!) NOTE: 30% of the purchase price FOR THIS PRINT will be donated to THE COLORADO PARKINSONS FOUNDATION. 8 X 10 Print $20.00 11 X 14 Print $26.00
"Ric's Route 66" It's 1954 ... A Holiday Rambler and Chevy station wagon make a pit stop at Ric's service station - where they find gas for 29 cents a gallon - before heading on down Route 66. (Many thanks to Ric Pfarrer for help in researching this rare pair.) NOTE: 30% of the purchase price FOR THIS PRINT will be donated to THE COLORADO PARKINSONS FOUNDATION. 8 X 10 Print $20.00 11 X 14 Print $26.00
"The Perfect Pair" A '56 Chevy BelAir goes camping with a vintage 1970 Scotty Sportsman travel trailer. Here it looks like they've stopped off at campsite #12 to check out the water for fishing ... (Thanks to Doug Warren for the use of his photos!)
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"Made for Each Other" A vintage 1976 Trillium rests besides the road, being towed by a 50's era Jeep. A mountain bike is our clue that the owner plans to find a good spot nearby to camp and do a little biking! The scene is somewhere in Colorado, an outdoor man's paradise. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Heading Home" A 50's vintage Silver Streak, is winding its way back home. The scene is a lovely country lane here in East Texas called Houston County Road. This painting started out as a demo for an art league ... The original is a pastel on sanded paper - 18" x 26." One of my larger pieces. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Vintage Retreat" This little scene features a pair of '57's: a tiny Comet Trailer and Chevy BelAir. Interestingly, I discovered, when I met the owners at a rally in Cedar Key, Florida that the Chevy was actually purchased right here in my own town - Wills Point, Texas! 8X10 Print $16.00 11X14 Print $24.00
"The Weekenders" I have used this design as my personal logo for about a year now ... I am also starting a line of wearable art featuring this piece. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"The Camp-Out" This was a commission for Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bone. I like it because it epitomizes the "Old Time" feel I try to convey with my vintage travel trailer artwork. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Vintage Vacation" This longer version of a vintage Airstream was painted on commission for a lady in England. Marie wanted to have the design tattooed on her back! (Strangely enough, she is the second customer of mine to do this ... making me now a Professional Tattoo Artist!) The bicycle is also a vintage Schwinn from the early 1950's. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Heaven on Earth" A tiny Airstream in an RV park dedicated to Airstreams, would be considered by some to be the ultimate lifestyle achievement ... "Come on down! The door is open and the Welcome mat is out! " I painted this to please most Airstream owners. Did I succeed? 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Vintage Picnic" I am sure teardrop owners must be very proud of the fact they can tote their little babies just about anywhere ... I expect most of them can even identify with this: A back roads wilderness with signs warning of the perils of proceeding! "No motorhomes and no long trailers." But the perfect place to stop for a rest and a slice of watermelon before going on. I coupled this with a classic Desoto because I couldn't resist the urge to paint those big tailfins! 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" I actually found this vintage trailer, all forlorn, sitting behind a man's house in a nearby town ... I'm not really sure what the model is. It could be a Spartanette or Sportsman, but I suspect it is something less well known. Nevertheless, I decided to use it as a backdrop to display the Lone Star flag because I've actually seen a little trailer decked out this way and thought it looked very redneck! The old truck is a Studebaker, which I understand was once a very popular vehicle. It seemed very natural here. 8 X 10 Print
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"Trailer For Sale or Rent" A fun play on the words of Roger Miller's famous song of the 1960's "King of the Road", this little painting was put together to advertise a darling motel and RV park in Cedar Key, Florida. The owner confessed that they had sold the little winged Shasta but have replaced it with a Serro Scotty which will be painted in a similar color scheme, to match the motel decor. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"SCOTTIES" A print customer suggested this little tribute to the Serro Scotty ... She told me she owned some Scottish Terriers as well as a restored vintage trailer, so I couldn't resist putting them all together! 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Vintage Flea Market" I was inspired to paint this little scene because we live very near Canton, Texas, which is the home of "First Monday Trade Days," - or the World's Largest Flea Market. It is also a great place to find vintage travel trailers of all kinds. Many serve as temporary offices for the dealers and others come to town to provide adequate sleeping quarters for the bargain hunters. Most of the "stuff" pictured here is actually sitting in a man's front yard in Quinlan, TX! 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"The Honeymooners" My own trip to see Niagara Falls was very memorable as they do thunder and the sheer width of them is pretty spectacular. So what could be cuter than a tiny, classic VW, pulling an even tinier homemade teardrop trailer for a couple on their honeymoon? 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Scenic Overlook" Just about every RV-er has seen "The Long, Long Trailer," with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I try to watch it at least once a year - esp. when we are out camping. So you can see where I got my inspiration for this hair-raising scene. And who hasn't got a story to tell about a unique predicament while trying to maneuver a long, long travel trailer or motor home? I tried not to copy the same 1953 New Moon house trailer from the movie, so this one is a combination of a couple of styles that were popular in the early 1950's. The car is similar to Desi's Mercury Monterey convertible, only a year older... 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Hambone" A 1955 '98 Oldsmobile, pulling a Shasta-like vintage travel trailer, is symbolic of the comeback both these classic beauties have made in recent years. I checked on the market value of a fully restored Olds and was shocked to see it fell in the $35,000 price range! I chose this particular car to bring back a fond memory from childhood. My father, Graham Estler, was a top salesman for RCA in the 50's and drove a car just like this. He traded for a new one every year, but seemed partial to the red and white Olds. Altho' he never pulled a travel trailer with it, I thought it made a wonderful pair with this little vintage job. The name "Hambone" comes from my dad's knick-name growing up ... 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Days Gone By ... when we seemed to move at a slower pace" This is the painting that inspired a series ... A classic woodie station wagon, pulling a 1956 vintage Shasta travel trailer. The original is a 9x12 oil on stretched canvas which I created as wall art for our new fifth wheel. On impulse I offered prints for sale on Ebay. And, surprise! they sold! 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"1953 Lake Cabin" Because I love the tiny, canned ham vintage trailers, I chose this, a 1953 Va-ka-shun-ette as the centerpiece for this casein on watercolor paper rendition. The scene is Lake O' the Pines, in East Texas, a place we love to visit when we are camping. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Boondocking" The name comes from a term RV-ers are familiar with which refers to camping without the usual amenities (i.e. electricity, water, sewer, etc.) I found this little 1956 Westerner in Marshall, TX, stranded in a cow pasture and greyed with mildew ... At the time I thought it was a Shasta, but the joke's on me! A second trip and a closer inspection of the original proved it was indeed a little Westerner. So here it sits, restored, beside a 1952 Chevy P.U. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Salvaged Shasta" I thought this scene would evoke some emotions from folks who have rescued these vintage travel trailers - or would have, if they'd had the chance! I photographed the old truck and car in Aztec, NM, while vacationing one year. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Flower Child" No, I was never considered a Hippie myself... But this little Airstream Cruisette was inspired by that era. I just decided to give it a new twist: This couple appears to be decidedly middle-class and maybe even a little patriotic! They still cling to the old things and couldn't imagine pulling their vintage travel trailer with anything but an old VW bus! 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Playthings" Well, here's a story ... One of my eBay print customers sent me some photographs of her winged Shasta and Cushman Scooters, telling me that the vintage trailer was a gift from her fiancé. I designed this painting around this couple's story, carving their initials on the trunk of the big oak tree in the background. Because she's Swedish, I decided to celebrate her heritage with the red and yellow colors on the trailer. I just tossed in the Chevy for effect. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Scotty Rally" As this series grew in number, so did the requests for specific vintage travel trailers to be featured in my paintings. I was deluged with photographs and e-mails from a group of Serro Scotty enthusiasts, so I decided to paint a rally in order to feature as many of these models as I could. I found out later that there is actually a place called "Scottyland" in PA that hosts annual rallies for these groups. The 1958 Buick came as a surprise e-mail attachment from another one of my customers. 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"Vintage Christmas" Well, what else can you paint when it's December and Christmas is right around the corner? Actually, this was also inspired by another customer's request. So I jumped right on it and got it out in time. Note: Vintage Trailer Supply of Montpelier, VT has licensed this painting for a Christmas card which is now available for sale on their web site: http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/?Click=135
*During the "off season" you will have to type the word "holiday" in the search
box to find the cards ... 8 X 10 Print
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"Snow Angel" Little did I know when I asked for, and received, permission to paint Kimberly's little vintage winged Shasta that it came with an interesting history.... She took this baby with her to Denmark when she lived there for 4 years! Talk about love. I liked the big red brick building in the background, too, so left it to the viewer to figure out why there are a set of footprints in the snow between the house and the trailer. Note: Vintage Trailer Supply of Montpelier, VT has licensed this painting for a Christmas card which is now available for sale on their web site: http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/?Click=135 *During the "off season" you will have to type the word "holiday" in the search box to find the cards ... 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
"The Christmas Tree Lot" Every town has had one: A Christmas Tree Lot run by the Boy Scouts as a fund raiser for one of the troops. I wanted to paint another little vintage Airstream, so I set this one up as the office and put a perky little snowman out front all dressed up as a Scout of some kind. Actually, my grandson Nathan is a Scout in Austin, TX and I made him some Christmas cards with this design! 8 X 10 Print $16.00 11 X 14 Print $24.00
See MORE VINTAGE TRAILER CHRISTMAS Paintings: CHRISTMAS TRAILER ART
Please don't copy my artwork ... It's by selling these prints that I can continue to feed my creative spirit! If you are interested in licensing any of my work, feel free to contact me: paige@vintagetraveltrailerart.com (Please mention "trailer art" on the subject line if you email me ...)
Thanks to Mark in Quebec for the animation! If you are a retailer or own an RV PARK, I would like to send you my Wholesale Price List . Each painting is available in a variety of sizes and formats. * |
