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2026  MOTHER ROAD OPEN AIR - ROAD PAINT OUT & SHOW

Celebrating the Iconic Route 66 in New Mexico & Texas

Dozens of Plein Air Painters painted all  along Historic Route 66 from April 14 - September 1, 2026


See the show in person at The Amarillo Art Institute, 3701 Plains Blvd., Amarillo Texas 

Join us in congratulating all the participating artists and specially the winners

as chosen by our Judge Dick Wimberly:

Best of Show: Wendy Ahlm - All American

Second Place: Margaret Herrick - An Encampment of Homeless People in Front of Tewa Lodge...

Third Place:  James Trigg - Tucumcari Moonrise

Honorable Mention - Lewis Williams - San Isidro Sky Talk

Honoral Mention: Megan Harris - Strong Light at Sad Monkey

Best Tiny Treasure - Donna Barnhill - Sunny Disposition

People's Choice - Bethany Fields - Light in the Darkness

         il, pastel etc), location where painted ( eg. Santa Fe NM) and price.          

88 photo(s) Updated on: 07 Sep 2026
  • 48. SECOND PLACE - Margaret Herrick - An Encampment of Homeless People in Front of the Tewa Lodge at Alvarado Street & Central Ave, Albuquerque, oil. over collage, 12x12, $700
  • 47. Margaret Herrick - Antonio a houseless man at the international Library on Central Avenue I Albuquerque, oil over collage, 12x12", $700
  • 46. Margaret Herrick - A Bus Stop in Front of the International School of Dance in Albuquerque, Oil over collage, 12x12, $700
  • 45. Jan Streets - Setting Up Shop, oil, 12x16, $350
  • 44. Catherine Corum - Pecos
  • 43. Catherine Corum - In the Clouds
  • 42. Catherine Corum - La Fonda
  • 41. Ruan Bacigalupa - Route 66 - Nine Mile Hill
  • 40. Ruan Bacigalupa - Route 66 - Nine Mile Hill Nocturne
  • 39. Ruan Bacigalupa - Route 66 - Cañon Carñue
  • 38. Jane Frederick - Pecos National Monument, 9x12, oil ,$350
  • 37. Lee Costello - Loretto Chapel at the Plaza
  • 36. Lisa Wermeling - Arroyo de los Chamisos
  • 35. Lisa Wermeling -Obsidian Mountain
  • 34. Lisa Wermeling - August Corn Maiden
  • 33. Sheri Edsall - La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe
  • 32. Sheri Edsall - Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe
  • 31. Lee Costello - Statue of Mary
  • 30. Stephanie West - TEX, Gouache, Tiny Treasure, $60
  • 29. Stephanie West - Spirit of '58, 12x9, Gouache, $358
  • 28. Stephanie West - Kiva Welcome on 66, 12x9, Gouache, $399
  • 27. Stephanie West - Dawn at the Texaco, 5x7, Gouche, $100
  • 26. Stephanie West - Come Join Us Downtown, 12x9, Gouache. $399
  • 25. Phyllis Gunderson - Route 66 Byway, Oil, 4x3", $45, Pecos New Mexico
  • 24. Lee Costello - El Rey on Route66
  • 23. Bonita Currey Brown - Pecos Historical Mission, 8x10", Oil, $375 Pecos NM
  • 22. Jane Frederick - Cathedral, Santa Fe, 8x8 oil on panel, $200
  • 21. Jane Frederick - J.R.'s Tires, Moriarty NM, 5x7 gouache, $100
  • 20. Jane Frederick - El Rey Court, Santa Fe, 3x4 Tiny Treasure, gouache, 3x4 $30
  • 19. Wendy Ahlm - Oasis
  • 18. Donna Barnhill - “The Bridle Path at Old Santa Fe Trail”, 8”x10”, oil, $600
  • 17. BEST TINY TREASURE - Donna Barnhill - “Sunny disposition”, 4x3, gouache, $50 SOLD
  • 16. Marcia Williams - Gift Shop (Tiny Treasure)
  • 15. Marcia Williams - On Old Santa Fe Trail
  • 14. Marcia Williams - Heading Into Santa Fe on Old Route 66
  • 13. Lee Costello - The Mystic
  • 12. James Trigg - Downtown
  • 11. THIRD PLACE - James Trigg - Tucumcari Moonrise
  • 10. James Trigg - Magnolia
  • 9. Phyllis Gunderson - Lightning Ranch Pasture on Route 66,


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