By
Annie Bailey
Piece description from the artist
A vintage neon sign advertising for a motel with kitchenettes and family rooms, with great technicolor hues and mid century modern style. These old "motor inn" signs are some of the greatest remnants of the mid century automobile era, when families would pile into a car and take a road trip. These old signs generally had bright optimistic colors and catch slogans and names that evoked the culture of the area they were in. This one, the Corral Motel, is located in Montana in a very rural town that definitely would have been a long drive from anywhere back in the 1950's and 60's. I love to capture them and document their iconic design.
Annie was born and raised in Montana, growing up on her family's ranch in the beautiful Smith River Valley. Growing up in Montana's wild and beautiful Landscape led to her deep love of nature and all things rural. Annie attended the Art Institute of Colorado and lived in Denver Colorado until the completion of her Interior Design degree in 2002. After working in that field for several years, Annie moved back to Montana and began her own business, focusing on her ever-growing love of photography. She began traveling the backroads and wilderness of Montana and the Rocky Mountain region and selling her photos professionally in galleries, shops, and online. She primarily searches for rural Landscapes, old barns, abandoned farmhouses, and occasionally wildlife she encounters. Her work as been featured in HGTV, Better Homes and Gardens, and featured in three books on emerging artists of the United States. She currently lives in Billings, Montana, and takes several trips during the year to gather new images.
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