PEERS STORE

The painting of Peers Store is a reflection of what is uniquely Americana - a small country store serving as the hub of the community for miles around. Located a few miles west of Marthasville, Missouri on Hwy 94, Peers Store was established in the late 1800s and celebrated a close relationship with the MKT Railroad, otherwise known as the Katy, for more than a century. I chose to depict it the way it would have looked in the 1950s with one of the last steam locomotives chugging by and those young kids enjoying their ten cent ice cream treat. Despite the difference in time between then and now, I think there is still a small part of each of us that recognizes the simplicity and joy of this kind of moment in our own lives.