The abandoned and forgotten landscapes of rural southwestern towns are the favored subjects of Rod Penner’s paintings. The artist’s keen eye combines photojournalism and contemporary realism to create images of small-town America. His deft use of contrasts in his images—despondency and hope, isolation and nostalgia—evokes memories of “The Last Picture Show” and elicits complex responses from viewers.

Limited to 40 copies, this edition includes an original signed and numbered digital print of Rod Penner’s cafe painting, hand-mounted at the front of the book and housed in a linen slipcase with debossed, foiled-stamped title.