Today is Postcard Friendship Friday, hosted by Beth at the Best Hearts are Crunchy.
I don't have an Earth Day postcard, but here is a postcard of one of the most amazing parks in the American West (Arches is up there for me too!) Oh heck, they are all amazing. This postcard is actually a new design following the design of the old WPA posters. The artists are Doug Leen and Brian Maebius. I like the receding cliffs and the changes in color, and the artfully placed pine trees.
My previous post describes this series.
Bryce Canyon, according the National Park Service, is a small national park in southwestern Utah. Named after the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1928. The rock type here is actually limestone, not sandstone as I originally thought. The spires of rock seen in Bryce are called hoodoos and are formed by weathering and erosion.
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There is something familiar about the distinct shades and colors that I just put my finger on: paint-by-number canvases! Love it, thanks for posting it. Happy PFF!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is easier to paint a scene than to photograph it. Love the changes in colour.
ReplyDeletegosh - that's a great observation about the paint by numbers similarity linda - you're right!
ReplyDeletegreat card - i think it's difficult for us in europe to appreciate the sheer scale of these canyons...hopefully i'll see them myself one day!
Yes Linda I see it: paint by number projects. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI've seen a lot of GOOD Retro poster art lately, this being no exception. Great image.
ReplyDeleteHoodoos is a great word--I never saw it before.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in this postcard. All the oranges, lavendars and yellows. Beautiful!
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I love these reprints of time past... thanks for sharing. PFF
ReplyDeleteI love the postcards of the WPA posters. There's just something so special about them. Happy PFF.
ReplyDeleteGreat card! I'll show my maximum card with Bryce Canyon, another nice image. :)
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ReplyDeleteHappy PFF ,wow this is an incredible card.
Thank you for sharing.
It brought back some happy family moments for me of the one vacation I had with both parents as a child.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Happy Trails
It looks so dry, nice orange stone color.
ReplyDeleteThe artist has caught the style and the atmosphere very well.
ReplyDeleteWhat bright vivid colors! I love the WPA series ... and I also love the word "hoodoos"
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the 50's for some reason. Happy PFF!
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