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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15 comments:
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!
Sometimes it is easier to paint a scene than to photograph it. Love the changes in colour.
gosh - that's a great observation about the paint by numbers similarity linda - you're right!
great 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. ;-)
I've seen a lot of GOOD Retro poster art lately, this being no exception. Great image.
Hoodoos is a great word--I never saw it before.
I love the colors in this postcard. All the oranges, lavendars and yellows. Beautiful!
Happy PFF!
I love these reprints of time past... thanks for sharing. PFF
I love the postcards of the WPA posters. There's just something so special about them. Happy PFF.
Great card! I'll show my maximum card with Bryce Canyon, another nice image. :)
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Happy 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.
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It looks so dry, nice orange stone color.
The artist has caught the style and the atmosphere very well.
What bright vivid colors! I love the WPA series ... and I also love the word "hoodoos"
This reminds me of the 50's for some reason. Happy PFF!
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