#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23
"As If No One 2"
pastel on UART paper (mounted) - 20x16 in

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/tamami-tokutake/as-if-no-one-2/1142840

I painted this entirely from my memory; I saw this tree, just barely turning colors, an early morning last October in Zion. I thought I took a photo of it, but I couldn't find it. It is liberating to paint something from imagination and memory.
#MastoArt #PastelArtist #ZionNP

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23
"As If No One 2"
pastel on UART paper (mounted) - 20x16 in

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/tamami-tokutake/as-if-no-one-2/1142840

I painted this entirely from my memory; I saw this tree, just barely turning colors, an early morning last October in Zion. I thought I took a photo of it, but I couldn't find it. It is liberating to paint something from imagination and memory.
#MastoArt #PastelArtist #ZionNP

I have missed you #zionnp

#californiaCondor #Condor #Condors dying from lead poisoning #Leadpoisoning.

In Utah and Arizona, 53 condors have died from lead poisoning, and 90% of the birds that have been trapped have tested positive for lead in their blood since the birds were reintroduced to the region in 1996.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/08/24/zion-national-parks-first-wild/

#Zion #ZionNP #Endangered #EndangeredSpecies
#EndangeredSpeciesAct

Zion National Park’s first wild California condor suffers a ‘horrible death’

The first wild condor fledged at Zion National Park died from lead poisoning.

The Salt Lake Tribune

The Three Patriarchs

Zion National Park

#Photography #LandscapePhotography #ZionNP #SilentSunday

Gorgeous Colors Hike The Narrows Zion National Park by Wayne Moran

Gorgeous Colors Hike The Narrows Zion National Park Photograph by Wayne Moran

Fine Art America
Earth is a Gorgeous Place, and These 18 Photos Prove It

From the national parks in the United States, through the enchanting sights of the frozen north - these are the amazing gifts nature has to offer us.

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Cairn at Zion NP, 2015 #zionNP #photography