The WPA art of the 30s and 40s have always been an obsession of mine. I love the modern interpretations of them, too. #FindYourPark #ParkChat

I would LOVE to be Artist in Residence there. I thought I heard they weren’t doing that program anymore. I’ll have to check it out and see. #parkchat

The Grand Canyon and Yosemite feel like Albert Bierstadt paintings. #FindYourPark #ParkChat

A8 #ParkChat That's a tough one. I'm torn between my "local" C&O Canal, the Badlands and Voyageurs. I'll go with the C&O Canal, and photography, only because that's the visual art I'm most comfortable with.

A5: We have a couple of similar cups, from our visit to Gila Cliff Dwellings NM. Every cup of tea takes me back there! #ParkChat

Q10: Ansel Adams’ Tetons Snake River photo was put on the golden Voyager spacecraft record because it showed that we live on a planet where water is a vapor (cloud), liquid (river) & solid (snow). What park photo would you send to aliens to show our world? #parkchat

Q9: There’s art in the parks other than pictures. Are there performing arts in the park that you’ve experienced that evoke a sense of place for you? #parkchat

I have pictures of steam in a park! #ParkChat

A8 #parkchat I’ll be beading in Yellowstone this summer. Come by and say hello, please!

Q8: In 2008 I was an Artist in Residence at Glacier National Park. If you could be one for any park for any medium what would it be? #parkchat

Thanks! It made the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. The cliffs are illuminated by a 3-day old crescent moon. Mid June for the Milky Way rising in an arc due East. 15mm lens for 80° field of view. #parkchat

There’s also a winter version I took a couple years later. #parkchat

A1 #parkchat I will actually be in Yellowstone as an “Inspired By Yellowstone” artist this summer. Here’s a sample of what I will be sharing…

Is anyone keeping up with @spaceart.bsky.social on #ParkChat? Certainly not me. Great chat tonight my friend @naturetechfam.bsky.social

Q7: Ansel Adams used to lead photo workshops in Yosemite! Have you ever taken an art workshop in a park or wanted to? What was it and where? #parkchat

Goodness, I forgot about all the Christmas ornaments I’ve collected over the years. Thats an entire #parkchat of its own.

A3: So many of the parks evoke that feeling of walking into a painting! Pictured: John Day Fossil Beds NM, Canyonlands NP, Grand Canyon NP, Redwoods S&NP. #ParkChat

My first Aurora three years ago at Badlands at age 67 is pretty special to me. #ParkChat

A4 #parkchat I buy art in the parks a lot. This one is one of my faves 28”x40” stained glass.

a5 my favourite water bottle. #parkchat

Q6: I once spent a year planning a single photo in a park. What’s a favorite piece of art you’ve created in a park? Maybe a photo you were dying to take, or one that still brings back memories because of the people who were in it? #parkchat

Q5: My favorite coffee cup is from the El Tovar Hotel in Grand Canyon. Its art reminds me of the park every time I use it. Is there anything you have whose design, decoration, etc evoke a park for you? #parkchat

A2: I love the old fashioned posters for the parks. Even older artistic expressions have drawn me to many parks & adjacent places. #RockArt #ParkChat

Q4: Go into any park bookshop or store and there is so much art on display. Have you ever bought a piece of art in a park? What was it? What about it spoke to you? Do you still have it? #parkchat

I’m not sure. I was there for episode 41 in January and it was 1500ft high when I took this photo. I haven’t seen the latest numbers for this one. #parkchat

A1: I'd say quilting.... but it is a hobby of yesteryear, not today unfortunately. #ParkChat

Easy. How about Denali? #ParkChat

A3 The Grand Canyon always does that for me #parkchat

A3 #ParkChat Is it in bad form to use the same park multiple times? Because it's definitely Badlands NP again, because of the colors, the clay, the constantly shifting experience, like the whole park is a creative experiment.

Q3: The first time I went to Bryce Canyon I felt I was walking into a painting (I later realized it was because of a Loony Tunes cartoon I’d seen as a kid). What’s a park where you feel like you are walking into a work of art? #parkchat

Q2: Art has a long history with the national parks. Advertising and travel art played a huge role in promoting the national parks to visitors. What are the images that inspired you to visit a park? #parkchat

A1 #ParkChat I see the "little things." Seriously, I often see the things that no one else sees, because they are always looking for the most noticeable.

A1: Not so serious talent would include naming animals in Spanish + walking right past the sign with the needed information (I once held a guidebook open to the picture of the grave we were looking for at Arlington, stood right between the two stones, and said I didn't think we were close) #ParkChat

Time for #ParkChat! Join us now! Reply to each question with "A1", "A2", A3, etc. with your answer. Include photos for bonus points! Always include the hashtag #ParkChat so everyone can find your answers. Have fun! 💗

Happy to be here! Art and science in the parks is my jam. #parkchat.

Q1 #ParkChat Not all of us here consider ourselves artists, but I bet you have a talent of some sort. What is a talent of yours that you could offer/show to others while at a National Park? @59nationalparks.bsky.social @spaceart.bsky.social

Please welcome our special guest tonight @spaceart.bsky.social Great to see you tonight Tyler. #ParkChat

Welcome to #ParkChat with our special host @spaceart.bsky.social ,talking Art in the Parks tonight. Who's here and feeling creative? @59nationalparks.bsky.social

Quick travel q - I'm looking at a short window to visit Yosemity for a couple of days in early May (detour from the Bay Area). Tent camping in the valley is already booked, but USFS CGs along Hws 120 & 140 still have res. available-thoughts?. Any suggestions appreciated! #parkchat

Checking in for photos…. #FindYourPark #ParkChat

Hi folks, I’m hosting #parkchat tonight at 9pm EDT. The topic is “Art in the Parks.” Find a photo, poster, painting, etc you love about parks. My plan is to ask questions that’ll be perfect for you to share it in your answers. Let’s flood Bluesky with beauty tonight.

Last year we had to postpone a chat in progress with @spaceart.bsky.social. The @bsky.app wasn’t working and we had to reschedule. The date is tomorrow and we are expecting Tyler to join us. Honestly we are expecting you too tomorrow at 9 PM ET @naturetechfam.bsky.social

My official headshot as the new Executive Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation (@jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social). I think the angle makes me look like I’m starting to lose my hair a little, but otherwise not too bad.

My latest miniaturized photorealistic #beadwork project is finished [3.75”x3.75”] & framed, ready for my first “Inpired by Yellowstone” show. Notes: 13/o single-cut glass beads; 38 colors; two-needle modified overlay stitch; about 43 hours of work start-to-finish. “Square Spring” in Yellowstone NP.

Today’s view of the Bighorn River.

So many protection battles to fight. Not minimizing everything else going on in the world; but, this warrants calls to your Congressional delegation. #ParkChat morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

If you're out there and have emnity with your spouse or a loved one, set it aside, make amends, whatever is possible in your power. There will be a day they are gone forever and you will ache for a hug, touch, kiss or conversation. Forgive me for all the stupid arguments I ever created with you

Q13 #ParkChat Who has a question, comment or story tonight?

A13 #ParkChat You may recall that late last year we had to cancel our chat with @spaceart.bsky.social in progress. Tyler returns next week and I’m confident that we’ll have a successful chat. Please join use. @naturetechfam.bsky.social