California National Parks Art: Granite to Desert

California’s national parks

“Kings Canyon has this way of stopping you in your tracks — bold peaks, deep forests, and a river that feels alive. I wanted the colors and lines to pull you right into that moment.”

TOPHER STRAUS, ON KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

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Joshua Tree National Park by Topher Straus: joshua trees rise from golden grasses beneath the California desert sun.
Joshua Tree National Park · California’s national parks

From granite to desert

California’s parks run from the granite of the Sierra Nevada to the desert floor. Yosemite National Park and Half Dome hold the valley; Kings Canyon National Park its river and peaks.

In the desert, Joshua Tree National Park stands in golden grass and Death Valley National Park folds into the hills of Zabriskie Point; in the north, Lassen Volcanic National Park steams. They belong to all 46 national parks Topher has painted.

Six views of California’s parks

Explore the individual works in full, without cropping their original proportions.

Yosemite National Park by Topher Straus: towering cliffs and misty waterfalls in Yosemite National Park, rendered in luminous color.
Yosemite National Park · Yosemite National Park, California · Explore the work
Half Dome by Topher Straus: yosemite’s Half Dome rises in layered dawn light above the surrounding valley.
Half Dome · Yosemite National Park, California · Explore the work
Kings Canyon National Park by Topher Straus: river, forest, and bold mountain peaks in Kings Canyon National Park, California.
Kings Canyon National Park · Kings Canyon National Park, California · Explore the work
Joshua Tree National Park by Topher Straus: joshua trees rise from golden grasses beneath the California desert sun.
Joshua Tree National Park · Joshua Tree National Park, California · Explore the work
Lassen Volcanic National Park by Topher Straus: colorful volcanic landscape with steaming ground and rugged peaks in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Lassen Volcanic National Park · Lassen Volcanic National Park, California · Explore the work
Death Valley National Park by Topher Straus: banded, eroded hills of Zabriskie Point fold toward distant blue mountains under a pink sky in Death Valley National Park, California.
Death Valley National Park · Death Valley National Park, California · Explore the work

Questions collectors ask

Which work feels closest to California national park?

Yosemite and Half Dome for granite; Joshua Tree and Death Valley for desert; Lassen for volcanic ground.

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