Texas Art: Big Bend and the Guadalupes

West Texas

“I wanted to capture the drama of this place—the way the light hits Guadalupe Peak is absolutely electric, especially when the storms roll through.”

TOPHER STRAUS, ON GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

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Big Bend National Park by Topher Straus: colorful desert mountains and sculpted terrain in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Big Bend National Park · West Texas

Big Bend and the Guadalupes

Big Bend National Park holds West Texas at its widest: harsh, wild, quiet desert under an endless horizon.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park catches lightning over the golden cliffs of Guadalupe Peak. They belong to all 46 national parks Topher has painted.

Two views of West Texas

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Big Bend National Park by Topher Straus: colorful desert mountains and sculpted terrain in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Big Bend National Park · Big Bend National Park, Texas · Explore the work
Guadalupe Mountains National Park by Topher Straus: lightning flashes above the golden cliffs of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park · Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas · Explore the work

Questions collectors ask

Which work feels closest to West Texas?

Big Bend for the open desert; Guadalupe Mountains for storm light on the peak.

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