This show represents the enduring beauty of the American landscape with artworks that capture the majesty of America’s land and skies and coincides with America's 250th anniversary.
A reception will take place on July 7, 2026 to celebrate National Park and Recreation Month!
Location: Grand Hall at NRH Centre
Exhibition Dates: June 1 - August 4, 2026
Read about the inspiration for these pieces and how they relate to the theme Land That I Love.
*Some artworks may be for sale, please contact the artists directly or email lseale@nrhtx.com to request a contact.
Land That I Love
Denali resident
Watercolor
The National Parks is unquestionably the best idea anyone has ever come up with! There is so much to catch the eye in the Alaskan frontier, it’s almost too much to ask of brush and pigment!
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Winter in Iowa
Oil on Canvas
I was raised in Iowa, and always loved the beauty of the first snow.
Trisha Baker
Mount Rushmore
Photograph on Canvas
This represents the beginning of our freedom from the birth of the United States to the preservation of the nation.
Bonnie Binzer
Bluebonnet Reflections
Oil on Canvas
Texas bluebonnets reflect the American spirit as they are beautiful and return stronger year after year.
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Fractured
Acrylic on Canvas
There is so much to love and appreciate about every landscape we visit, the canyons and cactii of the american southwest can astound!
Susan Davis
Pacific Northwest in the Fog
Acrylic on Canvas
This painting reflects the variety of foliage, terrain and moods of a forest in the Pacific Northwest.
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Robin Doyle
Snake River
Photograph
We have spent the last 5 summers visiting our national parks. This trip was my favorite. Seeing all of this natural beauty is truly breathtaking.
Donald Glasser
Mountain Spring
Acrylic
Shows one example of the rugged beauty that we can enjoy here in Texas.
Pat Kimminau
Big Bend National Park
Oil
Our National Parks are America's treasure to be enjoyed by everyone. Big Bend National Park is located in southwest Texas where the Rio Grande flows through it forming the southern border between the United States and Mexico. It is home to majestic canyons, mountains, desert, a variety of vegetation, wildlife, and beautiful vistas. The park is also a wealth of recreational opportunities, making it worth visiting and one of my favorite places to paint.
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The Stand At Fort Defiance
Photograph
Love and respect for the First Nation peoples and their lands. This is Jaiden, a Navajo Dinė. We made this photograph on Navajo land at Fort Defiance, Arizona.
J. Shakespeare English
Too, Dream America
Mixed-Media Paper Collage
This piece represents the roots of Black American contributions toward making us a “more perfect union.” The little girl looking into the sunset embodies the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of our American Dream.
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Toni Honeycutt
Caddo Lake at Sunrise
Watercolor
The quiet lake in the cool of the morning teeming with bass, catfish and pickerel being brushed by the wings of herons and egrets is a little bit of heaven on earth. The stately bald cypress shades and divides the lake into many serene panoramas.
Kathy Koons
The Grand Canyon, South Rim
Watercolor
In God we trust and because of his love, he has created for us the most spectacular and magnificent landscapes to contemplate and enjoy. God blessed America!
I See You, Arches National Park, Moab (UT)
Oil on Canvas
This painting explores a distinctive familiar American landscape seen with an unusual perspective and greatly affected by the weather at the time of my visit. Often, we are so focus on a certain aspect of a place or even a person that we might miss the magical moment that lies behind the obvious. On this case, pass the iconic “Delicate Arch” a magnificent background appeared for a brief time. Perhaps this might never happen again. Always keep your eyes and heart open for those not so "in your face" but nonetheless memorable experiences. "I See You”.
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Kelly Felps
Big Bend Sun
Oil paint
Shows one example of the rugged beauty that we can enjoy here in Texas.
Mammoth Hot Springs,
Yellowstone National Park
Acrylic
Mammoth Hot Springs lies at one of the entrances to Yellowstone National Park. It's stark white beauty greeted me with an immediate sense of otherworldliness that describes the landscape of Yellowstone National Park, possibly this nation's greatest natural treasure.
Sara McCain
Under the Shady Tree
Oil
This painting represents the theme by showing my favorite part of nature. Finding a shady tree in the middle of a beautiful blue sky day is my idea of perfection. Its what we are really trying preserve with our natural parks. Preserving the beauty and simplicity of nature.
Peyton Murrell
7117
Pigment on Paper
On highway 90, northwest of Marfa, TX, a storm rolls through the West Texas plains and the hills of the Davis Mountains. As I stood on the side of the road trying to capture the scene, I heard a mechanical drumming in the distance. As it drew closer, the train engineer blared his horn to give a preemptive "hello". As he passed by, with an arm outstretched, two complete strangers gave their acknowledgment to each other with grins on their faces. We traveled in different directions afterwards, one with supplies to keep the workers of the nearby land going, the other with a packet of peanuts and a bottle of water, one heading out of the storm, one heading into it, neither to cross paths again.
Alice Short
Santa Elena Canyon,
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Watercolor
Breathtaking. Majestic in the morning light. Every day is another beautiful adventure in America. What's not to love?
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Valerie Simpson
Where the Light Rests
Acrylic on Canvas
As the day fades, the last warmth of the sun settles across the quiet lake. The mountains soften into shadow while the meadow blooms in shades of pink, catching the final glow of the evening. In this moment, time seems to slow—water, sky, and wildflowers resting together in the calm between daylight and night.
This painting reflects the peaceful feeling found in nature when the world grows still and the light lingers just a little longer before disappearing beyond the hills.
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Paul Vigiletti
Symbol of Freedom
Acrylic on Canvas
The Symbol of American Freedom and all freedom is represented by our great eagle that soars over our land giving us a strength in our land and beauty of our country.
Judy Waitkus
Colorado Highway
Oil
The art portrays the majestic mountains and plains of rural Colorado. It is a quiet place reflecting the history of a hidden peacefulness within this great nation. This place reminds me of my getaway to nature and the beauty of our country.