On this episode of Big Blend Radio’s Toast to The Arts & Parks show, landscape oil painter Dawn Waters Baker discusses her art and National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) month-long artist-in-residence experience in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Dawn was born and raised in the Philippines and lived through the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991, so she is familiar with lush, volcanic landscapes. Today she lives in Dallas, Texas and is a signature member of Artists of Texas. Along with her work being featured in several national shows, she was also selected as an NPAF artist-in-residence in Big Bend National Park and Gettysburg National Military Park. https://www.dawnwatersbaker.com/

NPAF is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the promotion of the National Parks of the U.S. through creating dynamic opportunities for artworks that are based in our natural and historic heritage. https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/

Featured music is “I Saw a Rainbow” by singer-songwriter Wally Lawder. http://www.wallylawder.com/