A Spanish mission building at Mission Tejas State Park, TX stands on a carpet of needles, cones, and leaves. Incredibly tall pineywoods create large pockets of shade during a sunny spring. The dogwood trees are a symbol of spring, whose fragrant flowers bloom around Easter. White dogwood blossoms cover the top of the painting leading the viewer to the mission building as if they are looking through dogwood flowers. Along with the cross on top of the roof, flowers shaped like a cross remind us of the legend of the dogwood.

Dimensions WXHXD 40X30 inches

Created for Art of Texas Parks Project , 2019-2023 https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2020/mar/scout3_parks/index.phtml

Artwork has been selected for Texas State Parks traveling exhibition will be held in 2023. Artwork also is featured in the book, “The Art of Texas State Park, A Centennial Celebration, 1923-2023”, publication by Texas A&M University Press, with Texas Parks & Wildlife.