Paint the Milky Way

Join Artist in Residence Alina Lindquist for a hands on watercolor painting of the Milky Way. Big Bend National Park is an International Dark Sky Park and participants will create their own Milky Way themed postcard inspired by the park's nighttime landscape. The progra......More

Join Artist in Residence Alina Lindquist for a hands on watercolor painting of the Milky Way. Big Bend National Park is an International Dark Sky Park and participants will create their own Milky Way themed postcard inspired by the park's nighttime landscape. The program will begin with a brief introduction to Big Bend as an International Dark Sky Park, highlighting how geography, low light pollution, and conservation efforst make the Milky Way visible to the naked eye. Participants will then be guided through a simple watercolor process to paint a night sky over recognizable park features, which they can then take with them.

Panther Junction Visitor Center