Iconic "That's My Park" and "Adobe Series" illustrations
The original artwork was commissioned to celebrate and support local State Parks and BeachesMichael Schwab’s local park images bring to life the mission of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: to sustain the legacy of State Parks and Beaches. He was first commissioned by Friends in 2005 to develop the That’s My Park images featuring Natural Bridges State Beach, Wilder Ranch State Park, the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park and Seacliff State Beach. He added to the collection with two new illustrations in 2014. Called the Adobe Series, his new work features Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park — home to Santa Cruz County’s oldest building — and the Castro Adobe, the site of a grand two-story adobe that is California’s newest State Historic Park. All of the images evoke the 1930s WPA Era, when Californians first voted to support State Parks.
Merchandise Available
Original That’s My Park illustrations of Natural Bridges, Wilder Ranch, Nisene Marks and Seacliff are available on posters, notecards, mugs, magnets, men’s and women’s t-shirts, sweatshirts, lapel pins, patches, stickers. These items also are available at Friends’ ParkStores at Seacliff State Beach, Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, Natural Bridges State Beach and Wilder Ranch State Park. In addition, Wilder Ranch and Seacliff sell children’s T-shirts.
Adobe Series illustrations are available at the Mission ParkStore. The shop sells posters, notecards, mugs, magnets, men’s and women’s t-shirts, and sweatshirts.
The ParkStore Online offers That’s My Park men’s and women’s shirts, posters, notecard sets, magnet sets, lapel pins, patches and stickers. The shop also has Adobe Series posters, magnet sets and card sets. A limited number of Schwab Art items also are sold at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
Fine Art Prints
Signed and numbered single prints, including the Adobe Series and the original That’s My Park illustrations, are $150 each. Sets of the two-illustration Adobe Series are available for $250. The four original That’s My Park illustrations and complete six-illustration body of work also are available. To purchase prints, please email or call 831-429-1840.