Along Pa’rus Trail
MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ WATERCOLOR “ALONG PA’RUS TRAIL” IN ZION NATIONAL PARK:
Bernie painted this watercolor around 2005. Between 2003 and 2010, we explored southern Utah extensively. He made many watercolors, acrylics and oils during that time.
This was one of several large paintings that he produced in his studio from plein air studies done in southern Utah. The owner of a prominent Utah bank bought six of them at once from a gallery in St. George. We always wondered if we might spot them if we dropped into the bank’s various branches.
Pa’rus Trail is especially popular because it begins near the Visitors’ Center and campground, follows the Virgin River for a while, and terminates near the area called Canyon Junction. It’s not the most strenuous hike in the park, but, as you can see from Bernie’s painting, it is scenic enough to be worth hauling painting and camera gear, as we did.
Pa’rus is the Paiute word for “bubbling water,” referring to the Virgin River, which flows through the park and, over many millennia, carved the steep walls of Zion Canyon.
This website offers 13 of Bernie’s original paintings and/or giclée prints of Zion National Park: “Afternoon at Zion Lodge,” “Along Pa’rus Trail,” “Colors and Contours of Zion,” “Entering Zion,” “Kolob Perspective,” “Nearing Zion,” “Shuntavi Butte,” “Waterfall Near Emerald Pools,” “Winter Reflections,” “Virgin River in Winter,” “Virgin River,” “Zion Lodge,” and “Zion Meadow.”
Excellent custom-made giclée prints on thick matte archival paper are available.
- Size of this print: 11″ x 14.5″
- Price: $155, includes all applicable taxes
- $25 will be added for packing and shipping within the USA
- Contact Martha Marks first if you’d like to add a standard-size (16″ x 20″), custom-cut, off-white mat to finish off your print and make it easy to frame.
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