Late Afternoon at the Grand Canyon BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS “LATE AFTERNOON AT THE GRAND CANYON”: I’ve often painted in the late afternoon or early evening at the Grand Canyon. It’s a challenge, because the light fades fast and shadows constantly...
Light in the Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ REMARKABE “LIGHT IN THE CANYON” WATERCOLOR: The Grand Canyon was Bernie’s #1 favorite painting spot. He made many “live” plein air paintings there, and plenty of others in...
Horses and Riders MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ LUMINOUS PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR “HORSES AND RIDERS”: In “Horses and Riders,” Bernie preserved a real-life memory of ours. We were in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. As usual,...
Rain in the Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRILLIANT PAINTING “RAIN IN THE CANYON”: It never fails to amaze me how many gloriously different ways Bernie found to portray the Grand Canyon. This may well be the most dramatic of all,...
Grand Canyon Confluence MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SPECTACULAR WATERCOLOR “GRAND CANYON CONFLUENCE”: I remember very well the fine summer day in 2003 when Bernie made this big, gorgeous watercolor painting. I was right there, after all,...
Late Light at Grand Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ LUMINOUS PAINTING “LATE LIGHT AT GRAND CANYON”: Here’s another one of Bernie’s many breathtakingly beautiful works from the Grand Canyon. I can’t even begin to count...
