Late Afternoon at the Grand Canyon

by Bernard Marks | Aug 23, 2022 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Sunsets

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

by Bernard Marks | Aug 4, 2022 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Arizona

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...

Rain in the Canyon

by Bernard Marks | Apr 11, 2021 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams

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

by Bernard Marks | Mar 21, 2021 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams

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

by Bernard Marks | Mar 21, 2021 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Sunsets

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...

Snow in the Canyon

by Bernard Marks | Mar 2, 2021 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Seasons, Winter

Snow in the Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ YOU-ARE-THERE WATERCOLOR PAINTING “SNOW IN THE CANYON” This compelling piece is the result of a wintertime visit to Grand Canyon National Park that Bernie made with his plein air painting...