Storm Over White Sands MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “STORM OVER WHITE SANDS” FROM WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK: Bernie and I started visiting White Sands National Park when it was “merely” a national monument. We caught a...
Buffalo Mother and Calf in Grand Teton MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “BUFFALO MOTHER AND CALF IN GRAND TETON”: “Buffalo Mother and Calf in Grand Teton” shows the glorious springtime in Grande Teton National Park. People flock...
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS VIBRANT “CLIFF PALACE AT MESA VERDE” WATERCOLOR PAINTING: Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest archaeological preserve in the United States. Native...
Saguaro Sunset MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “SAGUARO SUNSET,” FROM ARIZONA’S SONORAN DESERT: In both visual and emotional impact, this brilliant, bright, cacti-filled, plein air watercolor piece is the opposite of Bernie’s cool...
Morning in the Desert MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “MORNING IN THE DESERT” FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA: Here we have the kind of classic plein air watercolor painting that Bernie often made on location. He would then take those works, along with...
Grand Canyon South Rim MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ ETHEREAL “GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM”: This is one of the plein air watercolors that Bernie painted during our first visit to Grand Canyon National Park, sometime around 2000. He left no...
