by Bernard Marks | Jan 18, 2021 | Deserts, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Saguaro, Sunsets
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 18, 2021 | Deserts, Mountains & Hills, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 13, 2021 | Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Mountains & Hills, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring
Desert Morning MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BIG, PANORAMIC OIL PAINTING “DESERT MORNING”: Bernie’s big “Desert Morning” oil painting reminds me of all the happy days we spent in the Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona....
by Bernard Marks | Jul 16, 2014 | Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring, Summer
Flowering Ocotillo BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STRONGLY VERTICAL OIL PAINTING “FLOWERING OCOTILLO”: A form of cactus, the flowering ocotillo is a common and distinctive desert plant of the southwestern United States. Throughout the winter, its clusters...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 8, 2014 | Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Sunsets
Sunset and Ocotillo BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL “SUNSET AND OCOTILLO”: “Sunset and Ocotillo” shows the kind of scene that Martha and I have enjoyed for years as we roamed the Sonoran desert of southern Arizona. The...
by Bernard Marks | May 26, 2014 | Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring, Summer
The Persistence of Beauty BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS LOVELY PAINTING “THE PERSISTENCE OF BEAUTY”: “The Persistence of Beauty” shows how special springtime is in Saguaro National Park, because that’s when the days and nights are still...
