by Martha Marks | Dec 30, 2023 | Autumn or Fall, Forests, Natural Scenes, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah, Seasons
Mountain Reds MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRILLIANT OIL PAINTING “MOUNTAIN REDS”: Bernie’s unusual, impressionistic oil painting “Mountain Reds” exists because he and I discovered this colorful clump of red trees on our...
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...
by Bernard Marks | Aug 4, 2022 | Autumn or Fall, Forests, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Mountain Stream in Fall MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ UNUSUAL SQUARE WATERCOLOR “MOUNTAIN STREAM IN FALL”: Bernie painted his delightful plein air watercolor “Mountain Stream in Fall” in 2004, during our first-ever extensive...
by Bernard Marks | Aug 4, 2022 | Forests, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
Winter Rapids BERNARD MARKS WROTE OF THE SWIFTLY MOVING WATER THAT HE CAPTURED IN “WINTER RAPIDS”: In the fall of 2004, Martha and I were exploring back roads high up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Near the tiny town of Red Cliff, a picturesque,...
by Bernard Marks | Aug 4, 2022 | Autumn or Fall, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
Above the Uncompahgre MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ HUGE AND SPECTACULAR WATERCOLOR “ABOVE THE UNCOMPAGHRE”: At the height of fall 2004, Bernie and I spent three weeks in Colorado, enjoying charming old mining towns and exploring the...
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...
