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...
Cedar Breaks BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS BIG, EVOCATIVE OIL PAINTING “CEDAR BREAKS”: “Cedar Breaks” is my interpretation of the grandeur of Cedar Breaks National Monument, which lies close to Cedar City, Utah. It’s a bit northwest of...
Rocky Mountain Spring MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ FINE OIL PAINTING “ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRING”: “Rocky Mountain Spring” packs some serious visual punch. Snow lingers on the Rocky Mountains. The Snake River winds through a marsh...
Canyon BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS SPECTACULAR ACRYLIC PAINTING “CANYON”: Many paintings on this website contain the word “canyon” in their titles. But this is the only one that I chose to simply call “Canyon.” Why did I do that?...
Grand Canyon Contours MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ STRIKING “GRAND CANYON CONTOURS”: Sometimes Bernie painted the Grand Canyon with a literal touch. In those pieces it’s recognizable to anybody who has ever been there. And then there...
Desert Reflections MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL “DESERT REFLECTIONS”: “Desert Reflections” shows Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, an extraordinarily beautiful preserve in the Santa Catalina Mountains on the...
