Rain Enters the Grand Canyon BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS GENTLE WATERCOLOR PAINTING “RAIN ENTERS THE GRAND CANYON”: The first time that Martha and I visited the Grand Canyon in the ’80s, it literally took our breath away. Hard to explain now the...
Autumn Song BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS DRAMATIC SQUARE PAINTING “AUTUMN SONG”: This mountain pass through the Colorado Rockies offered me a unique perspective. I stood on a high road and looked down on the tops of a mass of aspens, all glowing with...
Mountain Stream BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STRIKING OIL “MOUNTAIN STREAM”: Autumn in the Rocky Mountains stimulates the senses… sight, smell, and sound. Rich colors… yellows, reds, greens, blues, and violets. Fragrant pines and everything else that...
Lake Powell Pelicans BERNARD MARKS WROTE OF HIS INTRIGUING WATERCOLOR “LAKE POWELL PELICANS”: This painting, “Lake Powell Pelicans,” holds a lot of emotional resonance for me. It’s one of the first pieces that I made on the initial trip...
Shuntavi Butte BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS GORGEOUS “SHUNTAVI BUTTE,” MADE ON SITE AT ZION NATIONAL PARK: I painted this bullet-shaped, thousand-feet-high peak known as Shuntavi Butte on the spot. The magical late-evening light brought out the sculpted...
Upper Falls of the Yellowstone BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS EXQUISITE WATERCOLOR “UPPER FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE”: The Yellowstone River is a never-ending source of fascination for me. It’s marvelous at every point of its trip through Yellowstone...
