by Bernard Marks | Jul 18, 2014 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 11, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Canyons, Forests, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 6, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Canyons, Forests, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 4, 2014 | Animal Figures, Canyons, Deserts, Figures, Lakes & Wetlands, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah, Seasons, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 2, 2014 | Canyons, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah, Zion
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jun 27, 2014 | Canyons, Forests, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Wyoming, Seasons, Summer, Yellowstone
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...
