Autumn Palette BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS COLORFUL “AUTUMN PALETTE”: Martha and I discovered a profusion of reds, oranges, and yellows on a drive through the mountains of southern Utah. It was too good to pass up, so we took advantage of the...
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...
Aspens in the Morning Light BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS DRAMATIC “ASPENS IN THE MORNING LIGHT”: “Aspens in the Morning Light” proves that there is no better time to paint aspen trees than in the morning light. And not onlythat but… there are...
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...
Horse Country BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS ICONIC WATERCOLOR PAINTING “HORSE COUNTRY”: “Horse Country” shows a real scene while reflecting the countless other similar places that Martha and I saw in our two decades of travel around the western...
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...
