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 | Apr 12, 2021 | Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
Rito de los Frijoles MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “RITO DE LOS FRIJOLES”: This stream, called a “rito” in New Mexico, flows through Bandelier National Monument in the Jemez Mountains west of the Rio Grande, near Los...
by Bernard Marks | Apr 11, 2021 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams
Rain in the Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRILLIANT PAINTING “RAIN IN THE CANYON”: It never fails to amaze me how many gloriously different ways Bernie found to portray the Grand Canyon. This may well be the most dramatic of all,...
by Bernard Marks | Mar 21, 2021 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams
Grand Canyon Confluence MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SPECTACULAR WATERCOLOR “GRAND CANYON CONFLUENCE”: I remember very well the fine summer day in 2003 when Bernie made this big, gorgeous watercolor painting. I was right there, after all,...
