Sunset and Ocotillo BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL “SUNSET AND OCOTILLO”: “Sunset and Ocotillo” shows the kind of scene that Martha and I have enjoyed for years as we roamed the Sonoran desert of southern Arizona. The...
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...