Flowering Ocotillo BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STRONGLY VERTICAL OIL PAINTING “FLOWERING OCOTILLO”: A form of cactus, the flowering ocotillo is a common and distinctive desert plant of the southwestern United States. Throughout the winter, its clusters...
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...
Pronghorn in Buenos Aires NWR BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STRIKING WILDLIFE PORTRAIT “PRONGHORN IN BUENOS AIREA NWR” (NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE): “Pronghorn in Buenos Aireas NWR” offers an accurate portrait of North America’s native...
Ducks in the Marsh BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS COLORFUL “DUCKS IN THE MARSH”: There’s something peaceful about watching ducks in the marsh, serenely paddling across calm water. Maybe it’s because they are so well suited to their environment. These two...
Fishing at Pecos Camp BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS SPARKLING WATERCOLOR “FISHING AT PECOS CAMP” IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS: Santa Fe National Forest in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico offers many camping and sporting...
Taos Morning BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS GENTLE DAWN LIGHT PAINTING, “TAOS MORNING”: A few days in Taos, New Mexico, as seen in my painting “Taos Morning,” leave no doubt as to why the area has been home to so many famous artists. It’s...
