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...
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...
Chamisa Time BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS SPECTACULAR, STRONGLY VERTICAL PAINTING “CHAMISA TIME”: “Chamisa Time” stars a bushy plant also called “rabbit bush” that’s common in the arid Southwest. It not an attractive plant...
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...
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...
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...
