by Bernard Marks | Jul 18, 2014 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 16, 2014 | Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 10, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 8, 2014 | Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Sunsets
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 4, 2014 | Animal Figures, Canyons, Deserts, Figures, Lakes & Wetlands, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah, Seasons, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jun 30, 2014 | Animal Figures, Figures, Lakes & Wetlands, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Spring, Summer
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...
