Born in Ferrum, Virginia on June 21, 1935, Bernard Martin received his MFA at Hunter College in 1962, and his BFA at RPI (pre-VCU) in 1959. He passed away Christmas Eve, 2021. Bernard was professor emeritus of art at Virginia Commonwealth University where he was the first chair of the Department of Painting and Printmaking from 1966 to 1992.
Driving to the Beach, 1975
Driving to the Desert, 1975
Boy and Bird, 1977
exhibition view
exhibition view
exhibition view
exhibition view
All Through the Night I Turn my Pillow,
Seeking the Cool Side, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5" x 45.5"
I Give You My Word, As a Gentleman,
I did it in a Moment of Weakness, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5" x 45.5"
Tell me the Story Father,
If, Indeed, You are my Father, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5" x 45.5"
I'll Give You a Dollar to Sleep in the Snake Pit, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5" x 45.5"
Purple/Blue Wave, 1986
Green/Yellow Wave, 1986
Green/Pink Wave, 1986
Green/Gray Wave, 1986
Blue Wave, 1986
Krazy Kat With de Chirico, 2007
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"
Girl With Duchamp, 2008
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"
Sensation With Fur Lined Teacup, 2007
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"
Jumbo With Josephine, 2006
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"
Superman With Cussing Parrot, 2006
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"
Pettibone with Fischl, 2012
acrylic on canvas and panel
63" x 49" x 3"
Donald Duck With Lichtenstein, 2007
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"
I Sold My Baby II
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 49" x 3"
Cowboy, 2012
oil on canvas
66" x 49"
Cowgirl, 2011
oil on canvas
66" x 49"
2 SPD Officers
acrylic/oil canvas
69" x 69"
3 Heads
acrylic/oil on canvas
68" x 68"