Adobe Memories
BERNARD MARKS WROTE OF HIS EVOCATIVE ACRYLIC PAINTING “ADOBE MEMORIES”:
“Adobe Memories” came about while I was hiking through rural New Mexico with my talented painting partner, Bob. We almost literally stumbled over this abandoned adobe-walled homestead. There are many crumbling old adobes in the back country of this state, but few that I’ve seen are as evocative of the past and as aesthetically appealing as this one.
Traditional adobe structures like this are made of mud bricks and plaster with wooden beams (vigas) for support. Without the protection of a roof and maintenance of its exterior walls, such a structure will melt away to nothing. This painting shows what decades of harsh sunlight, strong winds, and pounding rain will do to an unoccupied adobe once most of its vigas have rotted away.
From photos and sketches made on the spot, I painted the first studio version of this as a large watercolor that I called “The Old Adobe.” Later, I produced this acrylic painting as a close-up of the same structure. A Santa Fe gallery sold them to two different collectors within days of one another.
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