Lunchtime on Marcy Street MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRIGHT WATERCOLOR “LUNCHTIME ON MARCY STREET”: Here’s another of Bernie’s lively street scenes set in downtown Santa Fe. He enjoyed painting people in ordinary settings,...
Indian Market at La Fonda MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ ENERGETIC WATERCOLOR “INDIAN MARKET AT LA FONDA”: Indian Market is a big deal in Santa Fe. It happens every August, a spectacular show of Native American arts and crafts. Thousands of...
Lamy Station MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DESOLATE-BUT-EVOCATIVE WATERCOLOR “LAMY STATION”: Lamy is a small town south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its only real claim to fame ever is that a major train line used to stop there. Early on, in...
The Climbing Lesson MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS ONE-OF-A-KIND WATERCOLOR “THE CLIMBING LESSON”: Here’s an example of the kind of subject that Bernie really loved to paint. You’ve got what appears to be a classic Western rock wall....
Teton Morning MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SPECTACULAR “TETON MORNING” FROM GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK: This large painting shows Grand Teton National Park the way I remember it from our first visit there, in the summer of 2000. It was a...
