by Bernard Marks | Jul 19, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Rio Chama Overlook BERNARD MARKS WROTE OF THIS PAINTING: The Rio Chama is one of the most scenic rivers in New Mexico. A 130-mile-long major tributary of the Rio Grande, it winds through a colorful landscape of sandstone canyons like the area shown here, which is near...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 18, 2014 | Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Summer
Pecos Reflections BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STRONGLY VERTICAL “PECOS REFLECTIONS” WATERCOLOR: The Pecos River in New Mexico is federally designated Wild and Scenic River. At certain times and at some places along its 926 miles, the river lives up to...
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 11, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Canyons, Forests, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Autumn Song BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS DRAMATIC SQUARE PAINTING “AUTUMN SONG”: This mountain pass through the Colorado Rockies offered me a unique perspective. I stood on a high road and looked down on the tops of a mass of aspens, all glowing with...
