Autumn Walk

by Bernard Marks | Mar 4, 2021 | Animal Figures, Autumn or Fall, Figures, Human Figures, Seasons

Autumn Walk MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ GLOWING SCENE FROM THE SANTA FE RIVER, “AUTUMN WALK”: “Autumn Walk” is Bernie’s watercolor version of a real, fairly common, and fast-moving scene that we saw on the Santa Fe River...

Heading for High Camp

by Bernard Marks | Mar 3, 2021 | Animal Figures, Figures, Human Figures, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter

Heading for High Camp MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DELICATE WATERCOLOR “HEADING FOR HIGH CAMP”: Sometime around 2000, Bernie and I took a winter getaway to a rustic dude ranch in the Colorado Rockies. We weren’t horse riders, but...

Mother Elk and Calf in Yellowstone

by Bernard Marks | Mar 3, 2021 | Animal Figures, Figures, National Parks, Seasons, Summer, Yellowstone

Mother Elk and Calf in Yellowstone MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SWEET WATERCOLOR “MOTHER ELK AND CALF IN YELLOWSTONE”: A summertime trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and visits to other wildlife-rich places in the early...

Snow in the Canyon

by Bernard Marks | Mar 2, 2021 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Seasons, Winter

Snow in the Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ YOU-ARE-THERE WATERCOLOR PAINTING “SNOW IN THE CANYON” This compelling piece is the result of a wintertime visit to Grand Canyon National Park that Bernie made with his plein air painting...

Dancer in Waiting

by Bernard Marks | Mar 1, 2021 | Figures, Human Figures, Santa Fe, Towns & Cities

Dancer in Waiting MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS WINSOME WATERCOLOR “DANCER IN WAITING”: I honestly can’t say exactly when or where Bernie found this scene. But I’m sure he actually photographed it first. It just doesn’t seem like...