Canales on a Santa Fe Wall
BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS SWEET WATERCOLOR “CANALES ON A SANTA FE WALL”:
“Canales on a Santa Fe Wall” is part of a series that I made called “Santa Fe Walls.” Collectively, they depict the pueblo-revival style adobe buildings that are so closely identified with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Collectively, they’re one of the reasons why it’s widely known as The City Different.
In this particular painting, the exterior adobe wall is broken by three wooden canales (Spanish for “drain channel” or “conduits”). It’s the traditional local method of draining rainwater off a flat roof. It works well and is delightfully picturesque too.
“Canales on a Santa Fe Wall” captures the feeling of a warm fall day in Santa Fe. There’s New Mexico’s trademark bright-blue sky. And a lovely screen of light-green trees. And yellow-flowering chamisa bushes. And, of course, that characteristic weathered pink adobe. It’s the City Different’s classic look, just one of the many things that make Santa Fe the appealing place that it is.
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