Santuario de Chimayó in Spring

by Bernard Marks | Feb 25, 2021 | Buildings, Churches, Historic Places, Seasons, Spring

Santuario de Chimayó in Spring MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ CHEERFUL “SANTUARIO DE CHIMAYO IN SPRING”: The Santuario de Chimayó is a revered Roman Catholic adobe church. It’s located in the small, isolated town of Chimayó, about...

Making Horseshoes on the Plaza

by Bernard Marks | Feb 25, 2021 | Buildings, Downtown Buildings, Figures, Historic Places, Human Figures, Santa Fe, Seasons, Summer, Towns & Cities

Making Horseshoes on the Plaza MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ NOSTALGIC “MAKING HORSESHOES ON THE PLAZA”: Santa Fe’s historic Plaza is a popular public space with near-constant activity. Some people come to walk their dogs and chat...

Village in Winter

by Bernard Marks | Feb 24, 2021 | Buildings, Rural Scenes, Rural Wisconsin, Seasons, Winter

Village in Winter an “Early Bernie” watercolor = 25% discount MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ LOVELY SNOW SCENE “VILLAGE IN WINTER”: Bernie and I married in 1968 and moved to the northern Chicago ‘burbs in 1969. By the early...

Indian Market on the Plaza

by Bernard Marks | Feb 23, 2021 | Buildings, Downtown Buildings, Figures, Historic Places, Human Figures, Santa Fe, Seasons, Summer, Towns & Cities

Indian Market on the Plaza MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ TRUE-TO-LIFE WATERCOLOR “INDIAN MARKET ON THE PLAZA”: Once again, Bernie brings us the vibrant “City Different” of Santa Fe on Indian Market day. And what a lively scene...

Jewelry Sellers on the Plaza

by Bernard Marks | Feb 22, 2021 | Buildings, Downtown Buildings, Figures, Historic Places, Human Figures, Santa Fe, Towns & Cities

Jewelry Sellers on the Plaza MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ YOU-ARE-THERE WATERCOLOR “JEWELRY SELLERS ON THE PLAZA”: Every person who ever visited Santa Fe, New Mexico has seen this scene. Not only that, but… every person who ever visited...

Oak Street Beach

by Bernard Marks | Feb 22, 2021 | Buildings, Cedar Breaks, Chicago, Downtown Buildings, Figures, Human Figures, Seasons, Summer, Towns & Cities

Oak Street Beach an “Early Bernie” watercolor = 25% discount MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ VINTAGE “OAK STREET BEACH”: Here’s another of the watercolors that Bernie painted sometime in the period between 1970 and 2000....