Jackson Hole Homestead MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ GENTLE WATERCOLOR “JACKSON HOLE HOMESTEAD” FROM NEAR JACKSON, WYOMING: One day in the summer of 2003, as Bernie and I were exploring the rural area around Jackson, Wyoming, near Grand...
Zion Lodge MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ WATERCOLOR “ZION LODGE” FROM ZION NATIONAL PARK: I can’t remember another time when Bernie ever felt motivated to paint a building that we were staying in. But he did paint this cabin, live and...
Afternoon at Zion Lodge MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “AFTERNOON AT ZION LODGE” IN ZION NATIONAL PARK: Bernie and I visited Zion National Park many times. At first, we stayed in a hotel in Springdale, Utah, just outside the park’s...
Embudo Station MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ STRONGLY VERTICAL “EMBUDO STATION” ON THE RIO GRANDE IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: This place may look plain, but Bernie loved it! He repeatedly painted this property and the Rio Grande that runs...
San Francisco de Asis Church in Ranchos de Taos MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS CHURCH IN RANCHOS DE TAOS”: Let’s say you’re driving on New Mexico State Route 68, called the “Low Road to...
Cerrillos MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EVOCATIVE WATERCOLOR OF THE GHOST TOWN “CERRILLOS”: In this charming watercolor, Bernie captures the essence of First Street in “downtown” Cerrillos, New Mexico. Cerrillos is Spanish for...
