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...
A Snowy Day in Santa Fe MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “A SNOWY DAY IN SANTA FE”: This lovely watercolor from The City Different is not a big painting. It’s quite small, actually, just 6″ x 6″. But still…...
Riding a Country Road MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ PASTORAL SCENE, “RIDING A COUNTRY ROAD”: In September 2004, as part of a three-week exploratory trip, Bernie and I rented a cabin for a week in a rural part of Colorado. He used it as a...
Teton Ranch MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ POWERFUL “TETON RANCH” FROM GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK: I don’t recall if Bernie and I spotted this ranch scene, which he called “Teton Ranch,” inside the borders of Grand Teton...
Wilderness Road MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ LOVELY OIL PAINTING “WILDERNESS ROAD”: “Wilderness Road” came about in the summer of 2009, when Bernie and I drove all over southern Wyoming. He was participating in the annual...
Sunset Riders MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DRAMATIC “SUNSET RIDERS” FROM NEW MEXICO: “Sunset Riders” incorporates everything that I consider the “Best of Bernard Marks.” First off, it’s just flat-out...
