Horse Carriage in Chicago #1 an “Early Bernie” watercolor MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRIGHT “HORSE CARRIAGE IN CHICAGO #1”: This is one in a series of three watercolor paintings that Bernie made en plein air (outdoors, on...
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 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...
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...
Festive Celebration MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ JOYFUL WATERCOLOR “FESTIVE CELEBRATION”: Every summer, Santa Fe, New Mexico has a series of popular outdoor events. There’s Indian Market. There’s Spanish Market. There are art...
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…...
