by Bernard Marks | Mar 4, 2021 | Animal Figures, Buildings, Chicago, Downtown Buildings, Figures, Human Figures, Seasons, Summer, Towns & Cities
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...
by Bernard Marks | Mar 4, 2021 | Animal Figures, Autumn or Fall, Figures, Human Figures, Seasons
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...
by Bernard Marks | Mar 3, 2021 | Animal Figures, Figures, Human Figures, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
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...
by Bernard Marks | Mar 1, 2021 | Figures, Human Figures, Santa Fe, Towns & Cities
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...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 26, 2021 | Buildings, Churches, Downtown Buildings, Figures, Historic Places, Human Figures, Santa Fe, Seasons, Summer, Towns & Cities
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...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 26, 2021 | Animal Figures, Buildings, Figures, Historic Places, Houses, Human Figures, Santa Fe, Seasons, Towns & Cities, Winter
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…...
