Lunchtime on Marcy Street MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRIGHT WATERCOLOR “LUNCHTIME ON MARCY STREET”: Here’s another of Bernie’s lively street scenes set in downtown Santa Fe. He enjoyed painting people in ordinary settings,...
Indian Market at La Fonda MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ ENERGETIC WATERCOLOR “INDIAN MARKET AT LA FONDA”: Indian Market is a big deal in Santa Fe. It happens every August, a spectacular show of Native American arts and crafts. Thousands of...
Lamy Station MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DESOLATE-BUT-EVOCATIVE WATERCOLOR “LAMY STATION”: Lamy is a small town south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its only real claim to fame ever is that a major train line used to stop there. Early on, in...
The Climbing Lesson MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS ONE-OF-A-KIND WATERCOLOR “THE CLIMBING LESSON”: Here’s an example of the kind of subject that Bernie really loved to paint. You’ve got what appears to be a classic Western rock wall....
String Lake at Grand Teton MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “STRING LAKE AT GRAND TETON” FROM GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK: String Lake is exactly as it sounds: a long, skinny, shallow stretch of water. Big boats have no place there. But what you...
Yellowstone Lake MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ INVITING WATERCOLOR “YELLOWSTONE LAKE” FROM YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Yellowstone Lake is the largest high-elevation lake in North America and also the largest body of water in Yellowstone...
