by Bernard Marks | Feb 22, 2021 | Buildings, Figures, Historic Places, Human Figures
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...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 22, 2021 | Figures, Human Figures
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....
by Bernard Marks | Feb 21, 2021 | Figures, Grand Teton, Human Figures, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Wyoming, Seasons, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 21, 2021 | Figures, Human Figures, Lakes & Wetlands, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Scenes, Rural Wyoming, Seasons, Summer, Yellowstone
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...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 21, 2021 | Animal Figures, Figures, Grand Teton, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Mountains & Hills, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Scenes, Rural Wyoming, Seasons, Summer
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...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 21, 2021 | Figures, Human Figures, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Wyoming, Seasons, Summer, Yellowstone
Fishing the Firehole River MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ CHARMING “FISHING THE FIREHOLE RIVER” FROM YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: During all our visits to Yellowstone National Park, Bernie always returned to this river. It’s called the...
