Sunset Rain MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ LUMINOUS PANORAMIC WATERCOLOR “SUNSET RAIN”: This was the west-facing view from our house atop a hill northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Every evening, in every kind of weather, we enjoyed watching...
Red Sky MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ VIVID PANORAMIC WATERCOLOR “RED SKY”: This was the west-facing view from our house atop a hill northwest of Santa Fe. Every evening, in every kind of weather, we enjoyed watching the sunsets or storms...
Taos Gorge MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ WATERCOLOR “TAOS GORGE,” ALSO KNOWN AS THE RIO GRANDE GORGE: If you’re traveling around northern New Mexico, it’s hard to avoid the Rio Grande and its namesake gorge. And really, why on...
ENTERING ZION MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ MAJESTIC “ENTERING ZION” FROM ZION NATIONAL PARK: This gorgeous watercolor painting evokes powerful memories for me. It’s Bernie’s very personal view of the route that we always took...
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...
Aspen Vista MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “ASPEN VISTA” FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS: This sweet scene, which Bernie called “Aspen Vista,” recreates a real moment that he and I experienced in the fall of 2010....
