Navajo Country MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “NAVAJO COUNTRY,” AN OLD-FASHIONED STYLE WATERCOLOR PAINTING: “Navajo Country” reflects a very different and intentional stylistic turn for Bernie. I clearly remember the...
Lupine Field in the Colorado Rockies MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ LOVELY WATERCOLOR “LUPINE FIELD IN THE COLORADO ROCKIES”: In summertime, people flock to the lupine fields in the Colorado and other spectacular areas. Some of the most...
Bosque del Apache MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ VIBRANT “BOSQUE DEL APACHE”: This beautiful painting portrays a national wildlife refuge in New Mexico that has long been a hang-out spot for me. As a wildlife photographer, I’ve spent...
Rito de los Frijoles MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “RITO DE LOS FRIJOLES”: This stream, called a “rito” in New Mexico, flows through Bandelier National Monument in the Jemez Mountains west of the Rio Grande, near Los...
Rain in the Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRILLIANT PAINTING “RAIN IN THE CANYON”: It never fails to amaze me how many gloriously different ways Bernie found to portray the Grand Canyon. This may well be the most dramatic of all,...
Buckman Mesa MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ ATMOSPHERIC WATERCOLOR “BUCKMAN MESA”: Buckman Mesa is a notable high-desert landform that rises between Santa Fe and the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. River rafters and kayakers know it well,...
