Mesas BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT THE GORGEOUS, COLORFUL WATERCOLOR PAINTING THAT HE SIMPLY CALLED “MESAS”: I painted “Mesas” right on the spot, or au plein air, at the White Rock Overlook near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This view offers a...
View of the Río Grande from White Rock Overlook BERNARD MARKS WROTE OF HIS WATERCOLOR SHOWING THE SPECTACULAR VIEW OF THE RIO GRANDE FROM WHITE ROCK OVERLOOK: Many employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory live in the town of White Rock, New Mexico, whose very...
Winter Morning at Yavapai Point BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS MAGNIFICENT “WINTER MORNING AT YAVAPAI POINT”: I made field studies and photos for “Winter Morning at Yavapai Point” on a brutally cold day on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. That...
New Mexico Summer BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS “NEW MEXICO SUMMER”: “New Mexico Summer” shows a family home in the traditional New Mexico style. The adobe construction. The blue-painted window frame. The vigas (wooden beams) extending through...
The Abyss BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS SPECTACULAR WATERCOLOR PAINTING “THE ABYSS”: The Abyss Overlook on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim offers awe-inspiring views. From that vantage point, it’s an almost vertical view straight down into the canyon....
The River and The Rock BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT “THE RIVER AND THE ROCK,” THE BIGGEST PAINTING HE EVER MADE: “The River and the Rock” shows a section of the Pecos River as it flows out of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico on its way...
