The Chama River MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DELICATE WATERCOLOR “THE CHAMA RIVER” FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: Bernie painted the Chama River (in Spanish Río Chama) so many times and in so many weather conditions that he almost certainly...
Fishing the Pecos MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EYE-CATCHING WATERCOLOR “FISHING THE PECOS”: Bernie loved the Pecos River. He painted it more often than any other single location anywhere. And every one of those pieces was unique. He never...
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...
Oxbow Bend at Grand Teton MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “OXBOW BEND AT GRAND TETON” FROM GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK: This marvelous plein air watercolor shows one of the top two or three “must see” destination sights in Grand...
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...
Winter Reflections MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SWEET, SHIMMERING “WINTER REFLECTIONS”: This sweet painting shows the half-frozen Virgin River as it makes its way past iconic red rocks in Zion National Park. It wasn’t a large...
