Lower Falls of the Yellowstone MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DYNAMIC “LOWER FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE”: Bernie and I visited Yellowstone four times. He once wrote about this spot, known as the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone:...
Waterfall Near Emerald Pools MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “WATERFALL NEAR EMERALD POOLS”: The many trails in Zion National Park offer a variety of natural attractions and levels of difficulty. The end point for several of them is an area...
Lake Powell Overlook MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “LAKE POWELL OVERLOOK” FROM GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA: Bernie and I first visited Lake Powell in 2002, which is when he made this watercolor. We were new to the Southwest and...
Cottonwood by the Chama River MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “COTTONWOOD BY THE CHAMA RIVER” IN GEORGIA O’KEEFFE COUNTRY: Bernie loved two northern New Mexico rivers. Not surprisingly, both are federally designated Wild and Scenic...
Chama River In Fall MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ COLORFUL “CHAMA RIVER IN FALL” FROM GEORGIA O’KEEFFE COUNTRY: Bernie painted northern New Mexico’s Chama River every chance he could. It’s an especially stunning place in...
Taos Gorge MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BIRDS-EYE-VIEW WATERCOLOR “RAFTING TAOS GORGE”: Here’s Bernie’s bird’s-eye view of the Rio Grande Gorge. Locals call it Taos Gorge. It’s an amazing black-rock canyon carved...
