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...
Paria Riffle on the Colorado River MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ COLORFUL “PARIA RIFFLE ON THE COLORADO RIVER”: The “Paria Riffle” is the point where the Colorado River and the Paria River merge, just north of Marble Canyon and...
Cross Currents MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “CROSS CURRENTS,” SHOWING WATER RUSHING THROUGH A RED-ROCK CANYON: You can tell this place is somewhere in southern Utah… by the steep red cliffs in the background and the red rocks on both sides...
Virgin River in Winter MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ STRIKING “VIRGIN RIVER IN WINTER” FROM ZION NATIONAL PARK: “Virgin River in Winter” shows a tributary of the Colorado, about 162 miles long, that flows through Zion National...
The Colorado at Lee’s Ferry MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE OIL PAINTING “THE COLORADO AT LEE’S FERRY”: “The Colorado at Lee’s Ferry” depicts a lovely spot that, for both historical and geological...
Rendija Winter MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ HIGHLY UNUSUAL PAINTING “RENDIJA WINTER”: Rendija (pronounced: ren-dee-ha) is the Spanish word for “crack” or “cleft.” It’s also the name of a canyon and popular...
