by Bernard Marks | Feb 13, 2021 | Mountains & Hills, National Monuments, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Taos, Towns & Cities
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...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 4, 2021 | Canyons, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 31, 2021 | Canyons, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 31, 2021 | National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah, Seasons, Winter, Zion
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 30, 2021 | Canyons, Historic Places, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 27, 2021 | Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
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...
