by Bernard Marks | Jul 19, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Rio Chama Overlook BERNARD MARKS WROTE OF THIS PAINTING: The Rio Chama is one of the most scenic rivers in New Mexico. A 130-mile-long major tributary of the Rio Grande, it winds through a colorful landscape of sandstone canyons like the area shown here, which is near...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 18, 2014 | Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Summer
Pecos Reflections BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STRONGLY VERTICAL “PECOS REFLECTIONS” WATERCOLOR: The Pecos River in New Mexico is federally designated Wild and Scenic River. At certain times and at some places along its 926 miles, the river lives up to...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 18, 2014 | Canyons, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
Rain Enters the Grand Canyon BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS GENTLE WATERCOLOR PAINTING “RAIN ENTERS THE GRAND CANYON”: The first time that Martha and I visited the Grand Canyon in the ’80s, it literally took our breath away. Hard to explain now the...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 10, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Deserts, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
Chamisa Time BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS SPECTACULAR, STRONGLY VERTICAL PAINTING “CHAMISA TIME”: “Chamisa Time” stars a bushy plant also called “rabbit bush” that’s common in the arid Southwest. It not an attractive plant...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 6, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Canyons, Forests, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Mountain Stream BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS STRIKING OIL “MOUNTAIN STREAM”: Autumn in the Rocky Mountains stimulates the senses… sight, smell, and sound. Rich colors… yellows, reds, greens, blues, and violets. Fragrant pines and everything else that...
by Bernard Marks | Jul 4, 2014 | Animal Figures, Canyons, Deserts, Figures, Lakes & Wetlands, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah, Seasons, Summer
Lake Powell Pelicans BERNARD MARKS WROTE OF HIS INTRIGUING WATERCOLOR “LAKE POWELL PELICANS”: This painting, “Lake Powell Pelicans,” holds a lot of emotional resonance for me. It’s one of the first pieces that I made on the initial trip...
