Above Abiquiu Lake MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ VERY SPECIAL OIL PAINTING CALLED “ABOVE ABIQUIU LAKE”: Bernie loved Abiquiu Lake. And he also loved the nearby distinctive rock formation (seen in the background here) that locals simply call...
Winter Coat MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ MAJESTIC OIL “WINTER COAT”: In “Winter Coat,” Bernie captures as well as anything I’ve ever seen the way the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains glow on a bright wintry morning...
View of the South Fork MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ GLOWING “VIEW OF THE SOUTH FORK” FROM SOUTHERN COLORADO: “View of the South Fork” shows a relatively unknown area in southern Colorado that Bernie and I first visited in 2000....
Between Two Lakes MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ GLOWING PAINTING “BETWEEN TWO LAKES”: “Between Two Lakes” is an exquisite work of art that presents a series of mysteries to me. First, I see only one small lake in this valley,...
Aspen Patterns MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ STRIKING “ASPEN PATTERNS”: Bernie painted so many “named” places that it’s easy to forget he also tackled generic subjects like “Aspen Patterns,” a brilliantly...
Cedar Breaks BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS BIG, EVOCATIVE OIL PAINTING “CEDAR BREAKS”: “Cedar Breaks” is my interpretation of the grandeur of Cedar Breaks National Monument, which lies close to Cedar City, Utah. It’s a bit northwest of...