by Bernard Marks | Jul 19, 2014 | Forests, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Spring, Summer
Cimarron Crossing BERNARD MARKS WROTE THIS ABOUT “CIMARRON CROSSING,” HIS ELEGANT PAINTING OF WATER IN MOTION. The spot where I painted “Cimarron Crossing” is near the town of Cimarron, New Mexico, high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains....
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 11, 2014 | Autumn or Fall, Canyons, Forests, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Autumn Song BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS DRAMATIC SQUARE PAINTING “AUTUMN SONG”: This mountain pass through the Colorado Rockies offered me a unique perspective. I stood on a high road and looked down on the tops of a mass of aspens, all glowing with...
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...
