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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
