Rito de los Frijoles MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “RITO DE LOS FRIJOLES”: This stream, called a “rito” in New Mexico, flows through Bandelier National Monument in the Jemez Mountains west of the Rio Grande, near Los...
Buckman Mesa MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ ATMOSPHERIC WATERCOLOR “BUCKMAN MESA”: Buckman Mesa is a notable high-desert landform that rises between Santa Fe and the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. River rafters and kayakers know it well,...
Sleepy Sheep an “Early Bernie” watercolor = 25% discount MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “SLEEPY SHEEP” IN WISCONSIN: Throughout the ’70s and early ’80s, Bernie and I spent weekends exploring southern Wisconsin, which...
Gathering Outside the Church an “Early Bernie” watercolor = 25% discount MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ LOVELY “GATHERING OUTSIDE THE CHURCH”: Bernie made this plein air watercolor on one of our 1970s outings into Wisconsin and...
Heading for High Camp MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DELICATE WATERCOLOR “HEADING FOR HIGH CAMP”: Sometime around 2000, Bernie and I took a winter getaway to a rustic dude ranch in the Colorado Rockies. We weren’t horse riders, but...
Sandia Mountains Above Albuquerque MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “SANDIA MOUNTAINS ABOVE ALBUQUERQUE”: The Sandia Mountains are an amazing geological and biological treasure to the east of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They loom over the city,...
