by Bernard Marks | Feb 26, 2021 | Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
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,...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 25, 2021 | Animal Figures, Autumn or Fall, Figures, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Riding a Country Road MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ PASTORAL SCENE, “RIDING A COUNTRY ROAD”: In September 2004, as part of a three-week exploratory trip, Bernie and I rented a cabin for a week in a rural part of Colorado. He used it as a...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 25, 2021 | Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
Snow in the Sangres MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DELICATE WATERCOLOR “SNOW IN THE SANGRES”: The Sangre de Cristo Mountains is the longest range of the Rocky Mountains. Their massive peaks extend from northern New Mexico well into central...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 25, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons
The Chama River MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ DELICATE WATERCOLOR “THE CHAMA RIVER” FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: Bernie painted the Chama River (in Spanish Río Chama) so many times and in so many weather conditions that he almost certainly...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 25, 2021 | Figures, Human Figures, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
Fishing the Pecos MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EYE-CATCHING WATERCOLOR “FISHING THE PECOS”: Bernie loved the Pecos River. He painted it more often than any other single location anywhere. And every one of those pieces was unique. He never...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 25, 2021 | Canyons, Figures, Human Figures, National Monuments, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer, Tent Rocks
Tent Rocks Trek MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SITE-SPECIFIC “TENT ROCKS TREK”: This painting shows a couple of friends of ours on a real-life hike through rugged terrain sometime in the early ’00s. I was traveling elsewhere at the...
