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...
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...
Aspen Glory MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ SMALL-BUT-STUNNING OIL PAINTING “ASPEN GLORY” FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: This luminous Bernie small but beautiful painting packs a tremendous punch. For sure, he had a way with aspen trees and...
Valley Ranch MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “VALLEY RANCH” FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO: I remember this scene — and how this peaceful painting came to be — as vividly as if it was yesterday. It was a fine summer morning in the...
Snowy Tracks MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “SNOWY TRACKS” FROM COLORADO’S ROCKY MOUNTAINS: This is a personal family favorite, one happy result of an especially memorable September visit to the Colorado Rockies that Bernie...
Paradise Valley MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “PARADISE VALLEY” FROM THE COLORADO ROCKIES: There’s a famous area just east of Crested Butte, Colorado called Paradise Divide. It’s a wonderfully scenic drive through a spectacular...