by Bernard Marks | Mar 3, 2021 | Animal Figures, Figures, Human Figures, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
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...
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 | Jan 28, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Forests, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 21, 2021 | Buildings, Houses, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Natural Scenes, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 20, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Forests, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
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...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 20, 2021 | Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Winter
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...
