by Bernard Marks | Jan 27, 2021 | Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer
A Quiet Place MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SERENE PAINTING “A QUIET PLACE” FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS: Let me start by saying… I have no idea where or when Bernie discovered and painted this beautiful scene. And it doesn’t...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 27, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Forests, Mountains & Hills, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Santa Fe, Seasons, Towns & Cities
Aspen Vista MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EXQUISITE “ASPEN VISTA” FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS: This sweet scene, which Bernie called “Aspen Vista,” recreates a real moment that he and I experienced in the fall of 2010....
by Bernard Marks | Jan 26, 2021 | Canyons, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Taos, Towns & Cities
The Low Road to Taos MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “THE LOW ROAD TO TAOS” IN THE RIO GRANDE CANYON: First-time tourists who come to Santa Fe almost always take the scenic drive north — or “up” — to Taos. It’s something of...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 26, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Cerrillos, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Santa Fe, Seasons, Taos, Towns & Cities
Adobe and Chiles MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL “ADOBE AND CHILES”: Bernie left no specific notation about his beautiful “Adobe and Chiles” painting. But I know that he loved both rural New Mexico towns and...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 26, 2021 | Lakes & Wetlands, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes
Morning Light on Abiquiu Lake and Pedernal BERNARD MARKS WROTE THIS ABOUT HIS LUMINOUS “MORNING LIGHT ON ABIQUIU LAKE AND PEDERNAL”: Pedernal is the distinctive formation in the background on the right. Locally, people do just call it...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 24, 2021 | Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Summer, Winter
Chamisa and Asters MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ SEASONALLY EVOCATIVE “CHAMISA AND ASTERS”: In “Chamisa and Asters,” Bernie captures the magic of a New Mexico landscape. Anyone who either lives here or visits here in August,...
