Mountain Reds MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BRILLIANT OIL PAINTING “MOUNTAIN REDS”: Bernie’s unusual, impressionistic oil painting “Mountain Reds” exists because he and I discovered this colorful clump of red trees on our...
A Disappearing Lifestyle MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EVOCATIVE “A DISAPPEARING LIFESTYLE,” WITH ITS GREAT FALL COLOR: This bright acrylic painting was the second version of a real-life scene that Bernie painted after an extensive trip we...
Vanishing Point in Colorado MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EVOCATIVE “VANISHING POINT IN COLORADO”: In this beloved watercolor, “Vanishing Point in Colorado,” Bernie preserved a very special real-life memory of ours. At the...
Mountain Stream in Fall MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ UNUSUAL SQUARE WATERCOLOR “MOUNTAIN STREAM IN FALL”: Bernie painted his delightful plein air watercolor “Mountain Stream in Fall” in 2004, during our first-ever extensive...
Above the Uncompahgre MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ HUGE AND SPECTACULAR WATERCOLOR “ABOVE THE UNCOMPAGHRE”: At the height of fall 2004, Bernie and I spent three weeks in Colorado, enjoying charming old mining towns and exploring the...
Chile Ristras MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ WATERCOLOR PAINTING “CHILE RISTRAS”: This isn’t a classic landscape painting, but it does portray a classic feature of “Santa Fe Style” and homes throughout New Mexico. Bernie...
