by Bernard Marks | Mar 4, 2021 | Animal Figures, Autumn or Fall, Figures, Human Figures, Seasons
Autumn Walk MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ GLOWING SCENE FROM THE SANTA FE RIVER, “AUTUMN WALK”: “Autumn Walk” is Bernie’s watercolor version of a real, fairly common, and fast-moving scene that we saw on the Santa Fe River...
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 | 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 18, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Forests, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Forest Lights MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “FOREST LIGHTS” FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS NEAR SANTA FE: Bernie spent many happy days painting in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that loom above Santa Fe, New Mexico. And to the end of...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 18, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Cottonwood by the Chama River MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “COTTONWOOD BY THE CHAMA RIVER” IN GEORGIA O’KEEFFE COUNTRY: Bernie loved two northern New Mexico rivers. Not surprisingly, both are federally designated Wild and Scenic...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 18, 2021 | Autumn or Fall, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons
Chama River In Fall MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ COLORFUL “CHAMA RIVER IN FALL” FROM GEORGIA O’KEEFFE COUNTRY: Bernie painted northern New Mexico’s Chama River every chance he could. It’s an especially stunning place in...
