Winter Coat MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ MAJESTIC OIL “WINTER COAT”: In “Winter Coat,” Bernie captures as well as anything I’ve ever seen the way the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains glow on a bright wintry morning...
View of the South Fork MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ GLOWING “VIEW OF THE SOUTH FORK” FROM SOUTHERN COLORADO: “View of the South Fork” shows a relatively unknown area in southern Colorado that Bernie and I first visited in 2000....
Between Two Lakes MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ GLOWING PAINTING “BETWEEN TWO LAKES”: “Between Two Lakes” is an exquisite work of art that presents a series of mysteries to me. First, I see only one small lake in this valley,...
Aspen Patterns MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ STRIKING “ASPEN PATTERNS”: Bernie painted so many “named” places that it’s easy to forget he also tackled generic subjects like “Aspen Patterns,” a brilliantly...
Sunlight on a Mountain Stream MARTHA MARKS NOTES ABOUT BERNARD MARKS’ BIG, SPARKLING OIL PAINTING “SUNLIGHT ON A MOUNTAIN STREAM”: “Sunlight on a Mountain Stream” is one of my favorites among Bernie’s studio paintings. I remember...
Rocky Mountain Spring MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ FINE OIL PAINTING “ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRING”: “Rocky Mountain Spring” packs some serious visual punch. Snow lingers on the Rocky Mountains. The Snake River winds through a marsh...
