by Bernard Marks | Feb 19, 2021 | Canyons, Figures, Human Figures, Natural Scenes, Rural Scenes, Rural Utah, Seasons, Spring, Summer
Last Light at Snow Canyon MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARK’S DELICATE “LAST LIGHT AT SNOW CANYON” FROM SNOW CANYON STATE PARK: “Last Light at Snow Canyon” offers a unique variety of desert scenery at Snow Canyon State Park near St....
by Bernard Marks | Feb 17, 2021 | Meadows, Fields & Gardens, Natural Scenes, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Rural Texas, Santa Fe, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Towns & Cities
Daylilies in a Santa Fe Garden MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “DAYLILIES IN A SANTA FE GARDEN,” FROM THE CITY DIFFERENT: Santa Fe is known for its gardens. Writers and photographers have published uncountable numbers of coffee-table books...
by Bernard Marks | Feb 13, 2021 | National Monuments, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural New Mexico, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Taos, Towns & Cities
Taos Gorge MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BIRDS-EYE-VIEW WATERCOLOR “RAFTING TAOS GORGE”: Here’s Bernie’s bird’s-eye view of the Rio Grande Gorge. Locals call it Taos Gorge. It’s an amazing black-rock canyon carved...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 30, 2021 | Coastal California, Coastal Scenes, Rural California, Rural Scenes, Spring, Summer
Bougainvillea on the Pacific Shore MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ BEAUTIFUL OIL PAINTING “BOUGAINVILLEA ON THE PACIFIC SHORE”: Over the years, Bernie and I spent relatively little time in California. We did visit the great redwoods and...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 18, 2021 | Deserts, Mountains & Hills, National Parks, Natural Scenes, Rural Arizona, Rural Scenes, Saguaro, Seasons, Spring
Morning in the Desert MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “MORNING IN THE DESERT” FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA: Here we have the kind of classic plein air watercolor painting that Bernie often made on location. He would then take those works, along with...
by Bernard Marks | Jan 16, 2021 | Lakes & Wetlands, Natural Scenes, Rivers & Streams, Rural Colorado, Rural Scenes, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Sunsets
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,...
