Veterans Cemetery in Santa Fe MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EVOCATIVE WATERCOLOR “VETERANS CEMETERY IN SANTA FE”: This is one of a series of sweet, gentle plein air watercolors that Bernie made during our early visits to Santa Fe and in the...
Cerrillos MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ EVOCATIVE WATERCOLOR OF THE GHOST TOWN “CERRILLOS”: In this charming watercolor, Bernie captures the essence of First Street in “downtown” Cerrillos, New Mexico. Cerrillos is Spanish for...
View of Cerrillos MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ “VIEW OF CERRILLOS,” A NEW MEXICO GHOST TOWN: These days, Cerrillos, which means “little hills,” is often called a ghost town, even though it’s not. Not exactly, anyway....
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...
Taos Gorge MARTHA MARKS COMMENTS ON BERNARD MARKS’ WATERCOLOR “TAOS GORGE,” ALSO KNOWN AS THE RIO GRANDE GORGE: If you’re traveling around northern New Mexico, it’s hard to avoid the Rio Grande and its namesake gorge. And really, why on...
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....
