Sunset Over Abiquiu Lake
BERNARD MARKS WROTE ABOUT HIS SPECTACULAR “SUNSET OVER ABIQUIU LAKE”:
“Sunset Over Abiquiu Lake” came to be because Martha and I were camping near this famous lake in northern New Mexico. Located just outside the town of Abiquiu (pronounced ah-BIH-cue), it’s a key part of the area known as “Georgia O’Keeffe Country,” where the famous artist lived and painted for decades. We’d seen a lot of fabulous sunsets in our lives, but this one took the prize.
We saw the cloud building, so by the time the sun dropped into that split in the rocks, I already had my easel set up on a hill overlooking the lake.
It was impossible to predict when the sunset colors would peak, so I made a sketch of the scene and took a series of photos that got better and better as the sun went lower and lower. I used that sketch and the photos when I made this big, finished painting in my studio.
This is not an exaggeration of the sunset we enjoyed that evening. It was one of the most magnificent I’ve ever seen. If you don’t believe me just ask Martha. She’ll confirm it!
MARTHA MARKS ADDS:
I do indeed confirm it. This 2009 painting also was one of the largest that Bernie ever made. It sold almost immediately from his gallery. Unfortunately, the early digital camera I used to photograph it then didn’t produce large files. But this one was good enough to make a spectacular “Little Gems” giclée.
If you can’t get enough of New Mexico sunsets, be sure to check out “New Mexico Red,” “Red Sky,” “Sunset Over Abiquiu Lake,” “Sunset Riders,” “Sunset Rain” and “White Sands Sunset.”
In total, this website offers four of Bernie’s oils and acrylics of the same “Georgia O’Keeffe Country”: “Above Abiquiu Lake,” “Ghost Ranch Landmarks,” “Morning Light on Abiquiu Lake and Pedernal,” and “Sunset Over Abiquiu Lake.”
His watercolors of the same area are: “Abiquiu Lake and Pedernal,” “Cottonwood by the Chama River,” “Chama River in Fall,” “Plaza Blanca,“ “Rio Chama Overlook” and “The Chama River.“
This “Little Gem” giclée print on thick archival paper comes with a custom-cut white mat that fits into a standard 14″ x 11″ frame.
- Size of this print: 10″ x 8″
- Price: $99 includes mat, all applicable taxes
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