EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — For more than five decades, Hal Marcus has been a visual ambassador to the Borderland, capturing its spirit and its color on canvas. Now, Marcus is entering a new chapter: one shaped by a cancer diagnosis that changed everything.
Earlier this year, doctors told him he may have only months to live. But instead of retreating, the 72-year-old is doing what he’s always done, turning life into art and using this moment to fuel a powerful new phase of his creative work.
“I am counting on a huge miracle, granted, but I’m also preparing for going on a long journey,” said Marcus during a recent interview at his studio in Sunset Heights…