A native of Connecticut now living in Pittsburgh, Mark saw his characters first printed each week in his hometown shoreline newspaper at the age of fifteen. Early on he become a distinguished brush inker for such comic book publications as Archie, Warner Brother's, and Disney. Before finding his whimsically steeped illustration style, Mark worked on some of the most notable syndicated comic strips. His influences have included Brad and Guy Gilchrist, Gill Fox, Ronald Searle, Ralph Steadman, Jim Henson, and Shel Silverstein to name a few. Mark's expressive drawings have been published internationally in distributed print and digital publications including The Wall Street Journal, Wine & Spirits, Yankee, Major League Baseball, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Mark's focused perseverance and wellspring of creativity has parked his drawings on the cover of Newsweek, The American Conservative, Scholastic, Politics magazine, Strategic Finance, and GolfStyles among others.