Mark English (September 19, 1933 – August 8, 2019) was an American illustrator and painter, born in Hubbard, Texas. He was one of the United States' leading illustrators for publications in a career spanning from the 1960s to the 1990s, before beginning a career painting for gallery exhibition in 1995. English graduated with honours from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, with a degree in Advertising Design. After gaining work experience in advertising agencies for the automobile industry, English and his family moved to Connecticut in 1964. He began an illustrious career, working with national publications,the corporate, pharmaceutical, and music industry, and the United States Post Office. In 1977, Hallmark Cards offered Mark an artist-in-residency to teach classes to its creative staff in Kansas City. In 1995, English retired from illustrations and began to concentrate solely on fine art. The same year, English and his son John co-founded the Illustration Academy, an art and design workshop catering to students and professionals. From 1999 onwards, English's work and paintings were exhibited in galleries across the United States and in the UK. English's unique illustration style appeared in publications as TIME, Sports Illustrated, Redbook, Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, McCalls and many other corporate and pharmaceutical publications. He designed 14 stamps for the USPS, movie posters and album covers for John Denver, John Lennon, and The Who, in addition to countless book covers. In painting, English showcased his style in a variety of subjects, from figures, animals and florals to landscape and architecture. His paintings have been exhibited worldwide [Biography adapted from Wikipedia]