The Etching  of an Artist:

Mark Brewer

by Amanda Anne Brewer

Catering to his imagination's every whim, while fanatically spattering his fancy onto paper, Mark Brewer has created a flourishing career from what began early on as a bad drawing habit during school hours. This Connecticut native saw his characters first printed in his hometown shoreline newspaper at the age of fifteen. Mark's driven nature lead him early on to

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 printed in newspapers today.

Among Mark's many expressive creations are his colorfully awkward perspectives and high energy creatures of ink which present themselves quite nicely in nationally distributed publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Wine & Spirits, Cricket, Bloomberg Markets, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Mark's focused perseverance and wellspring of creativity has parked his artwork on the cover of Newsweek, The American Conservative, Weekly Reader and Golfstyles magazine among many other publications. His original works and prints are in private collections, galleries and have raised thousands of dollars for numerous charities across the United States.

Mark’s, "A Beautiful Bike Ride," was awarded second place in an exhibit of humorous art presented by the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators in 2007. In 2005, the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators honored  Mark for his piece titled, "Here Comes 'The Sun'," an illustration he produced  that was published in the book, Beatles Art, Fantastic New Artwork of the Fab Four(Boxigami Books). In 2002, the National Cartoonists Society honored Mark Brewer with a Best Magazine Illustration Award at the Rueben Awards in Cancun, Mexico. He received  this honor from Mad Magazine's own award winning  cartoonist, Sergio Aragones. Mark was nominated for this award in 2001 as well. He was awarded by the NEPA (New England Press Association) for best cover art for a newspaper periodical in 2001.

Mark Brewer's whimsical vision continues to entice art directors, designers and publishers who engage him with exciting new assignments around the world.