MARK BREWER, ILLUSTRATION
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About

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  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.

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  In 2002, the National Cartoonists Society honored Mark Brewer with a Best Magazine Illustration Award at the Reuben Awards in Cancun, Mexico. In 2008 the Society of Professional Journalists honored Mark for his original magazine illustrations. Mark is the past President of the Pittsburgh Society Of Illustrators (2009-2014). He is the author and illustrator of Brewology, An Illustrated Dictionary for Beer Lovers (Skyhorse Publishing). Mark's column (What's Brewing?) for Tribune publications once enlightened those interested in learning more about craft beer (2017-2020). His drawings are featured on all of the hand crafted beers from Four Seasons Brewing Company in Latrobe, PA. Mark currently writes a blog on the insights of being an illustrator, for the Australian company Etchr. His whimsical drawings continue to entice art directors and publishers around the world.

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  Mark’s original drawings and prints are in private collections and have raised thousands of dollars for numerous charities.

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​For drawing assignments
​and availability contact Mark,

Phone: (412) 915-3287
Email: mark@markbrewer.com
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