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A native of Connecticut , now living in Pittsburgh , illustrator Mark Brewer saw his characters first printed each week in his hometown shoreline newspaper at the age of 15 . Early on he became 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 . For more information , and to see more of Mark ’ s work , visit
markbrewer . com . •