"Won't Start"
Ceramic on Sapele Hardwood Base

Mark and his wife Beth live in La Costa, and were born and raised in Michigan.  He retired after a successful engineering career in Silicon Valley, and they moved to So Cal.

Since 2003, Mark has devoted his time to figurative sculpture.  “On a dare, I took a community college sculpting class.  The first exercise was parts of the face.  A nose, a mouth, and eyes that I put together into a whole face.  Somehow, it just felt right.  From that point on, I couldn’t not sculpt,” says Mark.

Since then, he has kept on exploring, letting it take him where it will.  It has split into two paths: fine art, in the shadow of Hart, Bernini, and Houdon; versus a more visceral art reminiscent of the cartoonist Thomas Nast.

Mark’s pieces are generally larger than tabletop size.  Some are large multi-piece assemblies.  Mark said:  “In addition to realistic art, I also create whimsical pieces.  While I have no idea where this is leading me, I’m enjoying the journey immensely.“ 

Mark's work is currently included in the Fallbrook Art Center's Wheels of Desire, Motorcycle, Motocross & Supercross Show through August 15, 2010. His work has been featured at the San Dieguito Art Guild’s Off-Track Gallery in Encinitas. He was a featured artist for September 2009 at OTG. Also his juried piece "Our Lady of Zug Island" was on display at the Fallbrook Art Center Extreme Art show in October 2009.

For further information, please email the artist.