Mark was born in Cincinnati,Ohio on July 27,1966. He grew up fishing the creeks and streams in and around Ohio as a child. Mark,like most kids got grounded for the normal childhood mishaps we all encounter, but he would put his temporary lack of freedom to good use sketching and painting anything from superhero's to the fish he would catch. Mark continued to draw and paint throughout his years in grade school. After serving a four year enlistment in the U.S. Army, Mark became a Police Officer for the Charlotte, N.C. Police Dept and then...more