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I'm a graphic artist and illustrator
creating artwork on assignment and
independently for numerous publishers and
companies around the globe. Art is my passion. My experience includes illustrating children's
books and magazines,
textbooks,
greeting cards, education clip art, websites and much more.
My hobbies include archeology,
herpetology, and collecting old books and
toys. And, when I can find the time and
resources, I also paint and sculpt and invent
things. (Oh, to think what I
could do if I could just find the time and
funds to match my imagination.)
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How do
I contact you?
Just click here.
Contact my lit agent
here: Karen Grencik,
Red Fox Literary
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How do I
license your art or character
designs for my product?.
Click
here. |
Have
you won any awards?
A few. Click
here to view some of
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Do you ever put
new samples up on your site?
Occasionally I'll post a new
published piece or two.
Unfortunately, some
unscrupulous Internet users
seem to think that just
because artwork is online it
is in the public domain and
free for them to use as they
like. This forces me to limit
the amount of work I have
online. However, it doesn't
mean I don't have lots of
illustration samples to show
to prospective art buyers.
Please
contact me.
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Where can I buy your books?
At your local bookstore or
at one of the many online
booksellers.
Click
here to go to a page
that lists many of my book
titles and ISBNs
(International Standard Book
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I want to be a freelance
illustrator, can you offer
any advice?
Yes, I can offer you some
advice as well as words of
encouragement.
Click
here.
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I've
written a children's book, can
you illustrate it for me?
In my experience I have found that it is better if the author submits the story without illustrations. Illustration and design assignments are usually handled by the editor and/or art director and come much later in the process. However, if the story is accepted in the future by a publisher, and you are still interested in having me illustrate your book, please pass my name, email, and website address along to them.
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Are
you the same Mark Hicks...
...that
authored books about fishing?
No.
...the
actor/stuntman? No.
(Although I was on a local
television station's edition
of Romper Room School two
times when I was five. Yes,
that's right, I was of Romper
Room School twice. But not because I
failed class the first time. I was asked
back to substitute for another child. See
one of my Romper Room photos
here.)
...the
minister? OMG, heck
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Do you have a
blog?
Not anymore. To give me more
time to create I now just post
short tidbits on my Facebook
page.
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Do you have a
dream project?
I actually have
many... more books, more
paintings, and finding
unlimited free time to create
just for art's sake and to open my own
art store. Click
here.
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