Mark Summers

Scratchboard artist, Mark Summers, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about the mistakes Mark made early in his Hall of Fame illustration career; how playing Trivia Pursuit with his wife in 1985 “changed the world overnight” for Mark; how an artist can know if they’re going in the right direction with their work; and more.

To learn more about Mark, visit marksummers.myportfolio.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Norman Rockwell, John Tenniel, Will Davies, Anita Kunz, Richard Amsel, J.C. Leyendecker, Charles Dana Gibson, Duncan Macpherson, Bernie Fuchs, Lynd Ward, Franklin Booth, Mary Azarian, Barry Moser, Leonard Baskin, Gustave Doré, Mort Drucker, Albert Dorne, Bob Peak, N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, Mark English, C.F. Payne, Gary Kelly, and Peter de Sève 

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