Mark J. Ferrari
P.O. Box 721
Mendocino, CA 95460


Mark Ferrari, believe it or not, does his color work in Berel Prismacolors...that's right, colored pencils!  
To look at the rich colors and intricate details of his work, of all the media available for an artist to work 
in, that would be the last one you would imagine.  Oils, yes; acrylics, almost certainly; watercolors, 
perhaps; colored pencils, never.  His originals have drawn broad acclaim where ever they are seen and he 
has won many awards for his artwork.

Mark was one of those artists who seemed to spring upon the science fiction/fantasy art world full blown, 
with no fumbling around the amateur ranks for years before being "discovered."  While he has studied art, 
at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, his only college degree is in English.

His first professional illustration commission was for Peterson's FIELD GUIDE TO CREATURES OF 
THE DREAMLANDS (Chaosium, 1987), and he has done many works for other book publications and 
packagers since then.  Also in 1987, he started working for Lucasfilm doing computer graphics, an area 
he has continued to work in.  One of his most notable achievements in computer graphics was the moving 
(literally) illustrations for the recent datebook program, SEIZE THE DAY.