ABOUT

MARK SCHAEFFER was born in 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in the nearby suburb of Newtown Square. His father was an Architect and his mother was a Painter, so Mark has been drawing and painting from a very young age. He attended the Philadelphia College of Art (now known as University of the Arts) where he trained as an Illustrator and a Painter.

Mark spent over 20 years in magazine publishing for cable television and TV Guide, and stepped into advertising in 2001 with Red Tettemer in Philadelphia. Currently, Mark is the Studio Manager at Brownstein Group, also in Philadelphia. Days are busy with digital, print, outdoor advertising, and motion graphics animation, for Brownstein’s clients. He has been at Brownstein for 20 years, and continues to illustrate, paint and sell his own work.

He published his first book in 2012 titled, The Eve to Believe—a children’s book which he wrote, illustrated and designed. It’s a Christmas story featuring Santa, elves, reindeer and a delightful family he created: The Brickels. The book is full of beautiful, colorful, humorous illustrations, which appeal to both kids and adults.

ORDER THE EVE TO BELIEVE:

HARDCOVER $28.99 from Lulu.com
SOFTCOVER $15.99 from Amazon
IPAD $9.99 from Apple
KINDLE $9.99 from Amazon
Narrated Audiobook, AMAZON, APPLE, or AUDIBLE.COM

Mark is also working on a second book featuring the Brickels, titled A Big Fish Tale.