Over the years Mark has worked in pen & ink, etching, watercolor and pastel. Working in pen and ink during his high school years, and graduating from the New Jersey institute of Technology, Mark continued his studies in art with many well known artists.  His formative teachers were Robert Sakson, Ed Havas, Ferd Petrie, Lee Hughes (watercolor) and Frank Zuccarelli, PSA (pastel), and recently include George James, AWS, working on Yupo paper.  His work is influenced by John Singer Sargent, and he strives for a dynamic realism that is painterly and not photo realistic.

Mark is a signature member of The New Jersey Watercolor Society; The Garden State Watercolor Society; Baltimore Watercolor Society; North East Watercolor Society.  He has appeared as a juror of selection for both the North East Watercolor Society and the New Jersey Watercolor Society, and has received six awards from these four organizations. Mark’s work has also appeared in two “Best of Watercolor” books put out by North Light Press, Splash 8 and Splash 9. In the August 2007 issue of Watercolor Magic, Mark's unique talent with watercolor was highlighted in a six page article.

He has participated in nationally juried shows with the Salmagundi Club, Non-Member Show (Pastel Society of America Plaque and Watercolor Award of Excellence), Hudson Valley Art Association, Audubon Artists of America, and the Allied Artists of America (Jane Peterson Memorial Award).  Many other awards include three juror’s awards from the Perkins Center for the Arts Watercolor Show, two Best in Shows from the Roxbury Art Association, numerous awards from the Essex Watercolor Society, plus many awards from various outdoor art exhibits around New Jersey. He has had several one man shows, and is in numerous collections across the country and abroad including former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean.

In 2005 he helped found the Pastel Society of New Jersey, of which he is the current President. Mark can be found teaching watercolor and pastel at the Somerset Art Association, Livingston Art Association and Lakeland Arts in Denville.  His work can also be viewed at Studio 7 in Bernardsville, NJ.