Artist. Cartoonist. Author.
Mark grew up in Bellingham, graduating from Bellingham High School in 1961. He lived in Ketchikan, Alaska, from 1967 to 1997 where the scenic beauty of the area inspired his well-known watercolors, many of which were featured on board the ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System. He was also known for his watercolors of historic buildings and several murals in various parts of Alaska. A prolific cartoonist, he produced cartoon maps of Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island as well as cartoons for the Ketchikan Daily News. Half Baked Alaska, a book he wrote and illustrated, was described as "that Alaskanistic humoriferous triviology."
Mark returned to Whatcom County and made his home in Lynden where he continued painting historic sites and scenery of his home state. Among his many civic activities was his service on the steering committee of the Lynden Annual Music Festival.
Parents: Ethel and George Wheeler
Mark grew up in Bellingham, graduating from Bellingham High School in 1961. He lived in Ketchikan, Alaska, from 1967 to 1997 where the scenic beauty of the area inspired his well-known watercolors, many of which were featured on board the ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System. He was also known for his watercolors of historic buildings and several murals in various parts of Alaska. A prolific cartoonist, he produced cartoon maps of Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island as well as cartoons for the Ketchikan Daily News. Half Baked Alaska, a book he wrote and illustrated, was described as "that Alaskanistic humoriferous triviology."
Mark returned to Whatcom County and made his home in Lynden where he continued painting historic sites and scenery of his home state. Among his many civic activities was his service on the steering committee of the Lynden Annual Music Festival.
Parents: Ethel and George Wheeler
Artist. Cartoonist. Author.
Mark grew up in Bellingham, graduating from Bellingham High School in 1961. He lived in Ketchikan, Alaska, from 1967 to 1997 where the scenic beauty of the area inspired his well-known watercolors, many of which were featured on board the ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System. He was also known for his watercolors of historic buildings and several murals in various parts of Alaska. A prolific cartoonist, he produced cartoon maps of Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island as well as cartoons for the Ketchikan Daily News. Half Baked Alaska, a book he wrote and illustrated, was described as "that Alaskanistic humoriferous triviology."
Mark returned to Whatcom County and made his home in Lynden where he continued painting historic sites and scenery of his home state. Among his many civic activities was his service on the steering committee of the Lynden Annual Music Festival.
Parents: Ethel and George Wheeler
Mark grew up in Bellingham, graduating from Bellingham High School in 1961. He lived in Ketchikan, Alaska, from 1967 to 1997 where the scenic beauty of the area inspired his well-known watercolors, many of which were featured on board the ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System. He was also known for his watercolors of historic buildings and several murals in various parts of Alaska. A prolific cartoonist, he produced cartoon maps of Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island as well as cartoons for the Ketchikan Daily News. Half Baked Alaska, a book he wrote and illustrated, was described as "that Alaskanistic humoriferous triviology."
Mark returned to Whatcom County and made his home in Lynden where he continued painting historic sites and scenery of his home state. Among his many civic activities was his service on the steering committee of the Lynden Annual Music Festival.
Parents: Ethel and George Wheeler
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