This document summarizes the career of painter Mark Hess, beginning with his childhood interest in art and decision to pursue painting professionally. It then outlines some of his major commissions over the years, which included book covers, magazine covers and articles, portraits, and work for corporate clients. The document concludes by showing examples of Hess's logo designs and branding work for various companies and provides thanks to organizations that have recognized his work over the years.

1. So You
Wanna be a
Painter...
Mark Hess Speaks

2. Home, Sweet HomeHome, Sweet Home

3. The Amusing 50’s

4. The Young
“Miss”
Hess
1972
1972

5. Dad wanted a Cowboy...

6. Ouch!

7. Art!
That’s
It!
It!
It!

8. The Big
City

9. Primitive
realism

10. Over
200
Book
Jackets
Book
Jackets

12. Repeat work
equals
success

13. Tight
Deadlines
Force
Creativity

14. Be Ready forBe Ready for
OpportunityOpportunity
OpportunityOpportunity
Be Ready forBe Ready for
OpportunityOpportunity
OpportunityOpportunity

15. Sure, I
can do
that.

21. Adapting to
your
market

23. Portraits become
my main focus

24. A Novel About
the Slave trade

25. Mastercard Annual
Report:
Cover and 15
paintings inside
Cover and 15
paintings inside
Cover and 15
paintings inside

26. Al Gore for
President

27. Beer Ad using George
Washington

28. Historical Portraits:
Legends of the
West
US Postal Stamps
US Postal Stamps
US Postal Stamps
US Postal Stamps

29. Civil War
US Postal
Stamps
US Postal
Stamps
US Postal
Stamps

30. Books for Children:
Drummer Boy
Marching to the Civil
War
Marching to the Civil
War
Marching to the Civil
War
Marching to the Civil

31. Classical
Portraiture

33. Metaphor,
Whimsey &
Surrealism to
the Rescue

34. Living in the Shadow
Of Industry

35. Fun With Old Art
Forbes magazine Cover:
The Fattening of America
The Fattening of America
The Fattening of America
The Fattening of America
The Fattening of America

36. Newsweek
Magazine:
The Republicans
are Coming
The Republicans
are Coming
The Republicans
are Coming

38. New York Magazine
New York Magazine

39. Mayor Daly
of Chicago
of Chicago

40. My Apologies to Frida...

41. ...a Designer?
Yea, that’s the
Ticket
Yea, that’s the
Ticket
Yea, that’s the
Ticket

42. Grayson Water
Water So Delicious, so
Pure
Water So Delicious, so
Pure
Water So Delicious, so
Pure

43. Aureole
Restaurant
Las Vegas
Las Vegas

44. ADI, We deliver Competitive Advantage

45. Avon cosmetics

46. CCB-Paris
Mail Order
Cosmetics
Mail Order
Cosmetics
Mail Order
Cosmetics

47. Connections
To America’s Best
Corporate Buyers
To America’s Best
Corporate Buyers

48. Profit magazine:
Where top
executives turn for
business advise
about technology.

49. Getting it Right
Takes Hard Work
Hard Work
Inspiration...
not Imitation
not Imitation

50. My Creative Process:My Creative Process:
••Research, research, researchResearch, research, research
••Understand your ClientUnderstand your Client
••Be Creative- Look EverywhereBe Creative- Look Everywhere
••Do Too Many SolutionsDo Too Many Solutions
••Compare to Winning WorkCompare to Winning Work
••Don’t Rely on Templates orDon’t Rely on Templates or
Friends/Parents PraiseFriends/Parents Praise
••Defend your SolutionDefend your Solution
••Accept CompromiseAccept Compromise
Accept CompromiseAccept Compromise

51. Destinee Restaurant Brochure 1
Enjoy the GOOD LIFE, lively cocktails, fine dining, great parties
lively cocktails, fine dining, great parties

52. Destinee Restaurant Brochure 2
Enjoy the GOOD LIFE, lively cocktails, fine dining, great parties
lively cocktails, fine dining, great parties

53. Destinee Restaurant Brochure 3
Enjoy the GOOD LIFE, fine dining, great parties
fine dining, great parties

54. Destinee Restaurant Brochure 4
Enjoy the GOOD LIFE, lively cocktails, fine dining, memorable parties
lively cocktails, fine dining, memorable parties

55. Destinee Restaurant Brochure 5
Enjoy the RICH LIFE, fine dining, great parties
fine dining, great parties

56. Destinee Brochure Inside 1

57. Destinee Brochure Inside 1

58. Destinee Brochure Inside 1

59. Destinee Brochure Inside Final

60. SummitWorksyour architect for e-business
your architect for e-business

66. Almost There...

67. Cards Using
Test Logos

68. Clients Final
3 Choices

69. Business Card
Test
using Final Logo
using Final Logo
using Final Logo

70. New Logo Use:
Promo
Promo
Promo

71. New Logo Use:
Promo
Version 2
Version 2
Version 2
Version 2
Version 2

72. New Logo Use:
Promo
Version 3
Version 3
Version 3
Version 3
Version 3

73. New Logo Use:
Case Study

74. New Logo Use:
Case Study 2

75. New Logo Use:
Advertising
Do you know where your
IT future lies?

76. We know the way to IT success.

77. ...we know the IT world.

78. Do you know where
your IT future lies?

79. ...ready for the next
step in IT
optimization?

80. “...we make IT systems
integration look easy...”

81. New Logo Use: Pocket Folder/Brochure

82. John
Andrus
founder of
Children’s
Village
founder of
Children’s
Village

83. Charlie
Palmer
chef & empire
builder
chef & empire
builder

84. Susan Hoag
gallery owner
gallery owner

85. Richard
Hess
dear old dad
dear old dad

91. Thank You
Society of IllustratorsAIGA- AmericanSociety of IllustratorsAIGA- American
Institute of Graphic ArtsInstitute of Graphic Arts
HessDesignWorks.comHessDesignWorks.com
Art Directors ClubArt Directors Club of New Yorkof New York
GraphisGraphis
CommunicatCommunication Artsion Arts
How MagazineHow Magazine
PrintPrint
GraphicGraphic DesignDesign USAUSA
InternetSources

92. Thank You