Because artists can often create emotional connections between an audience and the artist's subjects, we have a special role to play of bringing an awareness to our natural environment.

Mark Eberhard received his first bird book from his grandparents at age five. He has been interested in and painting birds ever since. Mark's work deals more with the commonplace than the grand, with the animal often only one small element of the overall composition. An MFA from Yale combined with a close personal relationship with nature – its forms, colors and textures – form the basis of his paintings.

Born, raised and currently living in the lush river lowlands near Cincinnati, Mark is at home painting the many avian species that frequent his bird feeders. He also enjoys gathering reference materials during his travels and painting species not found in the Ohio Valley.

He has won numerous awards both regionally and nationally and his paintings can be found in public and private collections including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

News

Mark Eberhard will return to the Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show in Philadelphia PA September 17 - 19. Located in Rittenhouse Square, the show celebrates its 79th year as the country's oldest outdoor show of original art.

The following week on September 24 Mark will be participating in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's Zoofari Gala Journey to the Land of Dragons.