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Mark Willenbrink

Mark and Mary Willenbrink are the husband and wife team of the internationally best selling Drawing for the Absolute Beginner, with their Absolute Beginner titles translated in more than a dozen languages. Mark and Mary enjoy teaching the fundamentals of art while encouraging everyone to “Have fun and keep up the good work!” Mark is a fine artist and art teacher who strives to do a sketch a day, while Mary is an author who loves reading, writing and spending time with family. The Willenbrinks live in southwestern Ohio with their growing number of rescue cats and dogs.
Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner
Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner
Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner

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Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner
Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner
Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner

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