Mark Texeira original comic art

Mark Texeira was born and raised in New York City. He attended Manhattan's High School of Art and Design,and was granted a Presidential Scholarship at the School of Visual Arts, where he attended for two years before dropping out to pursue a freelance commercial art career. During this period, Texeira took classes at the Art Students League. His oil paintings soon won mentions at the Salmagundi Club and the Society of Illustrators.