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Mark Arnold

Senior Art Director

Joined the agnecy in September 1993

Background:

Grew up in a small North Dakota town. Born the first of four boys to a civil engineer father and Shakespearean professor/Broadway singer mother.

Childhood Stunt:

Once caught thirty gophers and let them go in Judge Burdick's garden next door. Luckily, the judge was amused when his petunias were sucked into the ground one-by-one -- just like in the cartoons. The incident was written up in Ann Landers some twenty-odd years ago.

Most Sincere Desire:

To fly.

Pursuits Of That Desire:

As a kid he built and launched a 20 ft. high hot air balloon over the town of Williston. He built a hang glider before the sport began and tried to fly off small hills in his hometown, then joined the full-fledged sport 13 years ago while he lived out West. His recent interest is in building his own plane.

Education:

Two years as a biology major at Oregon State University. A degree in Commercial Art from the Colorado Institute of Art. A lifetime of experiences, some bad, many good.

Second Most Sincere Desire:

To do great advertising. Has been in the biz since he finished art school--as a freelancer, big agency guy, small agency guy and start-your-own agency guy in Oregon, Denver and for the past eight years in Minnesota (both in St. Cloud and Minneapolis). Notable previous employment at Evans & Bartholomew in Denver and Peterson-Morris MacLachlan in Minneapolis.

Self-Definition:

A dimensionalist. An avid sculptor, photographer, naturalist and free spirit, Mark's most sincere desire (above) springs from a yearning to see the world in yet another way.

Once-In-A-Lifetime Event:

Witnessed all three eruptions of Mount St. Helens.

Mark Quotes:

"The thing is to be a master and with older age acquire the courage to do what children did when they knew nothing."-- Henry Miller

Feel free to send Mark some mail.

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