About The Artist
Capt.
Mark Ballard is a native of Florida born and raised in West Palm
Beach. It was there as a young child he grew to love the waters
and natural beauty of Florida. It was also at a young age that
he love for art and photography bloomed. Mark has spent over
25 years as a designer, photographer, illustrator and fisherman.
He has explored and fished the
waters of Key West, Islamorada, the Exumas, Abaco, Walkers Cay,
Flamingo, Captiva, Boca Grande, the 10,000 Islands, and both
inshore and offshore the Indian River Lagoon in Florida. His
experiences have also taken him to Central and South America
as well as the trout streams of Colorado, the northeast and the
Carolina's.
Capt. Mark maintains a rank of
Licensed U.S. Merchant Marine Officer with The United States
Coast Guard. He is also one of the founding members of The Indian
River Fly Fishing Club, and is an International Game Fish Association
Certified Captain.
Mark currently lives in Vero
Beach Florida along the Indian River Lagoon with his wife Susan
and their two dogs Marley and Roxy.