Mark D. Pendergrass has spent 40 years as a professional artist working in various mediums. For the last decade, he has pursued his life-long love of writing.Mark is co-creator of both art and music for a successful series of record albums. As a graphic artist he has designed over twenty album covers since 1975, and has been awarded four Album Cover of the Year awards by the CBA.Throughout his career, Mark has specialized in character design, book illustration, murals, fine art, computer graphics, and sculpture.An accomplished songwriter, Mark has written both music and lyrics for various recording artists, earning two Gold and Platinum albums, four Dove Awards and five Grammy Nominations.… His musical portfolio includes the popular Christian Worship song, "The Greatest Thing."Mark is a resident of Kansas, married, with three children, and one grandchild.