Artist: |
Mark Hart
Mark Hart, owner of Hart Designs, www3.telus.net/hartdesigns, is the artist behind hundreds of professional, semi-pro and amateur goalie masks, including the first NHL mask for Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. Hart is the exclusive painter of the new, original goalie masks for the 2007 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees.
“In painting the masks, I’ve tried to bring out the players’ talents that got them into the Hall of Fame,” he says.
Hart, based in Terrace, British Columbia, formally studied art and art design for more than 12 years, in both Canada and London, England. He utilizes this formal training to develop, design and airbrush some of the most creative masks and original masks available. |
The Art: |
Scott Stevens’ reputation as a hard-hitting, penalty-prone All-Star defencemen followed him throughout his 22-season career with the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils.
For this mask, Hart concentrated on Stevens’ achievements, particularly his Stanley Cup wins. The fierceness of his blue line defense is captured in the silhouette of a hard check on one side of the mask.
For more on the career of Scott Stevens, visit: www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07Stevens.htm |