My creations are a combination of my years in advertising with a strong passion for branding, travel, coaching and art, blended together to create Subliminal Story Art.
Acrylic on Canvas
Sunset Through the Clouds began as a birthday celebration in 2019. Instead of cards, friends signed a blank canvas with heartfelt notes, inside jokes, and warm wishes. When the world slowed down in 2020, I rediscovere...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Community & Connection began when a client picking up her commissioned creation chose two powerful words to inspire the next one. After a year of distance and isolation, this message resonated deeply. I started wi...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Go With What Is In Flow began at Late for the Train in Flagstaff during my first-ever art installation. Friends traveled from near and far...including a surprise 1,200-mile drive from Oregon to help bring this special...
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Acrylic on Canvas
I Am Peace was created to honor International Peace Day. Each letter...P, E, A, C, and E was hand-painted while I quietly repeated the mantra “I Am Peace.” Layer by layer, the creation evolved into a reminder that pea...
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
“One of One” was inspired by Porsche Bend’s There Is No Substitute: Electric Dreams, where over 90 enthusiasts shared their personal Porsche stories on a 5’×6’ canvas. The creation began unconventionally, with real Ta...
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
Equilibrium was created to inspire pause, presence, and reconnection. Designed for the Shevlin Crossing Gallery, this 72×84" creation invites viewers to return to internal balance so they can better recognize it in th...
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
“Now” invites a return to presence, the quiet, powerful gift of being fully here. Inspired by The Way of the Peaceful Warrior and the simple exchange, “What time is it? Now,” this creation explores the richness held i...
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Acrylic on Canvas
“Cause for Hope” was created through a collaborative journey at Porsche Bend, where models contributing to Furnish Hope’s Catwalk for a Cause shared personal reflections on the themes “Dignity Runs Deep” and “Light of...
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
Centered began with a single line spoken by Bend Central District President, Kurt. “Whether you’ve been in Bend for a month, a year, ten years, or a lifetime, we can all appreciate the nature that surrounds us.” Those...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Yes, And began as the first Subliminal Layer painted entirely by others, a vibrant community creation before ever reaching my hands. When I was gifted the canvas, I drew on my improv training: embrace what’s given and...
Read the storyFind a new internal world and in the process you’ll find that in the external world, familiar items will be now seem different. Mark flips the script on the “starving” artist concept. Take a glimpse into the multi-layered process of Mark’s Subliminal Story Art as a way for you to discover your own “inner” artist.
