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
Look At What’s Inside began as a canvas I started during my community Paint With the Artist classes, with the intention of becoming the cover for my first book. I stenciled the title across the canvas, soaked it in a ...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Winter Adventures was created during Stio’s First Friday event in November 2022, where the community shared stories of snowy days, whiteouts, first ski seasons, and Christmas tree hunts. Inspired by these contribution...
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Summer Adventures was created at a First Friday in June 2023, where the community gathers together to celebrate the vibrant energy of summer. Friends and visitors at Stio's store contributed joyful words and phrases l...
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Art Expressed was born during the Maker’s Faire at the Deschutes County Expo, where makers and dreamers braved a snowy weekend to create together. Positioned beside the children’s art space, I invited people to leave ...
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Quechua Benefit: Impact was created in collaboration with attendees of Education with a Destination, where the community came together to celebrate and support the vital work of Quechua Benefit. Guests shared heartfel...
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Acrylic on Canvas
All Together was born from my very first “Meet the Artist” community event, a night focused on awakening the artist within everyone who attended, not about meeting me as the artist. Guests shared words and phrases tha...
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Creative Inspiration was born at the first Bend Fashion Week, a vibrant celebration of style, expression, and community. Guests, models, artists, and locals contributed their words and energy to the canvas, from bold ...
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Acrylic on Canvas
30 Years of Trails celebrates the heart and soul of Bend’s mountain biking community. This contribution canvas began at a COTA volunteer event, where trailblazers, riders, and community members shared their words and ...
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
10x Catalyst is a creation built on prayer, faith, and the powerful words and verses shared by the members of the 10x Catalyst group. Before touching a brush, I read each contribution aloud an hour spent honoring ever...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Bend to Me is my largest contribution canvas to date created through 7 months of community connection, 11 live community events, and more than 16 hours of heartfelt conversations. From First Fridays at Outside IN 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.
