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
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 ...
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Voices of Central Oregon was born from a warm summer evening a night filled with prayer, music, and heartfelt words shared in faith. Guests contributed their personal messages, verses, and hopes onto the canvas, with ...
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Zero Point was born from a love of simplicity, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s words: “Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.” What began as a single hand-painted circle became the origin of something much...
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Connection was created after a powerful conversation with a friend from the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF.org) about the foundation’s mission...Empowerment, Advocacy, Education, and Awareness. While I haven’t...
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Acrylic on Canvas
A Place Called Home was inspired by the incredible people I met in Bend, Oregon, outdoor adventurers, artists, and kind souls who make this place truly special. I began by hand pressing metal letters to capture the sp...
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
Comparison to Compassion was created during a season of struggle and deep reflection. For months, I had been comparing my life...my home, car, business, and journey to others. That quiet inner voice reminded me to ret...
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
Create Momentum was inspired by a class I taught on building momentum, just hours before picking up my brush. As the 10th creation for my solo exhibit at Blick Art Materials in Tempe, it carried special meaning. I lay...
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.
