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
Let Go was created during a season of deep surrender, a time of releasing things I loved most to create space for something new. For years, I held onto both my cherished home on Tempe Town Lake and my beloved Audi S4....
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Acrylic on Canvas w/ Mixed Media
Routines was created to honor the daily practices that keep us centered, focused, and connected. At its core are seven hand-laid words...Meditate, Read, Journal, Exercise, Love, Pray, Trust. Each representing a habit ...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Created following a powerful coaching conversation that gently guided me from my head into my heart. In that stillness, I felt a deep, quiet calm...a moment of peace I wanted to fully experience, not rush. From that s...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Inspiration Lies Within was created on a crisp Thanksgiving morning during a hike at Papago Park. A chance encounter, soulful music, and the beauty of the desert sparked this creation. It began with the word “Inspirat...
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Acrylic on Canvas
For the Love of Music began with a simple phrase written across the canvas and a hand-painted music staff that wraps around the back of the frame like a rhythm that carries beyond what’s visible. Inspired by the film ...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Carry the "E" was painted on Election Night, November 3, 2020. As the nation waited for results, I chose to create something I wished to see more of in the world: Peace, Love, and Harmone (intentionally spelled with a...
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Acrylic on Canvas
The Heart of Tempe is a vibrant tribute to the city I’ve called home since 2002. Inspired by sunset hikes up ‘A’ Mountain, lake walks, and lively nights on Mill Ave, this creation captures the spirit of community, ene...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Late for the Train was inspired by conversations with Aysia, the general manager, who shared the café’s deep passion for both coffee and community. I was struck by how intentionally the company connects people, rooted...
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Acrylic on Canvas
Flagstaff is inspired by the welcoming community I experienced during warm summer days escaping the Tempe heat. It echoes the design of an Arizona license plate, featuring Flagstaff across the center and a Ponderosa p...
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Acrylic on Canvas
4 Rings was born from a friendly challenge and my deep love for driving. My previous 2013 Audi S4 6-speed manual wasn’t just a car...it began as a blank canvas. Every detail, from the lowered stance to custom center c...
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.
