A first look at the Verum Virtual Edition of the 11th Annual Living Mark

There's such a vast, wide world of mark making brilliance, so this year, in addition to the brick-and-mortar Living Mark exhibition (that recently opened in Southeast Portland) there is a supplementary presentation of 30 expressive abstract and naturalistic works. They continue the echo of nature and celebrate the mark of the hand! A deep reverence for the art-making process emanates from this stirring collection...enjoy!

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Legacy by Sterling Gross Oil and ink on canvas 10" x 10"

Ghost Forest #5 by Christine Harrison Rust print, indigo dye and botanical inks 25" x 56"

So Dance by Hilary Sheehan mixed media on cradled board 16" x 16" x 1.5"

Passages by Anne Leveque oil on canvas 52" x 48"

ReConnect by Kimberly Marcucci Acrylic, charcoal, oil pastel, and chalk on canvas 30" x 40"

Fractals No. 21 by Sudie Rakusin Cold wax and oil on wood panel 17" x 14" x 1"

Teeming with Life by Elaine Dunham Acrylic 32" x 32"

Still Pool by Karen Kurka Jensen Ink and watercolor on rice paper 33" x 24"

Small Falls by Jerry Svoboda Charcoal on Stonehenge Gray 20" x 28"

Respite by Nancy Willis oil on paper 10.5" x 14.5"

Walking Backwards by Missy Borden Diptych Acrylic and Mixed Media 46" x 20" x 2"

Untethered by Kate Zimmer Acrylic mixed media on wood panel 43" x 40"

Context Matters by Robert Cohen acrylic 19" x 16"

Faceless, Voiceless All Beginnings & Endings by Shinei Alison Brown Watercolor, ink and gouache 29.5" x 22" x .2"

Bather 4 by Patricia L Giraud intaglio print: etching, aquatint, soft ground 9" x 12"

Bayshore Beach 7 by Mary Frisbee Johnson Ink on Watercolor 12" x 37"

Morning Light on Rollingwood Circle by Soni Martin Mixed Media on Panel 16" x 12"

Praying for Peace by Rita Thorp Acrylic on canvas 36" x 36"

Singing & Swimming by Lenore Bingham Mixed media on birch 30" x 24" x 1"

Leftovers by Jon Harty Wood & latex acrylic paint 48" x 48"

Filtered by Susanne Tierney mixed media painting 9" x 9"

Fading away by Ron Conrad Acrylic painting 20" x 30"

Labyrinth of Introspection by Geralyn Inokuchi mixed media acrylic 36" x 48"

Scram! by Rachel Kirk Mixed Media 14" x 11"

The Butterfly Effect by aNna rybaT oil on canvas 36" x 50"

Fragile Ground by M Leuschel Mixed Media 30" x 22"

Ready for Fall by Mary Millan Klunk Acrylic 14" x 18"

Midnight by Valerie Ordas Hand-Inked on Newsprint/Scanned/Digitally Enhanced/Reprinted 24" x 24"

Flourish Whisper by Karen Hightower acrylic paint 14" x 14"

Congress Babble by Bob Conge Resin & epoxy with cloth and inset eyes. 11" x 7" x 6"

Sleepwalk by David Miller carborundum collograph 5" x 7"

Just a Whisper by Tara Verkull acrylic paint with mixed media 48" x 60"