{"title":"Featured Artist- Paula Valenzuela","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ePaula Valenzuela is a Chilean mixed media abstract artist with deep roots in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eSan Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eTrained as a clinical psychologist before dedicating herself fully to painting, Valenzuela brings a rigorous interior life to her work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eHer layered abstractions explore memory, transformation, and the tension between what is visible and what remains hidden — treating the canvas as a site where unconscious experience can surface through gesture, texture, and material presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"continente-verde-paula-valenzuela","title":"Continente Verde","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exuberant mixed media work on paper by Chilean-born, Sausalito-based artist Paula Valenzuela is a riot of color and layered intention. A dark, slate-toned ground gives way to an explosion of mark-making — looping yellow lines, teal gestural forms, bursts of coral and red, fragments of collage and a luminous sunburst breaking through the upper right corner. Nothing holds still here. It is a painting full of voices, each mark adding to a conversation that feels urgent, joyful and completely unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Valenzuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003emixed media on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions Framed: \u003c\/strong\u003e25 x 19 in\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal, one of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarin Merchant Styling Tip:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe natural wood frame keeps this energetic piece grounded — hang it in a space that needs waking up, like a home office, a kitchen, or a creative studio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paula Valenzuela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770304004417,"sku":"CP2","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4616\/9153\/files\/MM_Final_Artist_Residence-39.jpg?v=1780553673"},{"product_id":"interior-weave-paula-valenzuela","title":"Interior Weave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eInterior Weave explores the ways memories, emotions, and experiences are held and woven into our sense of belonging. Layered textures, repeated forms, and subtle gold accents create a landscape of connection, support, and transformation. The work invites reflection on the unseen structures that shape our inner world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Valenzuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e Mixed media on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 24 x 18 x 2 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal, one of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarin Merchant Styling Tip: \u003c\/em\u003eBeautiful in a reading nook, a home office, or a bedroom — anywhere you spend quiet, reflective time. The layered surface changes with the light throughout the day, making it a painting that never quite looks the same twice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paula Valenzuela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770304037185,"sku":"CP3","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4616\/9153\/files\/MM_Final_Artist_Residence-31_03c0b4d7-fca0-4fcc-895a-dccae96290bc.jpg?v=1780545286"},{"product_id":"the-space-within-paula-valenzuela","title":"The Space Within","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis electric mixed media work by Chilean-born, Sausalito-based artist Paula Valenzuela crackles with quiet intensity. Layers of deep teal, forest green and near-black build a rich, atmospheric ground, warmed by unexpected passages of gold and chartreuse that glow from beneath the surface. A looping, calligraphic line sweeps across the composition in cream — part gesture, part script, part release — giving the piece a sense of motion that never quite settles. This is a painting you feel before you fully understand it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Valenzuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e Mixed media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 12 x 12 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal, one of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarin Merchant Styling Tip: \u003c\/em\u003eSquare works have an inherent symmetry that makes them easy to hang alone or in a grid. A pair of Valenzuela's square pieces hung together creates a diptych-like dialogue — or let this one stand alone as a focused point of contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paula Valenzuela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770304135489,"sku":"CP5","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4616\/9153\/files\/MM_Final_Artist_Residence-58.jpg?v=1780555591"},{"product_id":"through-the-veil-paula-valenzuela","title":"Through the Veil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis richly layered mixed media work by Chilean-born, Sausalito-based artist Paula Valenzuela is a masterclass in controlled tension. Soft blush and cream forms overlap and dissolve into one another, interrupted by bold passages of deep teal, charcoal and crimson that push against the composition's quieter instincts. Threads of gold and loose gestural line work weave through the layers, binding the whole into something that feels both carefully constructed and beautifully unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Valenzuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollage and mixed media on panel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions Framed: \u003c\/strong\u003e13 x 13 x 2 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal, one of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarin Merchant Styling Tip: \u003c\/em\u003eHang alongside The Space Within for a considered pairing of similarly scaled works — the two pieces share a meditative quality that deepens when placed in dialogue with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paula Valenzuela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770304168257,"sku":"CP6","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4616\/9153\/files\/MM_Final_Artist_Residence-59.jpg?v=1780555981"},{"product_id":"the-lost-city-paula-valenzuela","title":"The Lost City","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis intimate mixed media work by Chilean-born, Sausalito-based artist Paula Valenzuela feels like a landscape remembered rather than observed. Warm golds and olive browns move across a soft sage and cream ground, collaged fragments and translucent veils building into a composition that is both restless and tender. Flashes of coral and crimson pulse through the layers like light through water, while dark drips anchor the piece with a quiet, grounded energy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Valenzuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed media on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e24 x 36 x 2 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions Framed: \u003c\/strong\u003e25 x 37 x 2 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal, one of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarin Merchant Styling Tip: \u003c\/em\u003eThis is a room-defining piece — hang it as the anchor of a living room or dining room where it can be the first thing you see and the last thing you stop looking at. Give it a wall of its own if you can; it has the presence to hold the space.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paula Valenzuela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770304233793,"sku":"CP8","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4616\/9153\/files\/MM_Final_Artist_Residence-28.jpg?v=1780542693"},{"product_id":"balance-4-paula-valenzuela","title":"Balance #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis striking mixed media work by Chilean-born, Sausalito-based artist Paula Valenzuela draws the eye into a world of organic forms and layered complexity. Two bold, rounded shapes emerge from a soft cream ground — their interiors dense with collaged fragments, gestural marks and a moody palette of sage, slate and charcoal punctuated by a vivid flash of red at the base. There is something botanical and something geological about this piece, as if cross-sections of living matter had been lifted and held up to the light.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Valenzuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollage and mixed media on panel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions Framed\u003c\/strong\u003e: 13 x 13 x 2 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\"\u003eOriginal, one of a kind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!-- notionvc: ed0ea4de-c304-4335-9666-5b4780e8796e --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarin Merchant Styling Tip: \u003c\/em\u003eSquare works create instant visual rhythm when grouped — pair with The Space Within or Through the Veil for a cohesive wall of Valenzuela's work, or let Balance #4 stand alone as a quiet focal point on a shelf or desk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paula Valenzuela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774428840257,"sku":"CP9","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4616\/9153\/files\/MM_Final_Artist_Residence-49.jpg?v=1780554834"},{"product_id":"strata-paula-valenzuela","title":"Strata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis large-scale mixed media work by Chilean-born, Sausalito-based artist Paula Valenzuela is a study in layered tension and organic release. Burnt sienna and raw umber surge across the canvas in fluid, gestural waves, punctuated by a commanding sage green lattice form that emerges from the composition like something between a coral reef and a fever dream. Drips, veils and marks accumulate into a surface that feels simultaneously excavated and alive — the kind of painting that reveals something new every time you look at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Valenzuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e M\u003cspan\u003eixed media on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 36 x 60 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal, one of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarin Merchant Styling Tip:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is an investment piece that will define whatever room it enters. 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