Illuminating the sacred journey
JUSTINE MARTINEZ
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Justine paints abstracted figurative paintings that explore what it means to be fully alive, a journey from fragmented living to wholeness. Through layered, intuitive processes using fluid mediums like ink and water alongside oils and acrylics, she lets intuition lead, creating pieces where vivid scenes and backgrounds move through human faces and figures. Her work explores both the pain of disconnection and the potential for full human emotion, challenging dehumanizing narratives through honest storytelling.
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A face emerging through layers of mist, as a reminder of how revelation can slowly come into focus. The interplay between clarity and obscurity mirrors our own journey toward understanding. These translucent layers reflect the process of spiritual formation, reminding us that our restoration emerges gradually, often from layers of confusion and pain.
An original mixed media painting, 2025. Alcohol ink and oil on panel board, 16×20 inches.
FRAMING — Panel board paintings include a black finish, wood floater frame by Ampersand with hanging hardware installed (see image).
SHIPPING — Packaging and shipping will take around 2-3 weeks. Shipping fees are calculated from the varying size of these works. Local collectors in San Francisco will have artwork delivered by the artist for a flat fee by coordinated home delivery scheduling through email.
RETURNS — FINAL SALE, NO REFUND Due to the unique and original nature of this artwork, all sales are final. Carefully review purchases before completing the sale. All pieces are inspected prior to shipment to ensure they meet quality standards. If you have any questions or concerns about a piece before purchasing, contact info@justinemartinez.com for more information or additional photos.
While we sleep, something else wakes. The body fades to gray, quiets, surrenders, while our consciousness shifts in the darkness, wonder begins to move. This is the work that can only happen in the night.
Not just the night of sleep, but the longer nights, the dark seasons, the times when light feels distant, and we must lay down in the unknown. In that necessary darkness, certain truths reveal themselves. Keys we couldn’t find in daylight. Strange, essential work of unraveling and remaking that happens when we stop resisting the dark and start listening to what it has to teach us.
An original painting, 2025. Oil on canvas, 24 × 36 x .5 inches.
FRAMING — Canvas paintings come unframed with hanging hardware installed. There is an option to add-on* an unfinished wood floater frame (see image). The artwork can be easily removed to paint or stain the frame as desired. Frame add-ons can increase expected delivery time by roughly two weeks.
*Be sure to note the painting size next to the listing title and select the coordinating frame size
SHIPPING — Packaging and shipping will take around 2-3 weeks. Shipping fees are calculated from the varying size of these works. Local collectors in San Francisco will have artwork delivered by the artist for a flat fee by coordinated home delivery scheduling through email.
RETURNS — FINAL SALE, NO REFUND Due to the unique and original nature of this artwork, all sales are final. Carefully review purchases before completing the sale. All pieces are inspected prior to shipment to ensure they meet quality standards. If you have any questions or concerns about a piece before purchasing, contact info@justinemartinez.com for more information or additional photos.
A woman is wrapped in transparent cloth, explosive mushrooms of gray and lavender moving behind and within her.
An original mixed media painting, 2026. Alcohol ink and oil on canvas, 16 × 20 × 1.5 inches.
FRAMING — Canvas paintings come unframed with hanging hardware installed. There is an option to add-on* an unfinished wood floater frame (see image). The artwork can be easily removed to paint or stain the frame as desired. Frame add-ons can increase expected delivery time by roughly two weeks.
*Be sure to note the painting size next to the listing title and select the coordinating frame size
SHIPPING — Packaging and shipping will take around 2-3 weeks. Shipping fees are calculated from the varying size of these works. Local collectors in San Francisco will have artwork delivered by the artist for a flat fee by coordinated home delivery scheduling through email.
RETURNS — FINAL SALE, NO REFUND Due to the unique and original nature of this artwork, all sales are final. Carefully review purchases before completing the sale. All pieces are inspected prior to shipment to ensure they meet quality standards. If you have any questions or concerns about a piece before purchasing, contact info@justinemartinez.com for more information or additional photos.
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