Acrylic on panel, 36 by 48 inches
Chromatic Field
A warm field painting built from translucent washes, rounded forms, and a suspended line of movement.
Artist profile
Mara Vale turns layered color into calm, cinematic paintings.
A contemporary visual artist creating abstract works, quiet figures, and mixed media studies for collectors, interiors, and editorial commissions.
- Studio
- Chicago
- Focus
- Mixed media
- Available
- 2026
Selected work
Projects shaped by color, gesture, and atmosphere.
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Charcoal, wash, and ground pigment
Quiet Figure
A figurative study that keeps the body nearly still while soft marks collect around the form.
Mixed media study on paper
Night Window
A structured composition of deep greens, gold light, and window-like divisions.
Pigment print and hand-applied color
Coastal Memory
A horizontal work that treats the shoreline as a remembered rhythm rather than a fixed place.
Collage, ink, and mineral wash
Paper Sky
A cut-paper composition where quiet planes of color hold a loose, weathered horizon.
About the artist
A practice rooted in observation, restraint, and material play.
Mara Vale works across painting, collage, and drawing, using slow layers to build surfaces that feel both intimate and architectural.
Her studio process begins with small observational notes, then moves into larger compositions where color, line, and negative space are allowed to negotiate.
I want each work to feel like a room you can return to, with something new waiting in the light.
12
years in studio practice
38
private and public collections
4
new series in progress
Get in touch
Available for commissions, exhibitions, and selected collaborations.
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