# Luna

A boat form opens like a seed pod around a white interior scattered with small leaf-like marks. The deep red and black that surround it make the interior glow. Moon and boat are both containers in Ruiz's iconography - things that hold something precious as they move through darkness. This is one of her most intimate and beautiful paintings.

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## Details

- **Price:** 500.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Art Scout
- **Type:** Work on Paper
- **Tags:** abstract art, buy original art online, Latin American art, Luz Marina Ruiz, moon, printmaking, under 2500, work on paper

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 500.00 USD | In stock |

## Images

- Luna – painting by Ruiz with boat form opening like a seed pod around a glowing white interior with leaf-like marks, surrounded by deep red and black, moon and boat as containers of precious things moving through darkness
- Luna by Ruiz – detail of white glowing interior with leaf-like marks inside boat form against deep red and black
- Luna by Ruiz – full canvas of intimate moon-boat painting with glowing interior on dark ground
- Luna by Ruiz – close-up of seed-pod boat opening around luminous white interior on red and black ground
- Luna by Ruiz – painting in room context
- Luna
- Luna

## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 14"×14"
- **Artist Material:** Acrylic on wood panel
- **Artist Name:** Luz Marina Ruiz
- **About The Artist Link:** https://www.artscout.pro/collections/Luz-Marina-Ruiz

### About The Artist Content

“All work, when done with love and compassion, becomes a bridge to our shared humanity, bringing joy and light to life’s daily challenges.”

Oakland-based artist Luz Marina Ruiz works across painting, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, book arts, and installation. Inspired by nature and the world of dreams, her imagery often centers on water and boats as metaphors for life’s journeys. Ruiz’s process embraces the experimental nature of printmaking, layering texture and pigment to create luminous, tactile surfaces.

Born in Cali, Colombia, and raised in New York, she earned her BA, MA, and MFA from the University of California, Berkeley. Her work is represented in numerous public and private collections, including the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, UC Berkeley’s Environmental Design Library, and Mills College Special Collections. She currently teaches printmaking at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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> Updated: 2026-05-20