Beatriz Salazar is a Manhattan Beach-based fine artist whose background in architecture and construction management informs her layered material bas reliefs, finished with lime wash paints to evoke weathered limestone ruins. Her work balances contrasts, delicate yet solid and whimsical yet earthy, drawing on history and erosion while incorporating playful pops of color and patterns. Rejecting perfection as the goal, she pursues excellence instead, valuing both the finished piece and the handmade process as equally meaningful.