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Marni Maree Art

Marni Maree's Art

watercolor and oil artist, teacher

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Parts of a Whole

In this challenge we took apart the subject piece by piece as we drew it! We rearranged the parts into a whole new design! Some are orderly and lined up. Some are exploded or randomly arranged. Our personalities show in the compositions!

Marni_Maree
Tracy_Ummen
Susan_Glutting
Katie_Westfall
Connie_Kurki
Debby_Tinker
Cecily_McFarlane2
JoAnn_Carlson1
JoAnn_Carlson2
Katie_Morgan_Harper
Wendy_Krones
Kay_Hill
Linda_Ganela1
Linda_Ganela2
Stephanie_Running
Susan_Shirasago
Cecily_McFarlane1
Jacki_Bookbinder
Laurel_Baker
Donna_Wood
Teresa_Miller

Marni Maree Art

marni@marnimaree.com
571-499-8272

Studio 509

Workhouse Arts Center
9518 Workhouse Way
Lorton, VA 22079

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Mar 29

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As I was creating Almost Daily Videos. I asked my family for some ideas of what to draw and paint next. My niece, Cameron, requested a unicorn. Since I was still in my ‘camel’ phase, I made it a camel unicorn, a.k.a. Camelcorn!
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Mar 25

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Gelli prints. I am just beginning to explore this fun printmaking technique. The best way to learn how to do it is to do it! So I am doing many and making plenty of mistakes!  But mistakes mean I am trying! I love being a beginner!
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Mar 24

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"Drawing takes time. A line has time in it" A quote by David Hockney
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Mar 19

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This is the camel that started my camel painting series. 🐪

He was such a great model that I took tons of reference photos in different poses. This piece is fairly large for me, about 18×24 on Bristol board. I began with watercolor pencils (determined to finally love them!), but halfway through realized they’re better suited to smaller work… so I switched back to my watercolor palette.

You can still see the blue underdrawing, which helped influence those colorful shadows. Shadows are often far more colorful than we think. Next time you notice one, take a closer look. Or exaggerate it a little, like I did.
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Mar 17

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Ireland holds such special memories for me. First, touring with Ron many years ago, and later returning on a painting trip. So many greens, so many sheep, and some of the friendliest people anywhere.

This painting is a little piece of those beautiful Irish memories. If it speaks to you, feel free to reach out. I’d love for it to find a good home.
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Mar 13

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"If Walls Could Talk"

This was painted on a street corner of a village in Ireland, nestled in the charming seaside village of Bally Castle, County Mayo. The stone walls were ancient, and I know they have witnessed so much history as the village changed and grew. If they could only talk!
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Mar 11

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Process from my recent bookbinding class. We worked on the link stitch. Here are samples from me and my students. If you are familiar with my work, you know I love filling these journals up with art from traveling and home life. It's just as fun to teach this practice to others.
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Mar 9

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I am delighted to share that my painting One White Bloom has received an honorable mention in the 2026 Potomac Valley Watercolorists Exhibit. You can view it and other incredible works of art at potomacvalleywatercolorists.org.

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