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watercolor and oil artist, teacher

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About

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. I drew on anything I was allowed to and sometimes on things I was not. My family always encouraged me, but I still had to wait until I was in the fifth grade to be admitted to a local art class. It was one of the longest waits of my life. Once there, I felt like I was in heaven. I have not stopped making art and knowing how blessed I am to have a gift like this.

My recent watercolors are of my favorite subjects, flowers and the children of Haiti. I paint with vibrant colors using many transparent layers to show the mysterious depth of the center of a flower; my favorite part of the flower, and the twinkle in the eyes of a Haitian child who has seen so much suffering yet still has joy in his heart. These things inspire me and I need to paint them. Simply put; I paint beauty and joy.

I was interviewed on Elizabeth Trinkaus’ Podcast:
Enough Already, Yes You Are! Listen HERE!

Biography

Marni Maree is honored to be one of the first group of recipients of the Arts Council of Fairfax County’s Strauss Fellowships for Visual Arts.

Marni’s vibrant watercolors represent her love for drawing, desire to create beauty and her inner joy. Her favorite subjects to paint are flowers and scenes from her travels to the West, Greece, Spain and Haiti. In Haiti, she is able to find much joy in the children living in extreme poverty and chaos. She wants to capture that spirit and share their stories on paper. She wants to celebrate the beauty of a flower and make it impossible for you to ignore it.

Marni teaches workshops all over the world: France, Italy, Brazil, on the QM2, Caribbean and more to come! Marni taught Art classes for the 2007 – 2017 July Enrichment Programs at Village of Hope School, Ganthier, Haiti. Marni also teaches Watercolor and Drawing at the Workhouse Arts Center, Green Spring Gardens as well as in her home studio. Right now ALL classes are online via Zoom.

Marni earned her BFA in Fashion Illustration from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, PA. She worked as a freelance graphic artist after graduating but gradually transitioned to colored pencil and then to watercolors and oils. She has been keeping up with technology and is creating an online course as well as teaching via Zoom during the pandemic.

Marni exhibited her work regularly in the Loft Gallery, participates in local group shows and has had a solo show about once a year for the past 20 years. She has won numerous awards for her watercolors.

She is also a member of the Potomac Valley Watercolorists and the Workhouse Arts Center where she has a studio,

Marni has 3 grown children, lives and works in Springfield, VA with her husband, Ron.

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marni@marnimaree.com

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Workhouse Arts Center
9518 Workhouse Way
Lorton, VA 22079

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Jun 30

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Happy Anniversary to us! 39 years! It’s been an adventure and it continues! Our life is full. 3 amazing children and their wonderful spouses and 3+ grandchildren and more adventures to come! Thank you, Ron, for so many fun times. And thank you, God, for our many blessings and your hand in our lives throughout!
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May 17

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I am honored to be in this exhibit at Tysons Corner Center! You are invited to the reception on Tuesday eve 6-8pm. I would love to see you there!
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Mar 12

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Helibores PART 3, FINAL, watercolor
Thanks to all who joined me yesterday at the Second Saturday Art Walk at the Workhouse Arts Center to see my ART IN MOTION exhibit. If you missed it, it will be there through April 2. I hope to see you there!

To see all of my daily/weekly/as much as I can videos visit:
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Mar 11

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Helibore PART 2 I added cross-hatching to this Lenten rose.
This is just one painting in my ART in MOTION exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center March 8-Apr 2. The Reception is tonight 6-9pm at the Second Saturday Art Walk. I'll be there by 4 if you want to stop by sooner.

To see all of my daily/weekly/as much as I can videos visit:
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www.marnimaree.com
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Mar 10

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Helibore, PART 1, Another Lenten Rose during Lent.
A painting in my ART in MOTION exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center March 8-Apr 2.

To see all of my daily/weekly/as much as I can videos visit:
https://www.youtube.com/.../UCswOHRyJ8NGgvbqj7EbUKqQ/videos
www.marnimaree.com
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Mar 9

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Bougainvillea in Italy, watercolor, ink, colored pencils
A painting in my ART in MOTION exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center March 8-Apr 2.

And I have more paintings hanging at the 1st Stage Theater lobby now through March 26th!
To see all of my daily/weekly/as much as I can videos visit:
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www.marnimaree.com
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Mar 8

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Iris, with ink and pencil
A painting in my ART in MOTION exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center March 8-Apr 2. Reception Mar 11, 6-9pm
I am also exhibiting at 1st Stage Theater in Tysons through Mar 19th.

To see all of my 'daily/weekly/as much as I can' videos visit:
https://www.youtube.com/.../UCswOHRyJ8NGgvbqj7EbUKqQ/videos
www.marnimaree.com
#marnimareepaints #marnimaree #workhouseartscenter #workhouseartscenterclasses #drawingaday #drawingaday #watercolor #coloredpencil #inkdrawing #1STSTAGE
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Mar 7

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Lenten Roses, mixed media, Final
A painting in my ART in MOTION exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center March 8 - Apr 2. Come see this and much more>

To see all of my daily/weekly/as much as I can videos visit:
https://www.youtube.com/.../UCswOHRyJ8NGgvbqj7EbUKqQ/videos
www.marnimaree.com

#marnimaree #marnimareepaints #workhouseartscenter #workhouseartscenterclasses #inkdrawing #adrawingaday #crosshatching #helibores #lentenrose
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Mar 6

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Rooster, ink with a dip pen
Just one of the paintings at my ART IN MOTION Exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA, March 8 - April 2. Come to the Second Saturday Art Walk on March 11, 6-9 pm. 

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