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Marni Maree Art

Marni Maree's Art

watercolor and oil artist, teacher

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Student Art

The art in these galleries was created the many students in my classes!

Snowy Trees 2023

Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow!

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Imaginative Drawing and Painting

After learning some new ways to draw: Blind Contour, Modified Blind Contour, Opposite Hand and using a grid to enlarge, transfer and rearrange their own drawings, look at the creative images that happened!

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You CAN Draw!

The first step in learning to draw is SEEING! Blind Contour and Modified Blind Contour Drawing is a great way to train your eye and hand to work together!

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Watch Your Mouth!

We painted eyes last year and now it is time to study mouths.

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Mixed Media (or Keep Going!)

Every painting goes through an awkward stage also know as the “ugly stage”. It’s a time when you may not be sure if it is worth going on or not. 99.9% of the time it is! If you already don’t like it, then what have you got to lose? Try something little or go big. …

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Cross Hatching

Learning how to create values with ink lines!

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Complementary Colors

See what everyone painted using complementary colors! (reds and greens or blues and orange or yellows and purple)

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Chart Your Colors

Learn what YOUR colors can do! You may have more colors that you thought!

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White Flowers Aren’t White

Look how colorful white flowers can be!

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More Snowy Trees!

What is December without painting snowy trees? Here are more and they keep getting better and better!

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Brusho

Painting with a vibrant powdered pigment is unpredictable, fun and beautiful!

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Let’s Dew Everything!

We learned to paint dew drops and then added them to leaves and more!

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Masa Paper

Masa Paper is like rice paper. It is thin, absorbent and kind of fragile. It doesn't sound like it is meant for watercolors, but look what we have done!

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Watercolor Mosaics

This was a very playful way to learn watercolor techniques. We first covered watercolor paper with many colors and techniques that did not have to look like anything. You can’t go wrong! Then we used the papers to create something new. So fun and creative!

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Glazing

A fancy word for layering your watercolors! Look what can happen when using only 3 colors!

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Wonky Faces/Self-Portraits

Oh, what fun we had!!!!

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Yippee Yupo!

Painting on a slick plastic surface, called yupo, can be full of surprises. Look what everyone created…

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EYES of March

Look at these amazing eyes!!!

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Watercolor Pencils

Look at these great paintings created with watercolor pencils!

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Negative Painting

The negative shapes are just as important as the positive!

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Snowy Trees 2021

This is the 12th(?) annual Snowy Trees display! I never get tired of painting snowy trees and it seems as if I am not alone! Look at these stunning trees!

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Ribbons

This class was more than just about painting a ribbon. It was about turning edges and light and shadow. Useful things to understand for painting so many things!

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Monochromatic

It is amazing what you can do with only ONE color! If you have a variety of values the painting actually looks colorful!

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Inking

There are so many ways to add ink to your watercolors. Here are just a few!

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Marni Maree Art

marni@marnimaree.com
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Studio 509

Workhouse Arts Center
9518 Workhouse Way
Lorton, VA 22079

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Jul 3

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"Goldfish of the Sea" - watercolor, colored pencils, ink

This painting is 1 of 4 in a series I painted of a goldfish pottery figurine. I love the gestural fins and tails. The figurine is gray, so making up these colors was exciting! 

You can find all 4 paintings hanging in the Workhouse Arts Center, Studio 509, and watch the progression.

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Jul 1

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Akel Island, Ireland, 15x11, watercolor

This is available in my Workhouse Studio 509. Come in and visit me, and see my Drawn to Travel Show on display through August 3.
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Jun 30

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Celebrating my amazing travel partner and husband of 41 years!!!! Thanks @rnmaree ! I look forward to the next 41!
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Jun 27

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Here are the creative Mosaic Faces we all made! Look at our happy faces as we display our results. Thank you, Nora, for teaching us and getting our creative spirits working with joy!
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Jun 25

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My sister, Nora of @bloomingartiststudio, came to town to teach a Mosaic Workshop in my home studio, and what a fun and creative weekend it was!
We made expressive mosaic faces using tiles, glass, beads, and even some dishes we got to break. Here we are at the start, surrounded by all the colorful bits and pieces, as we start to bring our ideas to life. I'll post the results soon.

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Jun 25

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Cupcakes - Watercolor and ink
Thank you for all the BIRTHDAY LOVE I received this weekend. I am blessed with a wonderful family and many friends who love to celebrate! This makes turning another year older way more fun!
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Jun 20

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Images from my sketchbooks:
Drawing to Stay Calm- When our vehicle broke down on the way to the airport in Brazil, I felt a sense of panic. As I drew the scene, I felt so much better. We even made it to the airport on time!
A Wet Day in Regensberg- Although it was a cold and wet day, we still had a great day touring. No bad weather, only bad clothes! We had the right clothes.
Ray and Dorothy in their New Zealand Home- I drew the living room of our agritourism hosts, and then they sat down to read, so I just kept going!

Currently on display at Workhouse Arts Center, Gallery Five. 

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Jun 18

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Capers, watercolor on canvas, 10x10

I had no idea this is what capers looked like while growing until I spotted them along a path in Italy, thanks to a tip from Sherry! They were growing wild and beautiful. Sketching and painting discoveries like this in my travel journal is such a joy, but I also love bringing those moments back into my studio to create finished pieces to share with the world.

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