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Marni Maree Art

Marni Maree's Art

watercolor and oil artist, teacher

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Cicadas

Find beauty inside and out at Green Spring Gardens
as the Horticulture Center opens for the first art show since the pandemic.
Beautiful Bugs!
June 30 – August 15
Green Spring Gardens Horticultural Center
4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA 22312
A collection of watercolor and mixed media paintings by Marni Maree.  
Exclusive to this exhibit, watch the artist create virtually! Using your mobile device, scan the QR code associated with an art piece and be taken to a video of Marni as she creates that piece!
Art displayed is for sale and a portion of proceeds goes to Green Spring for use in the Historic House. This free art show runs through August 15 in the Horticultural Center.
The center is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 4:30 pm and on Sundays from noon to 4:30 pm. The exhibit space occasionally closes for program use. You can check if the exhibit will be open during your visit by calling 703-642-5172.
Cica da Mayo
Cicada Across the Potomac
Cicada at the Beach
Cicada Bubbles
Cicada Celebration
Cicada Costume Change
Cicada Cuddles
Cicada in Circles
Cicada in Hiding
Cicada in the Garden
Cicada Smiles
Cicada Splatters
Cicada to the Music
Cicada Wing
CicaDAD
Colorful Cicada
Complementary Cicada
Dancing Cicada aka June Bug
Dancing Cicada
Emerging Cicada
Ground Breaking Cicadas
Here Come the Cicadas
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My Red Eyed Girl

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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