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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

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Marni Maree Art

marni@marnimaree.com

571-499-8272

Studio 509

Workhouse Arts Center
9518 Workhouse Way
Lorton, VA 22079

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May 13

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May means Spring has definitely arrived, many flowers, including irises like this oil painting, are blooming, and most importantly, Ron celebrates his birthday for the month or more. It's a big one this year! Happy Birthday, Ron! Here's to many more birthdays together! 

#irispainting #irispaintings  #workhouseartscenter #workhouseartscenterartist
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May 12

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Happy Birthday to the most fun guy I know! His grandkids agree!
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May 10

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I'm in my studio at @workhousearts painting tulips from my time in Amsterdam. They were so beautiful, I even bought some bulbs for my garden. It's helpful to catch good photos so I can take my time and focus on layers, while enjoying the details. 

Come check out the progress anytime!
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May 8

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Dynamic Doodle #1001? What was I thinking when I painted this? I am not sure. It had to be happy thoughts though. Why else would I have chosen such joyful colors and made whimsical shapes?  The wonderful thing about painting this way is that things just happen. Sometimes they are great, sometimes not, but I just keep going and it all seems to work out. Sounds like life. Enjoy it.

#dynamicdoodle
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May 5

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This little flower, based on a crysanthemum, is from one of my sketchbooks. It is mixed media. I started with watercolor on a toned page and added ink, gouache and colored pencils. I like to end with a few 'dottie bits'! 

I’m getting ready for an interactive exhibit this June at @workhousearts  in Building 5. I’ll be sharing pages that still feel meaningful to me, moments from years of sketching that have stayed with me. It's fun to prepare and look through so many memories. I'll share more about the exhibit soon!
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May 2

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"Merchant of Petra", 14x11 Here's another painting showing my love for camels. They are beautiful yet a bit wonky, hard-working creatures.
 
This painting is available in my Workhouse Studio, 509. 

#workhouseartscenter #workhouseartscenterartist #workhousearts #camels
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Apr 30

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An abstract with colors that make me happy! How about you? This painting was fun to create without planning. I must have been having a great day! I hope you have a great one, too.

#happyart
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Apr 28

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Fish of Many Colors will be one of the many paintings featured in Studio 5's May Exhibit called "Menagerie" @workhousearts. 

This is painted with watercolors, inks, colored pencils, and stencils. Fish are one of my favorite subjects. The flowy shapes and colors remind me of painting flowers in a colorful garden. 

Come and visit the beautiful "Menagerie" in Workhouse Arts Center Studio 5, May 6- June 9.

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Apr 25

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A few more photos sketching everywhere I go during a recent trip to Europe! Looks like I can even draw with my eyes closed!? I'm happy to be home, though. Some of the exciting things coming up: Studio Time with Marni and Friends (Live and on Zoom), Watercolor Workshops, and in 2026, an AMA Waterways River Cruise in Colombia, South America. And more to be scheduled, too!
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