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watercolor and oil artist, teacher

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Drawn to Travel

June 11 – August 3 in Building 5, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
Receptions: June 14 and July 12, 6 to 9 pm  Meet the Artist and Join in the Fun!

In this exhibit, viewers are invited to explore the pages of Marni Maree’s many sketchbooks—each one capturing moments from around the world and from her own backyard. Some pages are fully painted, while others remain simple ink drawings, preserved in their original form.

Several sketchbooks still in progress are also on display, reflecting Marni’s belief that the creative journey is always unfolding.

Visitors are encouraged to join in the fun by contributing their own doodle, sketch, or a few lines to the community sketchbook or wall, complete with a variety of mark-making tools, inviting everyone to contribute a drawing or creative mark.

Wonky Catherdral, Italy
Volterre, Italy
Street Scene in Radda, Tuscany, Italy
Duck Donuts, no calories!
No We Didn't! Brazil
San Gimignano, Italy
Vernezza, Italy
Clementine, Turkey
Ron's Search for a Good Tomato
Radda, Tuscany, Italy
Panzano, Italy
Monteriggioni-Part1
Monteriggioni-Part2
My Purpose
Lemonia, Lake Garda, Italy
Hydrangeas
Cappadocia Balloon ride
Drawing All Day, Brazil
Lew in My Arms
Fun in Duck
Ilhabela Beach, Brazil
Castelvecchi, Italy
Cathedral Rock, Arizona
Workhouse Arts Center
Goats
Oregon Flowers
Vernazza, Italy
Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy
My Hand
Mini Palette Obsession
Corniglia, Cinque Terre, Italy
Chickens
Castel Brolio Tower

Marni hopes that as you journey through these pages, you’ll experience the same sense of joy she feels when drawing—whether sparked by a faraway adventure or a quiet moment at home.

Marni Maree is an award-winning watercolor artist with a passion for painting, teaching, and traveling—ideally all at once!

She has led creative travel workshops around the world, including France, Italy, New Zealand, and aboard several cruise lines. Her experiences as an Artist-in-Residence in both France and Brazil have deeply enriched her art and teaching, bringing a global perspective and fresh inspiration to everything she does.

When she’s not sketching abroad, Marni teaches for the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia, where she also maintains a working studio and gallery. She offers classes in her home studio in Springfield, VA, teaches online, and leads workshops throughout Virginia and the the United States. Her students travel from near and far to learn with her, drawn by her welcoming spirit and supportive guidance.

Marni is a Signature Member of the Virginia Watercolor Society, a juried member of Potomac Valley Watercolorists, and a member of the Springfield Art Guild and .

Her teaching style is relaxed, encouraging, and full of heart. She helps students build confidence and develop their own artistic voice, whether they’re picking up a brush for the first time or looking to deepen an established practice. Marni’s goal is always the same: to inspire creativity, nurture growth, and spark joy through art.

Marni Maree Art

marni@marnimaree.com
571-499-8272

Studio 509

Workhouse Arts Center
9518 Workhouse Way
Lorton, VA 22079

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Oct 3

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My students and I are traveling with @ilchiostroworkshops  in the Dolomites, staying at the beautiful Stadt Hotel Città in Bolzano. For the next few days, the Dolomites are our home studio.

We’re spending our time sketching together, sometimes diving into a creative lesson, other times finishing pages in our sketchbooks. This group of artists has traveled with me before through Il Chiostro. They are seasoned travelers and dedicated drawers, yet there’s always something new to learn from each other.

Artists are never bored when drawing. Everything feels fresh, even familiar sights, once you put pencil to paper. Today was a perfect day for capturing the many layers of mountains using one of my favorite approaches: modified blind contour drawing.

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Sep 30

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Title: Coronabstraction, 6x6 watercolor and ink
I painted at the start of the pandemic; red germs swirling, fear turned into joy on the page.
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Sep 26

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Adventures drawing around the world!
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Sep 24

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Another from my Cicada series! This is called Complementary Cicada.
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Sep 22

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To the Beach, 6x6, watercolor and ink

After painting this warm abstract I saw bubbles, beach blankets, umbrellas,  boardwalks, and fish!
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Sep 18

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My mom, Clare McCarthy, taught me how to work with alcohol inks. We had so much fun playing with this medium and watching these colors become flowers. Somehow, Mom and I can turn anything into flowers!
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Sep 16

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Ron and I are so fortunate for the many opportunities we’ve had to travel together. Sometimes I’m teaching, sometimes I’m not—but we always make it an adventure. To keep these moments alive long after the trip is over, Ron creates memory books, and I fill my sketchbook.
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Sep 12

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Cicada Across the Potomac, Cicada Cuddles, Dancing Cicada

They became my unexpected muses, with their segmented bodies, bold eyes, and delicate, lacy wings. The more I painted them, the more beauty I discovered in these fascinating little creatures.
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