Marni Maree

mmaree@cox.net

 

 

 

 

 

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 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.

 

For more information visit: www.marnimaree.com

I have a studio at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center

Studio #509

Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA 22079, www.lortonarts.org

Marni Maree