W-5: “Drawn to Travel” by Marni Maree. June 11 - August 6, 2025

Show Dates: June 14 - August 6, 2025

Opening Reception: June 14, 6-9pm

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.

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.