Marie's paintings start with a sense of fascination and inquiry- what is unique and beautiful about a scene or subject? Her challenge is to capture and communicate that special beauty with paint.

Sometimes the idea for a painting spontaneously presents itself as in plein air painting. She is inspired by the quiet meandering of a river, the vastness of a desert gorge or the way afternoon sun highlights the curve of an arch or the angle of a roof top. Sometimes her paintings are inspired by many impressions and feelings of a place. These paintings are all about using technique to express relationships, to create a sense of distance, time and space.