Marlies Merk Najaka has been a professional artist for 30 years. Her paintings are included in many corporate, museum and private collections. She is a signature member of AWS and NWS. It is Marlies’ unique and sensitive use of color that makes her art so recognizable. She is able to capture the delicate essences of shadow and light and incorporate them with a forceful underlying composition. Her paintings appear truly illuminated from within. “My work is always as much about what I eliminate in my painting as it is about what I include.” Because of the unique method in which she applies her watercolors, Marlies is able to achieve richly toned and extremely complex glazes of color. Until recently, Marlies’ work had been almost impossible to duplicate using conventional printing techniques. “With the advent of Iris/Glicee printing, I am finally able to recreate my art. Giclée prints incorporate all of the subtle nuances of my original art so well that it is rarely possible for me to distinguish one from the other”. Below is a link to the "American Artist's Watercolor Magazine" article describing my approach to painting: BLOG

Welcome to my site! My watercolor paintings are reproduced using the Giclee printing process because it accurately duplicates the luminous quality of my watercolor washes. My limited edition Giclee prints are printed on a heavyweight archival watercolor paper, the same paper I use for my original watercolor paintings. Each print is signed and numbered. NEW BOOK: My painting "Kyoto" is featured in the "The Artful Home" book by Toni Sikes. You can purchase the book at: Guild NEW PUBLICATION: This Spring my paintings will be featured in "Open Studios Magazine" Copies can be purchased here: Open Studios Press My watercolor paintings reproduced as prints can also be purchased through the Guild.com The Fall 2003 issue of American Artist's Watercolor Magazine featured an extensive article on my watercolor paintings. The article can be viewed on my BLOG Home | Info | Life | Unwrapped | Capistrano | Kyoto | Summer | Eleuthera | CaymanPalm | BleedingHearts | Morning | Poppies | Unwound | Tulips | Summer Fruit | Iris | Orchid | Links | What is a Giclee? | Two Poppies | Iris II | Lotus | About the Artist My new website is now online, although still a work in progress I've added many new watercolor paintings and posters: watercolor-paintings.com To add your name to my mailing list for notification about new watercolor paintings or prints or for comments and questions please click on this link: Najaka I enjoy hearing from visitors to my site. *OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT: We do NOT sell, rent, or share your name and/or personal information with anyone. Watercolor paintings by Marlies Merk Najaka are copyrighted and may not be reprinted without the written permission of the artist.Downloading images from the website is a violation of copyright. To learn more about Copyright please click HERE Last Updated May 6,2008 Payments can be made using Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Paypal Translate with Google