Marianne Miller, a Columbus painter, luminously depicts rural landscapes and scenes of everyday life at popular locales around Ohio.  Miller prefers to work en plein air, i.e. in the open air, depicting scenes directly as she sees them.  She is constantly searching for new and unique views of nature that might otherwise be overlooked.  The alluring colors and soft brush strokes invite the viewer into the relaxed and intimate atmosphere of her work, whether it is an image of an Ohio farmhouse, the countryside, or an elegant still-life.

A graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, Marianne originally majored in illustration and worked in the illustration field for 10 years before taking a break from art to start a family.  Later, after experimenting with a variety of forms of art, she finally found her niche in the field of oil painting and was particularly attracted the plein air technique.  In the five years since, she has won a number of awards from the Ohio Plein Air Society and has completed an art residency at the Glen Arbor Art Association in Michegan