This is a small study of a possible larger painting. We’ll see…
I was given some small, deep canvases and decided to use them for smaller portraits. One of Mary’s titles is the “New Eve” who through her Son, crushed the head of the serpent who had drawn the first Eve into evil.
Another out of imagination…
Many of these simple florals come right out of imagination. I would prefer to paint a still life from reality, but perhaps the outcome would be much tighter. My brain waves are less connected!
These small squares just lend themselves to the many expressions of Jesus Christ. I have been trying to get bolder and looser with color, but I find that I have unexplainable hesitation about it!
The same peonies posed for all three of these recently posted peony paintings. Here you see their last hurrah…till next year.
These sweet beauties were plucked from a courtyard garden.
The blues here are not true; the actual painting has more aqua or turquoise tones to the background colors.
I am Sister Maresa Lilley, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame, located in Chardon, Ohio, USA. For many years, I have enjoyed a passion that permits me to reflect upon simple reality with a brush in hand. To capture a simple essence on canvas and to discover inherent beauty is a daily immersion. While busy with teaching, or administration, or other various roles of my past, I found the quiet pursuit of pushing creamy oil paint into some kind of meaningful arrangement a soulful refreshment. I hope that through this blog, you also can enjoy a fresh look at grace and charm in the ordinary.
The Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio, belong to an international congregation of more than two thousand apostolic women religious. We are one in mind and one in heart for the transformation of the world in Christ. 