6×8″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.
Lyrical image of the Good Shepherd, providing safety and shelter. (Psalm 46:1)
6×8″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.
This is another of several ‘Calming the Storm at Sea’ that I have done in the last year. (Mk.4:41)
8×6″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; sold.
The master surely knew a lot about sheep.
6×8″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.
My inspiration for such scenes is always Joaquin Sorolla.
14×18″ oil paint on canvas panel; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.
This was painted from actual pinks and whites of lilacs…a lush bouquet.
8×6″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.
Sometimes I like to do some traditional Catholic art with a more modern note.
6×8″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire
I sometimes think on the thought of Jesus: “I played the flute for you and you would not dance…” (see Mt.11:17)
6×8″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.
Yes, somewhere in the lambs, I am…aren’t we all?
6×8″ oil paint on primed canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.
I know you usually cannot improve on a classic seascape, but if you add a lovely woman in a windswept gown, the whole scene goes up a few notches.
8×8″ oil paint on gessoed artist board with painted sides; pending sale.
I was approached for the possibility of hummingbirds as special commission, so I planned a triplet set, warm and colorful. The background branching subtly connects the three whether they are hung close together or farther apart. The client believes she will purchase these in the next month.
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. 