Peonies have a beguiling intricacy.
I was asked to paint an angel to represent a fine woman who died of pancreatic cancer. This will be a gift for the daughters from the friend who ordered the work. The purple ribbon stands for the search for a cure.
I am trying to liberate my brushstrokes. Is this scary? You better believe it.
I am in the process of completing a large commission of a colorful landscape, so I had made some studies for conversation with the customer.
I am in the process of completing a large commission of a colorful landscape, so I had made some studies for conversation with the customer.
I am in the process of completing a large commission of a colorful landscape, so I made some studies for conversation with the customer.
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. 