Feeling spent and adrift these COVID days?
When working hard and long on commissions, I sometimes interrupt myself to do something whimsical and free.
To a crowd one day, Jesus said, “I and the Father are one” (Jn.10:30). And to his disciple Philip, he said, “Whoever sees me sees the Father” (Jn.14:9).
And we all sing in chorus. (again someday)
These bright shining faces only look simple to paint.
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 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. 