I have a wonderful group of painters that I paint with for a Fall and a Spring Session. This was our demo for our first class.
Paintings
On August 16th, I posted the small study for this larger work.
Jesus foretold of a time when temporary temples would pass and all would worship in spirit and in truth.
Every barn needs a bit of grace.
The brave 19-year-old Joan led her French armies against the British during the long Hundred Years War. She was captured and burned at the stake May 30, 1431. The extant court proceedings are testimony to her courage and holiness. Maid of Orleans, pray for us.
My three cousins and my Aunt like to gather a few times a year at a vintage tea shop. This is from a photo taken at one of our favorites.
Ah, to be carried by the winds to the great unknown…
Purely from imagination…
Jesus went to his cousin, John the Baptist, who was preaching and baptizing at the Jordan River. When Jesus said, “Baptize Me, John,” John answered, “You are the one who should baptize me.”
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. 