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Grace to Paint

 

Weekly Oil Paintings by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

Grace to Paint

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race to Paint

Weekly Oil Paintings
by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

Rose of Yesteryear

Maresa Lilley, SND October 11, 2025
14 x 11″ oil paint on artist board

Several year ago, I received the commission to paint this lovely bride from a black and white photo. She is a gem in time and hopefully had a rich life ahead of her.

Dear Jesus…

Maresa Lilley, SND September 29, 2025
14 x 11 x .5″ oil paint on artistist board

Below are two earlier stages of many of this nearly refined painting. Pure and innocent, a child attuned to heaven.

Blocking in first layer of color, usually darker and bolder to serve as shadow tones in final.
Sketching and beginning to block in color on a toned board.

Sunflowers and Roses

Maresa Lilley, SND September 19, 2025
11 x 14 x ,5″ oil paint on artist board

This bouquet served as a table centerpiece last spring, and I finally decided to render my photo of it in paint.

Americana

Maresa Lilley, SND September 11, 2025

5 x 7″ oil paint on canvas panel

Clarinet Player

Maresa Lilley, SND September 3, 2025
6 x 8″ oil paint on canvas sheet; special commission

A customer requested a simple impression of herself playing the clarinet, something she has done most of her life. Since I had no good photographic visuals, I had to imagine a simple stylistic rendition of her. After minor adjustments, she accepted this, and it will be sent off to her in a week or so.

Meet Sr.Maresa

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.

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