Grace to Paint

 

Weekly Oil Paintings by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

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Weekly Oil Paintings
by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

Stay With Us, Lord

8 x 10″ oil paint on canvas panel

Jesus will abide with us if only we ask. (See Lk. 24: 28-29)

Like Sheep Without a Shepherd

8 x 10″ oil paint on canvas panel

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

(Mt.9:36)

Duke

16 x 20″ oil paint on canvas panel

Earlier in the year, I was asked to paint this pair of pals as a potential wedding anniversary gift. The woman whose name I never learned was fond of her hiking partner Duke, now deceased, so her husband commissioned me to produce this image from his photo. The anniversary is now past so, alas, I am revealing.

Rose of Yesteryear

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…

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.

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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