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Weekly Oil Paintings by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

race to Paint

Weekly Oil Paintings
by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

Great Eagle

Maresa Lilley, SND January 30, 2024

Here is the finished product of previous sketch. Something about this noble face drew me in. I found him in historic photos of black and white. I do not know his real name.

Great Eagle Beginnings

Maresa Lilley, SND January 30, 2024

rough sketch of painting to be… 14 x 11″ oil paint on gessoed artist board

I usually do my use of space and general light and dark plan before I take to actual painting. This stage is often a far cry from the end result. See following post for transformation.

Motor Girl

Maresa Lilley, SND January 23, 2024

For the time being I may have gotten some of Ngyuen Thanh Binh out of my system. I do aspire to his kind of essence in oil paint.

Bird Girl

Maresa Lilley, SND January 16, 2024

After the simplicity of Nguyen Thanh Binh. The previous post has the explanation for these last two paintings.

I am so inspired by the lovely simplicity of the striking work of Vietnamese painter Nguyen Thanh Binh that I had to try a spin off myself. Mine lacks his genius, and if you search his name you may agree!

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.