Grace to Paint

 

Weekly Oil Paintings by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

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Weekly Oil Paintings
by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

Sunflowers in Blue Pitcher

10 x 8″ oil paint on canvas panel A bit of sunshine in a pitcher that plays off of each other as complementary colors.

Book Magic

Young children learn a code of letters with sounds and the marvel unlocks worlds of wonder in books. As a teacher in elementary schools, I was able to witness and facilitate this miracle for many years. The image was from free photos on Pixabay and it was tagged noah1974.

Sea Sweep

14 x 11″ oil paint on canvas panel The roiling waves of a free photo on Unsplash.com dared me to translate in paint. The photo was tagged Christian Lue.

Stand in the Light

I may not be completely finished with this piece yet; I could still enhance the light.

Cardinal Committee

People are liking black and white these days and always cardinals, so I painted this one just for fun.

Gannets

This regal creature caught my attention in the free photos on Pixabay. The photo was tagged with Georg_Wietschorke. Though his photo had a few more birds in the background, I like to simplify for what I think has greater punch. Gannet comes from the old English word for gander which was ganot. These golden head […]

Hoops Kids 2

I was thinking of these last two paintings as a set.

Hoops Kids 1

I remember how happy I was with my lavender hula hoop and the tricks I was able to perform. But then, one day, I got hips and and the hoop just didn’t know what to do.

Favored Felines

I was asked to paint these precious pets for a customer. The curvy path through the painting that the two provided made the work quite satisfying.