Fresh as a Daisy

By Maresa Lilley, SND
| August 28, 2012

9×12″ oil on canvas panel; click on painting for purchase information.

Daisies, the pretty field flowers, are ever interesting to paint. I keep practicing to get more beautiful shadows on the petals, and I am not always successful. This painting is almost entirely from imagination; only the bottle is something I had on hand. Praise God who embroiders the meadows with such cheerful loveliness.

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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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