Hill and Vale (last stage)

By Maresa Lilley, SND
| October 25, 2012

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

Here is the finished landscape of yesterday’s post. Just seeing it again brings back the complete sensation of the this particular outdoor scene. If you look closely, (in yesterday’s post especially) you may find a tiny gnat in the sky that dove in and expired. I owe a debt of gratitude to the little critter for this sacrifice which lends greater realism to my work.

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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.