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Called By Name

By Maresa Lilley, SND | June 21, 2022 | 0
6 x 8″ oil paint on canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire
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My Own

By Maresa Lilley, SND | June 14, 2022 | 0
6 x 8″ oil paint on canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.

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My Joy in You

By Maresa Lilley, SND | June 10, 2022 | 0
8 x 8″ oil paint on cradled artist board; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.


“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” (Jn. 15:11)

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Potpourri

By Maresa Lilley, SND | May 31, 2022 | 0
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They Know the Way

By Maresa Lilley, SND | May 27, 2022 | 0
6 x 8″ oil paint on canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (Jn. 10:27)

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Holy Mary

By Maresa Lilley, SND | May 24, 2022 | 0
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Still There

By Maresa Lilley, SND | May 17, 2022 | 5
6 x 8″ oil paint on canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.

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Star of the Sea

By Maresa Lilley, SND | May 14, 2022 | 0
8 x 6″ oil paint on canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.

A title of Mary is “Mary, Star of the Sea”. Wayfarers of all sorts have sought her intercession.

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Shelter Me

By Maresa Lilley, SND | May 10, 2022 | 0
8 x 6″ oil paint on canvas sheet; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.

“Shelter me, O God. Hide me in the shadow of your wings…”

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Jelly and Flowers

By Maresa Lilley, SND | May 6, 2022 | 0
12 x 9″ oil paint on stretched canvas; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.

I have no idea what to call this one!

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Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

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. While busy with teaching, or administration, or other various roles of my past, I found the quiet pursuit of pushing creamy oil paint into some kind of meaningful arrangement a soulful refreshment. I hope that through this blog, you also can enjoy a fresh look at grace and charm in the ordinary.

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Welcome to Grace to Paint, a daily blog that celebrates the endlessly appealing aspects of the ordinary. The gifts all around us, whether a lowly lemon or the candid eyes of a child, hold an inner grace. Capturing this essence is often the agony and the ecstasy of an artist. For me, it is mostly the ecstasy to translate into oil paint the joy and the beauty of being in this world. Daily I pursue the art of design and brushstroke, always striving for better expression in paint. As you watch me work, may you also rest in each day’s painting, and marvel at the charming grace of simple things . Thank you for viewing my paintings.

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