Roses on the Easel

By Maresa Lilley, SND
| March 12, 2013

8×8″ oil on canvas panel; contact the artist for purchase information.

Someone gave a dentist some roses; he gave the roses to a patient, my friend; the friend gave the roses to me. I cut them fresh and gave them to paint! In the meantime, when they are not posing for me, they have been gracing a statue of Mary in our chapel. Share the beauty.

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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.