Grace to Paint

 

Weekly Oil Paintings by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

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Weekly Oil Paintings
by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

Top Chef

The pigtails and the black buttoned chef coat drew me in to this free photo on Pixabay with the tag geralt. Secondarily were the muted lighting and warm grays that surround her. I put in the foreground pot, onion, and greens.

Party Cupcake

Without the little ball sprinkles, this would be an unremarkable still life.

Offvine

Luscious grapes from vine to table. I was drawn to this free photo by the contrast of “jungle” background with purple grapes. I added the white table cloth in place of the brown log of the photo.

With Lemon, Please

What fascinated me about the free photo I used were all the line designs (laborious!) as well as the colors, so I attempted to paint the image on a large canvas. Below I include early stage photos: