Grace to Paint

 

Weekly Oil Paintings by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

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Weekly Oil Paintings
by Sister Maresa Lilley, SND

May Dance

Blessed Springtime all around… and lovely peonies open to the warm sun. I caught these flowers still in the bud, but brimming with inner energy to blossom.

Peonies and Lilac in Crystal

Ah, sweet fragrances of Spring… Nothing scents the air like the first blossoms of May. Earth raises its own incense to the heavens, especially in the clusters of lilac here celebrated in paint.

Pink Peonies (Final)

Peonies are now just opening all over our part of Ohio, thanks to the busy ants that help bite the buds to free them. OK, I am not always happy with my painting outcomes, and this one has escaped my sense of approval, but every painting session is an instruction…what to do and what not […]

Pink Peonies in Process: Stage 2

Here you can see a further development in the peonies of yesterday. I have begun to locate the petals with purple pinks, and I gave more definition to the whole. Next, the lightest tones will be painted to bring the flowers to full dimension.