The World is My Beach

By Maresa Lilley, SND
| July 23, 2014

This fellow was painted from one of my photos from a week many years ago at the outer banks of North Carolina. He stood out from other gulls with his black coat, and he was just as happy as all the other beach lovers that were there. If you click on the picture, it will take you to the store: Paintgrace and you can see it up close by clicking through the small arrows there.

8×8″ oil paint on artist gessoed board; click on picture for closer views.

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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.