Sister Marie de Paul Carter, SSJ, started painting in the late 1990's while working at the West Seneca Developmental Center. She has studied painting in two studios* and continues studying and displaying her work. Primarily a hobby, Sister has sold paintings and one is currently on exhibit at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo. She describes art work as "telling a story through the painting." She finds her hobby relaxing and challenging plus fun. "It's a way of appreciating God's beauty in the world he made, (and) stopping to smell the flowers and enjoying them."
She describes her painting in this way, "In my paintings, I like to show the beauty in the world, that God gave us. It's a free gift available to all. This is one area we can take responsibility for, by preserving and enjoying the beauty."
The following photographs of some of her work are not professionally made but indicate her skill in painting. The artist explains each painting beneath the picture. Contact information is explained at the bottom of this page.
 Painting 1 (oil) Enjoying the beauty of a garden. |
 Painting 2 (oil) Serenity of Peace. While visiting a convent area, turned park, to sketch, the Sisters were invisioned there. |
 Painting 3 (oil) The Life of Water |
 Painting 4 (oil) Outdoor Relaxing |
 Painting 5 (oil) The magestic mangrove tree |
 Painting 6 (oil) Sun on the water |
 Painting 7 (oil) Mountain Retreat |
 Painting 8 (oil) Retreat House View. View seen from dining room window while on retreat |
 Painting 9 (chalk) Angels in Chalk Not an original idea but a learning experience |
 Painting 10 (oil) Homeward bound with father During a heavy snow storm, dad, walked us home from school, a couple of blocks down. We were in the primary grades - no bus service. |
 Painting 11 (oil) Sledding the easy way Parent pulling child, while enjoying winter and getting some fresh air. |
 Painting 12 (oil) Relaxing in Nature |
 Painting 13 (oil) Winter sunset This was one of my first learning experiences. |
 Painting 14 (oil) View from a bridge |
 Painting 15 (oil) Mother's backyard |
 Painting 16 (oil) A smaller version of as seen in the Garden. Did it as a learning experience. Slightly different. |
 Painting 17 (oil) View of Broadway Sketched from on top of the Broadway market. Painted in studio |
 Painting 18 (oil) Joys of a Sunrise |
 Painting 19 (oil) Inspiration of a Sunset |
* The current studio Sister Marie de Paul attends is the Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes, Inc. at 138 Locust St., Buffalo, NY 14204, 716-852-4562. All scheduled classes are free, they report. It has been in existence since 1959/60.
A resident of a Convent housing other Sisters, Sr. Marie de Paul can't be contacted directly. However the Webmaster of this site will pass along to her any messages you may have regarding her work. She does not have an email address so be sure to include your complete phone number. Please indicate your willingness to receive a collect call if you live in a toll area away from Buffalo, NY. Send your requests to the Webmaster at the address below.
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