Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 First Birthday!   Sold do not post ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wishing a fabulous birthday to the cutest baby ever!  OMA Another surprise and gift from God was blessed and born into our family a year ago today!  Lady M is Lady L's baby sister.  You think your heart is full until another baby is born. Watching her grow this year has not only enlarged our family, but our hearts and lives as well.  She is her Bampa's most of the time! Lady L leaps forward each day blooming more love in our hearts. Even with January full of Morgan and Lady M... February holds even more ahead. #feelingrichlyblessed #lotsofjanuarybirthday

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Spring Tulips Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer - it sings because it has a song.' Maya Angelou My dad's favorite song was: Joyful, joyful we adore thee God of glory, Lord of love Hearts unfold like flowers before thee Opening to the sun above Melt the clouds of sin and sadness Drive the doubt away Giver of immortal gladness Fill us with the light of day. This is my song of choice to start each morning and especially in the shower!  It truly makes a remarkable difference in my entire day.   Do you have a favorite song?  Music is empowering! Every

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Birthday Joys ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You! Have to post a quick journal this morning thinking of the birth of my youngest son, Morgan. He is pictured above with his newborn son, Noah.   Morgan was a gift to our family and a surprise when I got pregnant.  Never knew how much love could be added to our family over the years from this youngest son.  God has blessed me with three beautiful children that have evolved and grown into strong loving adults.  We have a belief in our family that as Great Granddaddy Has

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 In the Shade   Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "When you surrender and let go of the past, you allow yourself to be fully alive in the moment. Letting go of the past means you can enjoy the dream that is happening right now.” ― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom I do not like giving up control.   It creates a feeling of hopelessness and being helpless.  My parents taught me to always take control of situations and see them through.  With age I am learning quite the opposite.  Seems to work to my advantage if I surrender all of it to God.  Living in the NOW is important.  Forg

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Sisters   Sold  24 x 30   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "All find what they truly seek."  C. S. Lewis There was a story to this painting.  I have two versions of it.  The first one 24 x 30,  sold off ebay ten years ago.  One of the bidders was so upset not getting it that she bought another painting I had up at the same time..   I would not know that this collector would be diagnosed with brain cancer five years later and would die within that year.  Her husband contacted me two years later to repaint a large version of this painting for him to hang in their home.  He missed her so much and only he knew how much

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 The Kiss   Sold Commission   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know that Thomas Edison had  1000 failed attempts before inventing the lightbulb?  Have you ever just wanted to give up on something you were trying to do? I know I have.  I am not a quitter and it really takes something I have repeatedly tried to do for me to walk away.  I do not ever remember giving up but once or twice in my entire life.  The why for me is simple.   I know when I question God about good coming from my feeble attempts to accomplish something... I need to stop questioning and start praying for Him to step in and lead the way. I can

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Buildings    Sold   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Be curious, not judgmental." Walt Whitman Do you have any friends that are not judgmental?  Do you realize how hard it is to find someone like that? Most of us have grown up in a world where we feel our opinion of things is important and especially feel our opinion of others and what they are doing is spot on.  Guess what... it is not.  We cannot walk in someone else's shoes to know what has made up all the experiences they have had in life. It is not our business if someone choses to leave work early or take a longer lunch.  If a co-worker or even a family me

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Cactus in Bloom Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of somebody else." Judy Garland  I have had this quote on my blog at Lauriepace.blogspot.com since 2007.  When the art world grew and multiplied by thousands exploding across the internet, it was so tempting to fall into painting what everyone else was painting... and maybe even copying someone's work. When one artist painted apples, there were thousands of apple paintings.  When an artist painted a redbird, there followed thousands of redbirds.  When an art students went to