Before The Lights Come On... what happens in my studio? Good Morning!

Colorful photos through out the blog inside Elle Pace's studios.

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Before the Lights Come On

My Art Studio on a Monday Morning

“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” — Philippians 4:4

GOOD MORNING TO YOU!!! ☀️❤️🎨

Every morning, before I walk into my studio, an entire lifetime is waiting for me.

The brushes stand in their holders. The palette holds yesterday's paint. The water glass waits for fresh beginnings.

Then, usually around six in the morning, the lights come on.

And the music begins!

My studio is small, but it holds so much more than paint and canvas.

There are photographs of my grandchildren, a colored-pencil drawing of my dad, a handmade cross, and a little waterfall painting I created in junior high around 1964. Its frame is made from black-painted yardsticks!

A vase from Jackson Hole reminds me of my years with Rare Gallery. Audrey Hepburn has watched over my studio for 38 years, courtesy of a gift from my husband.

My cameras, brushes, books, paintings, mixing charts, and sometimes unfinished chores all share this little space. And somehow, there is always room for one more painting.

I've shared a photographic visit to Golden Pond Studio in today's Threads of Grace. Click the link below for the full studio visit.

Come inside and see the little things that make this studio mine.

The brushes lean quietly. The palette sleeps. The water waits.

Then the lights come on, the music begins, and we start again.

From my heart and my easel,

Laurie Pace | Elle Pace
The Spirit of the Paint

Read and see the full studio visit:
https://ellepace.com/blog-laurie-pace/studio-visit-6am-10-26

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Follow the Spirit of the Paint... with Laurie Pace

Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia, and Ecuador.

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