Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Morning Glories 12 x 18 inches  Watercolor $75 with shipping.  Contact me to purchase. Laurie        Praying for Others I miss going to the Ranch again early this morning. Actually Terry and I are heading out to see Candy and Dave at Selah Ranch around nine this morning.... but I miss the people that were here this weekend. I miss the artists and the artist-hood we developed.  I put the slide show over on the side column of this blog.  There were 13 attending artists.. . Barbara Haviland , Kristye Addison Dudley , Ann Morgan, Gladys Justus, Jane Crosbie from New Zealand, Nancy Coleman, Kathy Mackey, Barbara Brown, Wanda Wakefield, Belita Luman, Lori Wittke, and Katie and Neeya. We became such a close family and staying at Selah is like being in the Garden of Eden.  The folks at the ranch kept us spoiled beyond your wildest dreams. The food was over the top of the scale and the accommodations were stunning. Candy has the gift...

Hydrangea Block       6 x 6 inches   Acrylic on Watercolor Paper    © Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact me to Purchase: Laurie  SUNDAY LAST DAY OF MY WORKSHOP Today is the last day of our workshop. God would say…”this is not the end…but only the beginning of the new pieces you are putting together.”    All endings start something better.   This inevitable change is constant in life.   Life always proceeds…it never recedes.   Life always progresses, it never regresses.   Death does not end anything; it is a continuation day to progress on to the Father.   When doors close, more open to life and we continue in forward motion. Today write about this new dawn breaking across the sky and in your life.   Write about new beginnings and realize that is what is happening right now all around you.   You have given yourself permission to enjoy life. You are moving forward with chan...

   In His Garden       3 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas        Commission Painting Sold Contact me for your own painting. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011  This painting will be a journey of love. I am going to share parts of a story that I can share while still protecting my collector. This is a beginning sketch above on the canvas.  I was playing around and realized afterward I had not put a coat of light acrylic on the canvas before I began sketching. I will be approaching this painting differently.       EIGHT years ago a young woman saw this smaller painting and really wanted it. EIGHT years ago it was purchased by a man for his wife and the young woman was very disappointed. FOR SIX YEARS the young woman kept the painting as her screen saver.   LAST YEAR t h e young woman was diagnosed with cancer and died a short time later. FOR MONTHS h...