Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Curb Sitters Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   CURB SITTERS | Where Childhood Happened Growing up in Lake Highlands in Dallas during the late 1950s and 60s, a curb wasn't simply the edge of the street. We balanced on it, attempted ballet, jumped it with bicycles, drew on it with chalk—and sat there with our friends. The driveway was part of childhood, too. Four Square, jump rope, cheerleading, gymnastics and our singing game, “Strut Miss Suzy.” We didn't need music playing. We were the music. Years later, Terry and I returned to Lake Highlands, and I watched another generation of children discover those same curbs and driveways. Neighborhoods change. Childhood changes. But every now and then I still see a child balancing on a curb or several children sitting together, doing apparently nothing at all. Maybe that is why I painted Curb Sitters. Because sometimes the moments w...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 BLOCK PARTY Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   There was a time when the neighborhood really was part of childhood. Our street in Dallas was only one long block, built on a tall hill. We were the third house up from the bottom, just a block from the elementary school. Families filled the neighborhood, and so did children. Our home was unusual—a contemporary home built in a style similar to Frank Lloyd Wright, filled with glass, garden spaces and color. But outside was where another kind of life happened. Children ran from house to house. Bikes appeared in driveways. Friends gathered without appointments or schedules. And when Dallas actually gave us enough snow? That hill became ours. Can you imagine the sleds coming down it? Years later, at one of our neighborhood block parties, I ran around with my camera photographing the children. One of those moments eventually became ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Tiny Red Roses Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   The Flowers We Carry Some flowers bloom only for a season. Others bloom forever in our memories. As I painted tiny red roses today, I found myself back in my Nonnie's garden—chasing fireflies, choosing flowers for the breakfast table, and discovering that beauty is something to notice every day. Perhaps that is where an artist's heart begins. Continue reading at EllePace.com.      Elle   SEO Keywords Laurie Pace, Elle Pace, The Flowers We Carry, Threads of Grace, flower painting, red roses, miniature roses, zinnias, dahlias, Nonnie's garden, childhood memories, fireflies, artist reflections, faith and art, beauty in everyday life, original oil painting, floral painting, impressionist flowers, colorful paintings, Texas artist, contemporary impressionism, Christian artist, finding beauty, garden memories, i...