Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'From Darkness to Light' 18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Commissioned Painting Contact me to commission a painting. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website     The best part of Thanksgiving is the family gathering together and sharing a meal.  We had turkey at Stacey's house and she and Larry out did themselves again in their preparation of wonderful food. All of our kids were there and we only missed having my Mom there and our grandson Jonathan.  We actually kidnapped our granddaughter for the FIRST TIME...she is staying with us away from home.  First time for her, for mom and for dad.  Stace and Larry are going to get up with the early birds to hit the sales. Her best friend Shannon is going with them as well.  Meanwhile Bampa and Oma have the Tink.  On the long drive home we stopped at Steak and Shake and she had chicken strips and a vanilla malt...her first. ...

'Evening Sunflowers' 24 x 18  Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSION PAINTING IN PROGRESS Contact me for commissioned work. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website     I did begin a painting today.  This is one of two sunflower pieces for a new collector in D.C.  You can watch it's progress. I promised a lesson here or there... so this one is a writing lesson. Artists must have imagination and feeling in order to create... so choose one of these and really write about it.  You can send it to me to post if you are brave! 1.  You are an eraser on the top of a pencil.  The third grader that has you in his hand is taking a math test.  Tell me about your next ten minutes.... as he removes you from his pencil bag all the way until the test is finished. 2. You are a blade of grass... it is early morning and the sun is just up. Describe how you feel...and then describe more ...