© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2026 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, ...
Laurie Pace Fine Art is a contemporary American painter known for expressive horse paintings, figurative works, florals, and narrative art. Working primarily in oil, and occasionally beginning with acrylic underlayers, Laurie paints intuitively—guided by movement, emotion, faith, and the spirit of the paint itself.