Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Dreams  Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” ― Albert Einstein As an artist it is easy to wander off into a daydream. Daydreams can create a sense of openness to new experiences, feelings and ideas. From Daydreams paintings are born. Daydreams are  inspiration of things not yet done.  It opens the process on the canvas. Do you still daydream about things you might want to do, or people you might want to meet? Keep your heart and mind open to God and you never know

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Yellow Horse One Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” ― C.S. Lewis A powerful quote this Sunday Morning!   Be it living in darkness and unable to see for lack of light...God's light, or living in chaos that keeps you from looking up to be in God's light... you have the decision to make.  Living in light are living in the dark.  Living in chaos or living in peace.  Living a joyful life or living a life of constant conflict.   Let this morning be the first day of the rest of your life.

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2009 Blue Waters. Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.” ― John Lennon Back to basics can mean decluttering our lives at home

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2015 Blooms Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Deep in the meadow, hidden far away  A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray. Forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when it's morning again, they'll wash away. Here it's safe, here it's warm.  Here the daisies guard you from every harm. Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true. Here is the place where I love you.” ― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games Just a thought to mull over today.  Sometimes I wonder how our generations are suppose to become strong and rounded with life and people.  Over the years the need to "ME"  "I" has

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2015 Hug from a Friend  Sold   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go! Have you ever just stopped being busy and looked around at where you are?  Take your time and look around right now.  I am sure things pop into your head that say, "Well... I am here but I do not have ....."  Or "I am here but I sure would like to think about what being over there offers...&q

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2015 Superhero Grandson ten years ago! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I realize nobody's coming to save me. I must save myself. I must be my own superhero. Although I am open to a sidekick.”  ― Karen Salmansohn I really am painting in the studio... but not sharing some of the work. Promise to get some paintings up that I am playing with right now.  Nothing is impossible... Audrey Hepburn said, "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says "I'm Possible"."  You too can be like a superhero.  When you have something big ahead, do this simple exercise.  Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and put your hands o

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2015 In the Studio with my grandson almost 10 years ago. He is painting a map. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring.” ― Oscar Wilde Wealth is a word that crops up often, along with good fortune. As a Christian I really do not believe in luck and I believe wealth is not necessarily money at all. I am wealthy with family and love and blessed with many gifts.  In the same breath I know that I have to feel worthy to receive God's gifts and

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2015 Photography by Laurie Pace ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde Over the Christmas Holidays I have been reading several books that are suppose to encourage the reader and reposition where their mind and thoughts might get stuck.  This year... every day, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!         Live in the NOW, not in your worried obsessed mind.   Take time for YOU every day.   Be PROUD of who you are and what you do.   GOD takes care of each of us and we are always RIGHT where we are suppose to be.  LAUGH and remember to love and live life every single moment of every day. I am lo

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2015 Baptism Sold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession...Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer This is the Bible verse that is attached to this piece. I still own the original and have not ever wanted to sell it.  It is watercolor and one of my favorite paintings. The hand model was my husband!  Our youngest grandson will be baptised in the church his parents gr