Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Journey Sunset 24 x 24  Oils on Canvas SOLD  by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. "With thoughts of Christmas and the New Year, I think of the end of this year coming swiftly.  It is not like a sunset because of the cold of winter and cloudy skies... but it is like the sunset will bring in the next sunrise and 2023. I love painting sailboats, water and sunsets together... they bring joy to me. "  Starting Over? Often in December, I get really excited about the 'start over' of the next year and start making plans of things to do or to paint.  December is a blooming time in my head for what could be ahead. New ideas, new plans, new challenges, new worlds of thought and new races to run.  Despite the doomsday of most news outlets that things are changing for the worse through 'global warming' (which is not a

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2018 Sunset 12 x 12 inches SOLD  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” William Arthur Ward This was a small painting but so much fun and so full of color. This close up show the beauty of layering the paint on. Looking at it makes me want to paint today!! Maybe so! Meanwhile… we are working in the kitchen again.  A new gas line for the new stove arriving mid month and a new microwave as well.  Terry has emptied Cabinets to cut through sheetrock in preparation of the plumber and electrician coming.  Read more> A friend lo

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2018  Inset of painting Golden Sail  Sold   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”  Louisa May Alcott, Little Women We have had a few days of spring type temps and the thought of sailing is creeping into our minds, but we know the lake water would be too cold to be skimming across in a catamaran. Terry is a good sailor when it comes to storms creeping up on the lake... and that comes from experience.  Life is that way as well. Keep your eyes on the Lord... follow where he leads you. Do not be distracted by things around you. If you can trust and follow, you will not

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Morning Has Broken Size: 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be."  C.S. Lewis I cannot even remember the last time I wrote to you in my Art Journal.  The past two months have been filled with reflection on direction.  I am already contemplating my word for next year... one thought is, "Let it be"   Yes it is three words, but easy to remember.  I am still debating what shall serve me the best for growth next year as we take the journey into 2018. Some of you may have noticed,

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 The First Morning Size: 24 x 36 Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Morning has broken like the first morning.  Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning, Praise for them springing fresh from the world."  Steven Curtis Chapman In mid June this painting will be in a show opening in New York at a gallery in Watkins Glen. I wish I had time to paint a few more sailboats as they are very calming to paint and to have hanging around the studio.  The song by Steven Curtis Chapman is one of my favorites of course learned at an early age in my teen years and a favorite in the sho

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “When you set sail for Ithaca, wish for the road to be long, full of adventures, full of knowledge.” ― Constantine P. Cavafy August sailing...sometimes fun with a strong southern wind.  Usually very warm so you want to sail at sunrise or sunset. I like sunrise. Terry gets the boat ready just before the sun breaks the horizon and we take off on the catamaran as the wind picks up with the sunrise.  Those are special mornings.   I pray whatever place you must "Sail" this day that there are good winds and lots of adventure.  There the LORD will be our Mighty One. It will be l

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016  Size: 24 x 24   SOLD  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”  ― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Letting go of paralyzing fear is not the easiest thing to do. Living with anxiety is like living without the ability to live for yourself. I have lived this way most of my life... despite everything that I have done. The survival to push and succeed came from my parents. I started modeling at age 14... and did that through age 35.  Even with marriage, a husband and three children arriving, I studied art and finished my degree with a major in commercial art.  I worked

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 Sailboat painting Sold.  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”  ― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Clouds begin to roll in around and lightening is seen in the distance.... a storm is on the horizon. Fear may build in your heart and the barometric pressure may begin to affect your calm replacing it with a building anxiety.  NOW is the time to decide how to funnel this energy into productive time.   We face storms daily in our lives physically or mentally.  What is important is how we react to those storms.  Many times collectors ask me for a painting for their hom