Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Early Fall Dance of the Ponies' SOLD 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  VIBRANT colors for sure as this one was painted over a two day period of colors and scrapping. Coming soon... My Flower Pop Art Series will return; here are the pre-sketches: I have already finished the top left sketch ... the painting of it at least.  Watch for it on the blog. This series is 30 x 30 but I may throw in some small ones for test paints too!  Be ready to make me an offer to pop some color and beauty into your home. The Thought:   Our teenager posed a conversation yesterday on beauty.  She skirted around issues that are obvious, like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and beauty is as beauty does.  Terry and I enjoyed conversing with her and just watching her brain work as she begins to explore new thought paths.  She ex...

'Snow Herd' 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by Check or Paypal: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: A similar painting to Snow Herd last year, but stronger. These colors are more defined with the pulls.  Snow Herd was chosen by a large firm on the east coast to be on their holiday card this winter. This is one of my highly collected painted pony pulls. HORSE ART AVAILABLE SAILBOATS, FLOWERS, and OTHER ART AVAILABLE                       Contact me with offers on any piece....it is the fall and time to Pay if Forward. update: Already sold  FIVE UP FRONT, SUNDANCE, GREEN AND WHITE CALLA LILIES, WHITE ARABIAN NIGHTS 2, and PINK PEONIES.  THANK YOU! The Thought:   We were watching a documentary last night on Pete Seeger.   I had no background info on him before watching th...

'Amarillo by Morning' 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   This is from one of my Texas Galleries that is closing. It is home and freshly varnished. Other art work available below. Follow the links. HORSE ART AVAILABLE SAILBOATS, FLOWERS, and OTHER ART AVAILABLE                       Contact me with offers on any piece....it is the fall and time to Pay if Forward. update: Already sold  FIVE UP FRONT, SUNDANCE, GREEN AND WHITE CALLA LILIES, WHITE ARABIAN NIGHTS 2, and PINK PEONIES.  THANK YOU! The Thought:   If you ask me what I did this weekend, I am not sure I could answer.  Somehow the days are flying by.  I do remember Saturday our daughter slept in past noon. I had so many errands to run and didn't ge...

'No 328 Texas Longhorn' 24 x 36 Oil on Canvas Palette Knife SOLD FROM THE BLOG THIS MORNING.  THANK YOU! Contact me to purchase through check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace  Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   Thick rich oils pulled on the canvas. The Holbein Duo Oils are so buttery it is always a new joy when I pull them through the surface. HORSE ART AVAILABLE SAILBOATS, FLOWERS, and OTHER ART AVAILABLE                       Contact me with offers on any piece....it is the fall and time to Pay if Forward. update: Already sold FIVE UP FRONT, SUNDANCE, GREEN AND WHITE CALLA LILIES, WHITE ARABIAN NIGHTS 2, and PINK PEONIES.  THANK YOU! The Thought:   Did you ever stop to think about what type of feeling you give out to other people?  God radiates pure love to us.  What happens then?  Are you open to take in Hi...

'The Rain' 5 x 7 inches  Oil on Board Third in this series of small equine pieces. $100 Contact me to purchase via check or to use paypal: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace    Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  This is the third in the series I did this week.  The Sun, The Moon and The Rain.   The Thought :  It was a sad day yesterday when I received the call that Patina of Marble Falls will be closing.  Marnie and John have put so much of their heart and soul into that store and the beauty and kindness they have brought to Marble Falls is unbelievable. They have touched lives and changed lives all for the better. I do not know how the brick and mortar galleries are going to make it in this economy .  Everyday it seems to get worse despite the stock market and the analysts.  They do not walk in our shoes every day. Terry and I live off his American Airlines wages which are the same he made in 1991 with no hope of...

'The Sun' 5 x 7 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by personal check or Paypal: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace    Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  A second in my series this week.  This one has a brilliant gold background reminding me of the Texas Sun on a summer day.  Holbein Oil are a treasure to work with on this small prepaint of a larger canvas.  Due to the closing of Patina Gallery and the coming return of work from Earthworks, which is relocating over the winter, I have compiled a list of available Original Fine Art Paintings.  Browse through and make me an offer! HORSE ART AVAILABLE SAILBOATS, FLOWERS, and OTHER ART AVAILABLE   The Thought :  I know I am getting older because my oldest son just had another birthday.  It is the inevitable.  He was so sweet sending me a gorgeous bouquet of white flowers.  I thought it was just as sweet when his Dad came in from the garden be...

'The Moon' 5 x 7 inches oil on Panel SOLD Contact me to purchase through personal check or paypal: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace    Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :   This new series is a gift series for the holidays.  Affordable original art perfect to slip into a frame for that special friend. The Thought :  Inner peace is my mantra today ... it is Friday.  Different for us though as our weekend is truly Monday/Tuesday with Terry's job schedule.  Inner peace should be every day this early in the morning.  I try not to borrow tension from looking at the dreaded list.  Yes I have a new one this week. I allow myself to sit back and feel God's peace fill me as I breath and pray to Him.  The stillness is energizing and calming.  The less focused I am on current day problems or needs, the more at peace I can become. The house is quiet . No tv blaring, no Ipod playing, no coffee pot burpling (I don't dr...

'Four Quackers' 5 x 7 inches Oil on Panel $100   SOLD FROM THE BLOG! Thank you. Contact me to purchase, I take personal checks or paypal: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace    Graphics One Design 2009 This posted early... but here it is.... The Painting:   A tiny one but fun. I have had this sketched out since early summer and just now painting it. The Thought:   Decisions seem to be a normal part of our day . We are constantly having to make a decision. Should I take the freeway to work, or the back way?  Should I eat breakfast this morning or not?  Should I take my lunch or buy it?  This are small everyday decisions we make by the dozens. Then there are the larger ones that affect not only our lives but the lives of those around us. When we face these major crossroads, it is time to stop and pray about it.  Any choice, small or large, opens up a new adventure or happenings in your life. When it is a major one, it usually ...

'Crossing the Mississippi' 24 x 36 x 2 inches Acrylic on Canvas SOLD COMMISSIONED PAINTING Contact me for special pre-holiday prices in my yearly pay it forward paint off. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace   Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  This is for a family in Missouri.  They have beautiful horses, live in the city and have to drive to visit their babies and ride.  The mom just redid the family room and sent me pictures of the inside with her colors. I love the combination of what appeared in this composition.  I hope in my heart it warms their room with its personality and grace.  Praise to Him for the spirit that fills the canvas. The Thought : Last night we sat with our daughter and had tea and discussed our favorite bible verses.  Hers was of course  a favorite of ours, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD , “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremia...

'Yellow Rose' 16 x 20 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for your holiday gifts now!  I am paying it forward with special commission prices for the holiday.  Email me...Laurie.  Due to the two on coming shows I am culling through pieces on what to take where.  What is good for you is I am offering several pieces basically at cost plus a bit for my time as I am ready to clean out what is here and make way for the new.  Some of these paintings are from Patina, where they are having to close their gallery.  Some are returning from my show in New York. HORSE ART AVAILABLE   SAILBOATS, FLOWERS, and OTHER ART AVAILABLE        Contact me with offers on any piece....it is the fall and time to Pay if Forward. My  thought is simple.. Simplify you life to find your treasures.  That would be family and much less stress. We have had the joy of our granddaughter yesterday and we will have her again today....

'Bright Line' 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD   COMMISSIONED PAINTING Contact me for your very own Painted Pony Pull:   Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace   Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  A commission piece that was a treasure to paint.  The more colors, the bigger my smile.  This collector wanted the full scale and it is all present in this freshly painted pull. The Thought:   I had one of my newest collectors remind me about the little artist with the fuzzy hair on tv that always said, " There are no mistakes, only happy accidents ."     I believe this to be a treasure full of words in both the art world and your world.  God does not make mistakes.  We do tend to have lots of mistakes... but to God, they are truly happy accidents.  It is our inability often to make wise choices that brings us closer to Him. Therefore I believe there are no mistakes in our lives.  We each must experience what we ...

'Longhorn' 18 x 24  x 2 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace    Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  Pulling paint for longhorns varies so many things in the face area.  Each longhorn face is a unique as a human face,  thus the pulls bring in an interesting variable.  The Longhorns are popular for holiday gifts.  I usually get two to three commissions for them.  Contact me early for the holidays. The Thought:    Chameleons are interesting animals.   From an artist standpoint they are ever changing as they match up to their environment.      Robert Fritz once said, " One of the most importnat results you can bring into the world is the you that you really want to be ."     For me it was an artist . I always  believed I was an artist. My entire life I have not swayed from this gift or belief.  I have explored and participated i...

'The Wolf' 18 x 24 inches Oil with Palette Knife  SOLD Contact me to make an offer to purchase: Laurie © Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  I began painting and the eyes of this wolf are thickly interesting. I was not sure if I like it but as a whole it is powerful with the thick pulls of buttery oils. Holbein Duo are the best for me. The Thought:   I was reading the send out from another columnist about the imperfections in each of us.  If you are like me, some folks literally drive you up the way with either their words or actions.  My first reaction is patience, but that does not always work.  I do try to contain my frustration. Years of teaching has enabled me to rely on the Suppress Tool.    Lets turn it around. How do other perceive you?  Are they holding their breath and counting to ten because of your actions or words?  We often forget to look at ourselves.   We all hav...

'On a Reach' 18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to commission a painting: Laurie The Painting :  This is very similar to an early painting that is in a show in NY.  It is a commission piece that will live on the east coast.  I have three of these in the Summer Storm Series. The Thought :   I have written about imitation being flattering but not good,  as we should individually seek our inner creativity and soul.  What I didn't cover was the thought that often the devil is in the business of imitating God.  His goal of course is to  be like God through deception to us.  Disguises can hide some scary people from us and we often allow them into our lives deceived by their false fronts and taken into their deception.   Have you read the Chronicles of Narnia?  It was in one of the stories that a donkey was persuaded to wear a lion's skin to pretend to be someone he was not. The donkey was rather simpleminded ...

'Standing in the Wind' 20 x 20 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to make an offer: Laurie © Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : It was so smooth today painting with my oils. I decided pure oils and no impasto.  Good music and lots of vibrant color. The Thought :  We have two family members down right now.  One is in the hospital and the other wretched a back today.  Found out it was not a wretched back but it was major indigestion from high acidic foods and the answer was antibiotics for the bacterial infection of the stomach and a bland diet.  Believe me when I say this does not go over well with a teenager that lives on pizza, subway, jalapeno cheese and hot wings.   Tonight the teen consumed tilapia, brown rice, (Carrots uneaten), organic applesauce with a sprinkle of sugar on the top and a piece of sweet white bread.  There were some faces, but no gagging. Bland diet is for 6 weeks.  Th...

'Rising Spirit' 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for a commissioned horse painting. Laurie © Laurie Pace  Graphics One Design 2005 The Painting : Another one from the archives. It has not been a painting weekend and it is always a trip to go back through things painted four years ago. This was a very strong color palette and more impressionistic horses.  The Thought :  Did you ever sing that song when you were little that went, "Me and my shadow, my shadow and me. We're always together, we're good company."    Sometimes I like to think of God being that shadow. In truth He is leading me so the sun has to be behind me. The play on words deepens if you look. The SON is behind me, my shadow leads me... the shadow is God.  God has the lead and Jesus has your back.      Know this in your heart through the waking hours today. Seasons follow seasons and sunrise follows moon set, and there is truly no need to worry as the Fath...

'Mountain Pony' 30 x 30 inches Acrylic on Canvas SOLD Flashing back a few years to show what was compared to where I am in my work. I may entertain revisiting these palette colors.    Contact me for commission work: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2007     The Painting :  Rough scrapes of color prepare the base of this painting. Overlays of acrylic then create the vision of the horse. This one was painted in 2007.  I may try to do one this week that retains this sense but in my current style.  It is important that an artist explore and continue to learn and grow with in their journey.  It is also important to be original.  A sense of style is unique to each of us that paint, and often through either workshops or straight copy imitation, we see pieces of our own work showing up in the internet in the works of others.   The Thought:   I have to jump back to that old list today. I didn...

'Blue Baby' 18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me with an offer to purchase: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : Playing off complimentary colors of blue and orange, the strength of this painting is remarkable in person. With my traditionally heavy oils without Impasto, the texture feel of the horse makes him come alive. The Thought :  Coming alive seems to blend right in with a good thought to build on for the day.     A few months ago I never struggled in the early hours at 4:30 am when we crawled out of bed. I have always been an early riser.  Lately after our last three week vacation I became accustomed to sleeping in until eight or  nine in the morning.  When I work up then I was so refreshed and alive.  At 4:30 am there is a struggle to come alive from the depths of sleep.     There are many folks that go through life living each day and not being ALIVE.  Some zo...

'Grandmother's Pink Peonies' 24 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to make an offer to purchase: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : Thick Holbein Duo Oils in this bright smiling peony painting. It grew as it expanded on the canvas.  Several days of layer and reworking and this "happy" piece was done. The Thought : Morgan is in the process of moving out to his new place in Lewisville.  My list... well I did two things on it yesterday and did all the floors in the house and some wash.  Not sure what I will do today, but the list is still there should I get bored or lifeless and need direction.  I almost volunteered to drive one of the filled trucks to his new home, but I thought twice and stayed here instead to work.  I am behind about a month on bookwork. We are missing seeing the baby. Tink is going to be grown in a blink.  I think we might get her in about a week. Ev...

'No. 312 Hill Toppers' 30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas Contact The Rare Gallery in Jackson Hole to Purchase. Hollee Armstrong © Laurie Justus Pace    Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  I am currently painting new pieces for the Jackson Hole Gallery.  Hollee Armstrong, the owner, wanted another large pull of horses so I did this striking piece that is busy curing and waiting to be shipped.   I have a music piece I am working on as well and one other composition of my new water pulls.     The Thought :  Well yesterday I spoke of spiritual freedom.  I began my day with great expectations of nothing but tuned to staying tuned with Him.  I actually made it until late morning when of course things begin to overwhelm and I was sucked right back into the vat of mess between scheduling appts and securing addresses and counting out postcards.     Even last night with ALL good intentions of heading to the shower by nine...

'Triple Red' 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace   Graphics One Design   2009 The Painting : It was a red day and I immersed myself in values of red highlighting with rich oranges and soft yellows.  A complimentary background of green pops these summer beauties right off the canvas. The Thought :   Did you ever wake up in the morning NOT wanting to do what was on the agenda for the day?   Sometimes we want to break free of the monotony or the constant demands on our schedules and just be free. What is being free?   Free to skip out on premade plans and obligations? Free to walk away from responsibility? Free to lay in bed and read  a book?  Each of us has our own vision of freedom.  Unfortunately in our world it is not easy to find freedom.  We have cornered ourselves and covered up our freedom with our lifestyles.  We did it to ourselves, no o...

'Visions 305' 20 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas Revisit Oil Painting  NOW SOLD Contact me for artwork: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace  Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : I revisited a piece that seemed to be missing something and of course that is always color from my brain.  The original was all in acrylic and this revisited version has several layers of oil added on top of it. As soon as I touched it up, someone emailed that it was what they wanted and so as soon as it is dry, it heads to the coast to live. The Thought :  What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?  Do you yawn and stretch? Most of us do.  Stretching is a time to waken the relaxed body and begin slowly moving and stretching those muscles that have been relaxed all night. It allows them to bend and work with out pain as you push out from the covers to stand and begin your day. Each day is a challenge and perhaps it is wise to think of  a morning prayer as "stre...

'Colors in the Sun 2' 5 x 7 inches Oil on Board SOLD FROM BLOG! Thank you. Contact me to purchase $100: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace  Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  This is a second in the small series I am doing in preparation for the Daily Painters of Texas Art Show in Dallas.  This is a mini series to compliment a larger group. Oil on panel. The Thought: Such a shock yesterday to finish a blog that took an hour to write and it disappeared. I decided God must not have liked the message...ya think? Each new day brings a new opportunity for you to claim your own good. As you do this you must also affirm this to be true for those around you.  It is God's love and light that brings it to you.  The more you affirm this great goodness, the fuller your life will become.    It almost reminds me of developing new habits.  When you want to change things in your life you have the power to make the changes.  The first week or tw...

'Observing' 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase: Laurie The Painting :  This was a rough ride of not doing what I wanted the painting to do.  Two full scrapings and I finally let the spirit find it's way through and this is what resulted. This is a strong painting and the images are literally carved into the oils. The Thought :   There was a great thought here and it disappeared...how I do not know and time I am short of time today to rewrite an hour's worth of work!  I do not want to try and recreate it in short order, so I simply leave you with a prayer for grace today.  Love like you have never loved before.  Take in sights you have missed everyday and give thanks to Him who created it all.  Be blessed to be a blessing. Laurie " Everything is for your sake, so that grace ... may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. "--2 Corinthians 4:15