Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Four Black Horses' 9 x 12 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSION Piece for Michael Dutka in honor of his newly written Opera, Four Black Horses. Contact me for commission paintings. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   This was created just for Michael in celebration of his newest opera. It is done with my Music Series. It is a wonderful story about four black horses.  One day I will share more about it in a few months, so stay tuned.  On the background is the score from his new Opera performed I believe recently in Delaware.  I was the blessed artist to receive a CD of the opera and a DVD of the performance. Here is the review: Michael Dutka’s opera Black Horses and The Stronger were commissioned by OperaDelaware, and performed at Saints Andrew and Matthew Episcopal Church. A winning array of singers handled Dutka’s daunting scores with ease. In Black Horses, soprano Elizabeth Zell sang beautif...

'White Stallion Rules' 30 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD TODAY Just as I finished cleaning my Palette Knife. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 A quick note to add today... I uploaded my newest 2010 edition of Treasures of the Heart to the publisher this morning.  I will post the link for you to purchase your copy.  If you want a signed copy, you will have to contact me for additional information. Click the picture or click HERE to purchase a copy. The Painting :  Deep rich colors created the softly blended background. When my husband saw it in person here in the studio he stopped with a "Woaw" and he does not do that often.  It relates back to the thought wild horse in nature, nature in wild horse. That is what you see and feel in this piece. The Thought : This is the fourth Sunday in Advent today.  We will be lighting our fourth candle in our advent wr...

'Explosion of Color' 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD before I finished it. Thank you! Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  Well it went before I finished the last strokes on the canvas.  A contemporary paint pull in flowers.  It will be a while before it dries.... The Thought: I promised a show today and you will have one.   The joy of our 10th month old granddaughter that you know by the nickname of Tink, short for Tinkerbell. They will not be able to be at our family Christmas this year, so they came over last night for fish stew, Latka German Potato cakes, apple pie and cookies from ST Cafe in Dallas and Crystal's wonder sugar cookies! From my heart to your home.... here is our Tinkerbell and family! Togetherness with family and friends is important at the Christmas Season. While you look forward to them as much as I do, there are moments i...

'Spirit Blue' 20 x 30  Acrylic on Canvas SOLD READ BELOW about my the Feature Article and Picture of my artwork in Cowboys and Indians January 2010, an exclusive Southwest Magazine. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : Not sure what the feeling was as I sketched this one out and then the horse became blue...It was not out of sadness, more out of peace... like you would be in meditation as the day begins. As always thick paint adorns the surface in my signature style. The Thought :  I knew a few months ago a reporter phoned me about my artwork saying she was writing an article for Cowboys and Indians. We visited on and off for a week and I sent images to her.  Well last night I was speaking with a collector from Wimberly Texas and she mentioned seeing my work in the newest edition of C&I.  Mind you it was already 9 pm...but I started up my little diesel...

'Golden Moment' 36 x 36  Acrylic on Canvas This is a HUGE painting... just available for the first time. I sold a similar one last August but had a NY show that wanted that piece...so I painted a second version of it and it just arrived back from New York and it is looking for a home.... Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: Well I disclosed the history of this baby above. She is back in Texas at the Dutch Art Gallery and is for sale. Please let me know if you need a LARGE 36 x 36 painting in these stunning colors. The Thought: Yesterday was a teaching day for me so it was busy...so this morning after doing 30 minutes on the Wii, I think I am ready to go back to bed! I wrote earlier this week about walking with God...and the next thing I challenge you to do is to give Him all your worries and your cares. While you are talking with Him and praying, put it all out there for ...

'Tom's New Roses' 20 x 24 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: Another oldie from 2005 that is sold. It was inspired by our friend Tom's beautiful back yard in Flower Mound Texas. The Thought:   Last night was quite a night... we began our march into Christmas.  We lit our candles on the advent wreath and discussed Joy and how we each interpreted it.  Then we feasted on home made beef vegetable soup with homemade organic cornbread. The soup was all organic too.  Thick rich tomato base with fresh asparagus, fresh snap green beans, fresh corn cut off the cobs, fresh cut up tomatoes, fresh onion, celery, orange bell pepper and carrots... then some wonderful center cut angus beef that Terry cut into one inch cubes, floured and sauted in olive oil.  We will eat this for days! Then came the fun. Crystal has never done Christ...

'Bow to the Sun' 5 x 7  Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  This is the second in the mini series I am doing.  Again a perfect stocking stuffer for your equine lover. The Thought:  With this season of advent I am challenging you to renew the SPIRIT and enrich your life.  Every year at the end of the year we all begin thinking about New Year's Resolutions.  I do not even want to go there.   Give some thought as to how you can renew the Spirit in your life.    You might think about praying a bit more and talking and walking with God.  Do it when you are not distracted...when things are calm. If the weather allows, try walking outside and surround yourself with God's creation. I guarantee you will be calmer and more rested when you are done. Yesterday I continued on with my calmness and my moment by moment ...

'Night Run' 5 x 7  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: This is a small one, a perfect stocking stuffer. Email me if you are interested. The Thought :  I had one of THOSE dreams last nigh t..the kind where you are falling and you wake suddenly.  It was only about two hours into my sleep cycle and very unusual for me to dream things like that. I googled it on the internet and was surprised by some of what I read and some I was not surprised by.  It said it was pretty common to have dreams like this when your life is undergoing changes and there is much outside stress you cannot control.  I remember writing about that last week, and how a friend from PA emailed me some thoughts that made me adjust my life.   The google info also said this was common for people to dream of falling if they were fighting for control with God.  Int...

'Horse of Strength' SOLD 18 x 24 Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  Another series thick Acrylic Painting that I absolutely loved painting . There is so much power in the paint and the spiritual side of this piece...it jumps off the wall at you. The Thought:  Yesterday I travel with my mom to visit my Dad .  I avoided the major freeways and we drove up through a direct street going north and took a risk and took off down another road just taking a guess to go east. We missed it one road too soon but veered off to the north and picked up the right road and traveled through some gorgeous Texas countryside.  Serious horse farms, hall bales and wonderful old farm houses just bursting with grazing cattle and gardens still producing for winter. I told my mom with all our travels each year from Dallas to St Louis , several times a year... I always w...

'Snow Play' 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD  Thank you! Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009   The Painting:   I took progressive shots of this painting. If you decide to offer for it and buy it, I will create a special collectors book to go with it.  Soft wide brush and Holbein Duo Oils. The Thought:     Okay you are going to see raw intimate details .... have you ever heard the expression you are what you eat?  Here is what is in my refrigerator: First shot inside my frig.  Three types of cheese from Whole Foods,  Cottage cheese (Lactose free) Celery, Olives, Carrots, butter, tortillas (Corn) Onions, etc Second shot inside my frig.  This one is harder to see Top shelf are eggs, Terry's buttermilk, two flavors of fat free yogart Stonyfield, Real Lemonaide (also Terry's) Second Shelf is lettuce, asparagus (fresh waiting to be cooked) L...

'Magnolias' 24 x 24 inches, Two Canvas,  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 Contact me direct for some special pricing on Large Sailboat paintings and some florals. .  The Painting : From the archives of 2005... and lives on the east coast.  Last night we had a second showing at the Dutch Art Gallery for the Artists of Texas. There was a good turn out of local artists and some wonderful neighborhood folks taking in all the gorgeous art. The Thought:  If you have ever been in therapy they teach you to find that special place to go to in your mind when you are relaxing and needing to find peace within your self. One of my favorite places to go is remembering a trip on our sailboat, which is a catamaran.  When we were skimming across the lake, I love to lay flat on the trampoline and watch the clouds or close my eyes and feel the movement over the w...

'Seven Paint Ponies' 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  Yes, a new one... one of the pulled paints done in Acrylic paint.   Ready for a new home for Christmas. Email me with an offer:   Laurie The Thought: Love...my thoughts are rolling into the arena of love. When does love begin? Does it have a beginning?  God does not have a beginning or ending and His love for us is the same. No matter what we do to ourselves and our lives...God loves us unconditionally.  We tend to sink our selves and punish ourselves more than He ever could. God's heart was prepared for us before we were even created. His love is unchangeable. Can you imagine standing in a very warm shower enjoying it as the water pelts gently down on your back or face... and the water stays hot and never gets cold?  You could stand there 24 hours and the hot wat...

'Eyes of an Angel' 30 x 30 inches  Acrylic on Canvas SOLD just a day after it was finished this week! Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 PRE-NOTE:  I am in immediate search of a small white teddy bear with a pink tutu....please email me Laurie if you know of where I can find one.  THANKS! The Painting: This was started last week and finished this week .  Softness of white and tan countered with golds, Indian wheat, violet blues and periwinkle... all layered in this angelic composition. The Thought:   Well, Terry and I have continued with the puzzle .  He made the comment that he felt stupid at times sitting there twenty minutes with a puzzle piece in hand and it slips simply into a spot where he has been staring at.  The answer was there all the time... he was just looking to hard.   I have decided it has be done in the next two wee...

'Grazing in Snow' 18 x 24 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : From my archives.   Soft with the moment in winter when the wind stops and snow is piled high and even the cold does not feel cold....the horses are business as usual. The Thought : Our daughter is a junior in high school and taking all the PSAT testing etc.   We received a pamphlet in the mail from the school district, SAT PREP COURSE.  Raise your Score on teh SAT, Enroll in the RISD SAT Prep course. WHY?  In the past 10 years since we sent our last one to college, the SAT has become the highest law into getting into college. SAT, ACT, and lots of paranoid parents putting the students through prep courses wanting their son/daughter to get into the best college.  Why are we doing all of this? Why are we complicating our lives so much? WHY so much life pre...

'The Lost Paint' 24 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD The day after I painted it! Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  Another energetic spiritual piece from the studio. It sold with in a day of painting it. The Thought:  Can you believe I am this late posting? Terry and I woke up late and hurried to get oatmeal cooked today and Crystal off to school. We are working on with a team outlook of total walking in faith as we know we are facing changes in life.  Keep us in your prayers this week please. We know we must rely on God to order our steps right now and we must keep each other on track to stay focused on living life right now and keep God centered in our lives. I am praying for all of you today as you continue to support me with your kind emails of sharing your situations and asking me to pray for your needs as well. I pray for Abundance in your life. ...

'Rounding Them Up' 18 x 27  Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSION WORK FOR CHRISTMAS. Someone will open this Christmas Morning... Contact me for commission work, there is still time. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting:   Someone will open this Christmas morning and I hope they enjoy it as much as I enjoyed painting it.  I learned new technology sending pictures via phone to the gift buyer.  This took about 8 days to paint with layering of many intricate areas. The Thought:   ...

'Grandmother's Bowls' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2005 The Painting :  This is another archival piece from 2005.  Old pottery and bowls are often handed down in families.  This was a still life set up from something in the past... The Thought :  We went to the Symphony last night: Terry, Crystal and Laurie My brother was able to get us a Loge Box for Crystal's first symphony. Our view! As always the Dallas Symphony Orchestra puts on one of the best Christmas programs you could imagine.  Our favorite piece was the Twelve Days of Christmas using the flair and compositions from some of the greatest composers to date.  It was unbelievable. There is much from the season surrounding you as well.  It is not just the snow, jingle bells or presents stacked under the tree, it is the love that warms the heart from ...

'Beth's Doodlebugs' 18 x 24 inches   Oil on Canvas SOLD   Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2005 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting and the Thought together :  This is one from the archives and yes it is sold. My older daughter use to collect doodlebugs as a little girl. She tried to sneak them into the house into a shoe box she had filled with grass and direct.  I had to keep a constant watch over her and those doodlebugs as several times there were massive doodle...

'Dancing in the Snow' 12 x 12  Oil on Gessoboard Easy to slip into a frame, no glass needed. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting:  I have just finished this painting and will be using the image on my Christmas Cards.  Yes I am late, but I have high hopes...maybe New Years Cards?  I was inspired by the falling snow outside yesterday...yes, Dallas had snow but nothing stuck...just flurries and it was beautiful.  I was not used to drivi...

'Orchids' 18 x 24 Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me For Commission Work. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2005 The Painting :  An oldie that I found in the file from my realism days!  An man on the east Coast, James Whistler, sent me a CD with all his orchids on it and I painted orchids quite often. The Thought : Wish I was not in a hurry, but Crystal has three tests today and I am the only parent home to review again this morning before I take her up for tutorials early!   My thought to share would be to be tuned into your day today.   Be aware of what is around you. Find joy in the moment and keep a mental list of all the good things that happen.  If you have time, write that list down.  That would be a good thing to reflect back on when your day goes a different direction and you are stressed.  Figure out what you can substitute for stress today and make a new habit.  Let the new habit replace the...

'Winter Paint' 18 x 24 inches  Oil/Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting :   It began with drips and evolved into a Winter Painted Pony.  Stunning in person with the play of turquoise and rust on the canvas.  Email me if you are interested and make an offer. The Thought:   I have to slow down and enjoy my day today. Yesterday Terry packed up 15 paintings to ship out.  He worked a solid four hours non stop ...