Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Under Texas Stars   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Some of our sweetest memories begin with music. Long before I became a professional artist, a little transistor radio filled my upstairs bedroom while I painted on a drafting board that served as my first easel. Looking back, I realize music, friendships, faith, and art were already weaving together the threads of a life I could never have imagined. Read the full story and discover the memories behind Under Texas Stars at EllePace.com.   Elle Laurie Pace, Elle Pace, Under Texas Stars, horse painting, equine art, Texas artist, expressive oil painting, palette knife painting, Threads of Grace, music and art, memories, faith and art, western art, contemporary equine artist, original oil painting, Texas memories, impressionist horse painting   • self-interest vs selflessness  •  New Year Chris...

Don't Miss Today's Blessings © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Racing the Sunset Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   The Perfect One My oldest granddaughter had a favorite saying whenever she found something she loved. "It's the perfect one!" A jelly bean... a cupcake... a pair of shoes... it didn't matter. To her, each moment held joy. As adults, we spend so much time worrying about tomorrow that we often miss today's blessings. After waking at 1:30 this morning and spending hours unable to sleep, I finally stopped trying to solve tomorrow's problems and began praying instead. God gently reminded me that He already knows the path ahead. That same lesson follows me into my studio. Every painting begins with uncertainty, but I've learned to trust the process, trust the gifts God has given me, and refuse to give up. My painting, Racing the Shoreline at Sunset, reminds me that horses don't worry about tomorrow....

A Quiet Morning in the Studio © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Some mornings the studio asks me to slow down. This commission is one of those rare paintings where I set aside my usual expressive style to honor the quiet relationship between a woman and the horse she loves. Every brushstroke is less about creating a likeness and more about preserving a memory. Not every painting is meant for a gallery. Some are simply meant to go home. Read more at my blog Elle Pace  and see two different small gifts of love and horses.   Elle  Laurie Pace, Elle Pace, Threads of Grace, Quiet Morning in the Studio, horse painting, equine artist, horse commission, oil painting, commissioned artwork, women and horses, artist blog, storytelling through art, studio life, realism in art, original oil painting Shop Available Artwork.  Follow the Spirit of the Paint... wit...

The book pages disappeared... © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Haunted Mesa Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   One thing struck me that I don't think I have put into words before. Book pages disappear. The viewer cannot read them anymore. But they still determine everything that comes afterward. Isn't that exactly how our lives work? The books we've read. The people we've loved. The grief we've carried. The faith we've learned. The roads we've traveled. Much of it can no longer be seen. Yet it is all still there, beneath the surface, supporting every brushstroke or piece of our life that follows. That realization makes this painting above feel even richer to me than it did before. It isn't just about a haunted mesa. It's about the hidden foundations we all carry—and how they quietly shape the beauty that eventually appears. Read more on my website with the entire series of photos from using pages from The ...

This morning I found an old photograph of Lady L standing at my easel... © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Lady L Wonder Keeps Us Young This morning I found an old photograph of Lady L standing at my easel, completely absorbed in painting at just three and a half years old. She had already begun seeing the world through an artist's eyes. Looking at her reminded me that children don't paint to impress anyone. They paint because they love to discover. Perhaps that's one of summer's greatest gifts. Wonder keeps us young. Gratitude keeps us at peace. Faith keeps us moving forward. Sometimes the greatest lessons come from slowing down long enough to see the world through the eyes of a child once again. "Unless you change and become like little children..." — Matthew 18:3 Read the full story on my website.   Elle Laurie Pace, Elle Pace, Threads of Grace, Wonder Keeps Us Young, Lady L, child artist, children painting, artist grandmothe...

I almost wonder if that's how God works throughout our lives. © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Life is being lived!   Someone recently told me I seemed to be settling in again. As I looked back over today, I realized perhaps they were right. Pilates before sunrise, a morning walk, helping a friend, time with my son, a surprise shopping trip with my daughter-in-law, and the joyful news that one of my paintings was accepted into the Women Artists of the West National Exhibition.  None of those moments were extraordinary by themselves, but together they reminded me how grateful I am for this season of life. Sometimes rest isn't about slowing down. It's about recognizing God's blessings hidden in ordinary days. Elle "Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." — Matthew 11:28 Read the full story on my website. . Laurie Pace, Elle Pace, Threads of Grace, embracing the ordinary, gratitude, Christian ...

The Roads I Still Take © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Brothers Commissioned Painting   by Laurie Pace   As a little girl, I loved riding in the back seat of my dad's car on those old two-lane roads between Dallas and St Louis. I was fascinated by the little side roads disappearing into the trees and always wondered where they led. Looking back, I realize I never outgrew that curiosity. Life has taken me down roads I never imagined—through music, teaching, painting, friendships, joy, and heartbreak. I've learned that I don't have to know where every road ends because I no longer carry the journey alone. God has always been walking ahead of me. "So do not fear, for I am with you... I will strengthen you and help you." — Isaiah 41:10 Read the full story on my website and see the incredible 1952 Plymouth very much like ours.    Elle     The Car in the photo is for sale but not by us... I foun...