Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Chicago Painted by a Texan aka Moon over Chicago 3 ft by 4 ft HUGE A Painting a Day in celebration of Tom's 50th Birthday! !!!!Happy Birthday!!!! W ell for the past three years I have promised Tom a painting for his den. I wasn't very swift with carry through on this one, but since he is celebrating the big 50 this weekend, and all his brothers and sisters are in from CHICAGO to Dallas.... I did the deed this week! I was figuring a mere nicely sized 24 x 36 inch painting, but Tom wanted 3 ft by 4 ft. This is on the tail end of another commission piece that went to Arizona that is 3 ft by 4 ft....no wonder my back and shoulders hurt. I had to crank the easel down to accomodate these huge canvas. This painting was fun as I studied the photos I had of the Chicago skyline. The stretched gallery canvas is a tougher surface than the night landscapes I have been doing on Masonite, but I hung in there and pushed the paint to the limit trying to keep my colors from being muddy......

Forest 22 x 28 inches A Painting a Day Another day another painting! This gorgeous horse is done with my newest style of scraping layers of paint and then finding the horse with in the patterns. I entitled it FOREST because of the greens in the background. Thick paint and a palette knife created this beauty. Have a happy day today! Grace, Laurie " Be of the same mind toward one another." Romans 12:16

Gathering Dewberries 30 x 30 inches A Painting a Day Good morning from Justin Texas. Cooler air is moving in this morning. I have the windows open in my studio. Today I teach in the afternoon and early evening, so I will be painting all morning. The posted painting is a full of enticing colors and mystery as a young girl gather wild dewberries in her bowl. Thoughts and memories of my own daughter gathering dewberries for me to make a dewberry cobbler. YUM. It is too late in the year to actually find dewberries, but the memory created the painting. Grace to you on this Thursday! Laurie " Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32.

HERDING 30 x 30 inches A Painting a Day " Today I begin a commission piece for a woman in Arizona. It is a take off on one of my prior pop art pieces, Quiet Night With You. The woman had emailed how much this looked like her daughter, and when she mailed me pictures I was astonished. So we are increasing the size to a 3 ft by 4 ft piece and I adjusted the lips on my sketches and the bridge of the nose by the eyes....and I am going to the canvas today.... hopefully will post it tomorrow. It is in acrylic, not oil. The painting above I worked on and off for the past three weeks. Reminded by the changing leaves and the cooler temps, I worked in the easy feeling of fall and the beauty of the season. Wide brushes created most of the painting and the palette lends itself to the vivid contrasts of the season. Enjoy your day! Grace, Laurie " Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving." Colossians 4:2

Ready for Battle 24 X 36 inches A Painting a Day Elegance of color, full of contrasting values and rich hues of the forest. This buck bows his head in preparation for battle! A new view for me at the easel, but so definitely engraved in the depth of this painting. Layers of scraped paint and pulls of color create a new palette directly on the canvas. From the shadows and edges appears this beautiful animal of the forest. Hope your day is filled with God's best! Grace, Laurie " May He grant you according to your heart's desire and fulfill all your purpose." Psalm 20:4

Daylight 24 X 36 inches A Painting a Day This one is already sold! This weekend I knew I needed to paint another "watery horse" painting. I felt sleepy when I started it and the colors began calmly and with cool colors. As the painting progressed you can see how the oranges and reds began to creep in. ZOW!!! Hope everyone had a terrific weekend. We had the PACE FAMILY reunion at White Rock Lake in Dallas. Oh my, did we eat and visit and eat some more. There was a wonderful stand up comedy act too! So many new little babies and many newly weds and engaged folks. ...but we all ate. God is good! All the time, God is good. " In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will." Ephesians 1:11

Lamp Light 9 x 12 inches Oil on Board A Painting a Day A busy Friday looms! I am out of the studio all day...gotta get the garage cleaned out and run into town on errands...tomorrow is the HUGE family reunion so I will be cooking and baking into the early hours of the morning tomorrow...then sleep and then eat! The painting above I just finished and it is another one of my favorites in my small series on board. The way the Holbein Duo Oil moves on the board is like magic...it creates a world of light and shadow that I cannot do on regular canvas. Grace to you all...have a safe weekend. Laurie "Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; on you I wait all the day." Psalm 25:4-5

WOLF PACK 24 x 36 x 2 inches A Painting A Day continues! Today I hope to finish up a painting I started yesterday. I finished the wolves up. They were started last Saturday. Pretty mysterious and cool actually. THICK paint and glistening colors weaving in and out of the composition. My day will be topped off with teaching this afternoon. The students are painting their clay projects they started last week. Oh what a fun mess!!! Grace to each of you, Laurie "Be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble." 2 Peter 1:10

Daffodils Two 18 X 27 inches A Painting a Day Well, I certainly got my exercise yesterday~ we walked the dogs twice, totaling about 4 miles or more. They dogs were smiling!!!! Today's painting I included a close up of the brush stroke and the colors used. It is a calm painting but rich in detail and thickness of paint. Today Trina is driving down from Gainesville to paint. She was here on Saturday with the women that came to paint. Trina was working on a gorgeous sunflower and amazed me with her quick adaption to the Holbein Duo Oils. I can't wait to see what she paints today. I will be working on some sunflowers and a horse painting I started this past weekend. Happy living today. Grace, Laurie "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8

NEW SERIES HORSE OF MANY COLOR Horses Running One 24 x 36 x 2 inches I could not resist. I finished this absolutely unbelievable piece. I worked in colors, scraping and adding and layering and scraping again. I watch the colors as they blend and I begin to see forms shaping out of the color. I cannot wait to do another! This was energizing and creative to the point of dance! Off to gather the groceries. Laurie

A MOMENT 24 X 36 inches A Painting A Day It is really cool out this morning. Terry and I just returned from a two mile walk with the dogs. Actually they sorta run ahead and I trail behind. But it felt good to wear a jacket; before we left, Terry traded his summer shorts for some jeans! I knew it was cool then. Must be almost time for the Texas State Fair. This painting captures a moment in a horse's day as it stop to nudge a fly off it's leg. Vivid colors in this approach of both the background and the horse itself. The paint is very thick and layered in about 6 layers. Today I will start another... Grace to you all, Laurie " Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Phillippians 4:6-7

Lamp Light in the Park 11 x 14 inches A Painting a Day Rain is here again. Outside the window is a beautiful lightening storm accompanied by rain. It is my oldest son's birthday today, he is 31. My I am getting old. Seems like yesterday he was born. With him in from Long Island, my painting schedule has been delayed somewhat. I did finish this painting up and again working on masonite, enjoyed the fresh movement of paint on the smooth surface. I am currently working on a pack of wolves springing across a meadow at sunrise...the five of them are uniquely "piled" on the surface and carved out of paint. I am debating colors yet for the background but hope to post this tomorrow or the next day. It is done with a palette knife. Grace to all, Laurie " Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands." Psalm 90:17

Morning Light 15 X 30 inches A Painting A Day It is Saturday and it is early. Our eldest son just flew in from Long Island for his birthday weekend so later today I will be in the kitchen preparing food for a family gathering. It will be our first in this new downsized house, so I am sure it will be interesting. Also this morning is the first morning of my painting ladies! I have three brave women coming to share the morning with me as we all paint together. Some are new to it, some have watercolor experience, so this will be a great day to share in "pushing paint." The painting I have posted above I finished yesterday. It is absolutely stunning in its contrasting colors. When I walk into the studio and see it on the wall it is like watching the sunrise outside. The paint is thick and applied with a palette knife in the same approach I have been doing my horses and the one buffalo painting. Energy abounds with this pull of the paint; it is like you create an atmosphere...

In the Palms Day In the Palms Night The small one is 15 X 30 The large one is 36 X 36 Good morning! I wanted to share two commission pieces heading to Florida next week. When Jim contacted me about palms trees and swamps, I swallowed hard and said, "Sure, I can do it." I have seen palms trees through out my life, but can easy tell you, never a swamp in person. We googled each and came up with six pictures and the composition settled on was a part of each of those pictures. I couldn't wait to paint as the colors began to settle on the canvas. The larger one was a six day painting with about five layers of paint. What is eerie good about it is as you settle into the painting looking at it, you feel the greeness of the shade and the glow of the area surrounding you. It is surrealistic in a way. When Jim indicated the need for a long narrow painting I immediately envisioned this same area, different angle and at deep dusk; this painting too flowed from the paint brush c...

Dahlia Late Summer 24 X 36 inches A Painting A Day Good Morning. This is what I worked on yesterday with delight! Have not painted a flower this size in awhile and I was recognized by fellow artist on eBay in the top five of best artists that paint large flowers! An honor to be sure from fellow artists. Done in an impressionistic style with a wide brush, the contrast of colors pops the dahlia out into the room. Romantic and vivid, this is true to bring life to a room. Grace to you, Laurie " If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's." Romans 14:8

Buffalo Morning 24 x 36 x 2 inches A Painting a Day Contact me on pricing of this painting. Click here. Good morning. Today is a dedicated painting day. Wednesdays always are! I have some commission pieces to finish up today that maybe I can post tomorrow morning...palm trees and swamps. I have enjoyed painting those. The painting I posted today I finished on Sunday. Painted in the same manner as my abstract horses on the horizen, I took on buffalo on the horizon and was very pleased with the results. Thick paint and my palette knife take me into a level of creativity that allows me to carve and paint at the same time. Grace to you, Laurie " Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:23-24

Purple Hydrangea 15 x 30 inches Terry and I were at HALF PRICE BOOKS last week and they had their annual 20% off EVERYTHING in the store. I found an old book filled with ideas for floral arrangements... I think they will be inspirational to some of my florals over the next few months. This one was Purple Hydrangea....I think the color is a bit off...the vases are a blue green and here they look rather blue! It was fun and a change from my horses. We went out to dinner last night with friends from American Airlines. Some are fortunate to be retired, some of us are not! Terry and I were up by five thirty this morning as I packed his lunch and sent him out the door.... I am bleary eyed but here in the studio ready to paint. Grace to you all Laurie "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Romans 8:18

Arabian Romp 30 by 30 inches This painting is available by purchase now, and will be on auction next week on ebay. Click here to contact me! The development of this painting was such a joy and a true process in art. I knew in the beginning where the horse would be but absolutely no idea as to the background or the foreground. I tend to work the entire canvas as I go, painting on areas of the horse and areas of the background at the same time. I allow the color to begin to determine what emerges beyond the horse. Letting go and allowing the Spirit to work passes life to the canvas. Hope your weekend is going well. Thanks for stopping by. Grace, Laurie "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Ephesians 6:10-11

Morning Light over the Village A Painting a Day Available ...just email me! 24 X 30 inches of GLORIOUS COLOR Only a short note tonight. It has been a long day and tomorrow is house cleaning.... hoping to paint some more! This is another fabulous colorful seascape of the village where all dreams come true! Dedicated this one to all the fabulous friends that support my addiction to painting and my MARVELOUS husband! He is one of a kind and my sweetheart today, tomorrow and in the next life! Grace to all, Laurie "Trust in the Lord with all your Heart and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs (off the top of my head!)

Village after the Rain 9 X 12 inches of delightful color available on ebay.... Click here. We have been busy the past few days with our son in from NYC and our grandson visiting with him! What fun and what action. I forget how fast young ones wipe out the house around you like swirling chaos. Painted this piece while they were all here. Now I am back on track again. I finished some commission pieces as well so I can concentrate on new pieces. I do have one more commission piece to do of a Tuscan scene...have not drawn it out yet. I also unpacked 60 new canvas this morning and have not tried to cart them into the studio yet. My storage closet is pretty full...but I had nothing to paint on! I buy my canvas as www.canvasplace.com Rupen is fantastic to work with. Today I ordered $500 in paints from Cheap Joes... another great place to buy supplies. www.cheapjoes.com FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS It rained here Labor Day for 36 straight hours. THIS Morning temper...

FIELD OF MOONLIGHT 9 x 12 inches Oil on Masonite Board Rain, we might actually have rain today! I am going to gen around the studio and clean up a bit and then paint today. This is one I just finished. It is Holbein Duo Oils on Masonite board. Very bright and very thick with paint. The paint is sooo thick I had a hard time photographing the painting. Hope everyone has a safe weekend and enjoys the extra day off, well some of you get it, I don't, and my husband doesn't! Enjoy it for us. Grace, Laurie "We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8: 28

IRIS TWO A Painting A Day 9 x 12 inches Had my first day of students back at the studio yesterday. We reviewed line, shape, color, texture, space, value and form. Those are the "ingrediants to making art". Next week we will jump into action with the fall studies! Meanwhile painting continues. This is Holbein Duo Oils on Masonite Board. It really paints so much differently that canvas. I will be painting on masonite again today so we will see what evolves. No clue on what I am painting yet either. It will be a busy weekend with our oldest son dropping in and his son, our nine year old grandson. I imagine my diet is out the door. Hope each of you stays safe over the holiday weekend. Grace, Laurie "For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spiri...