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Tentatively... you can step out into the unknown and discover things you are missing in life.


  ©Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2023

Tentatively
30 x 40  Acrylic on Canvas
 by Laurie Pace  

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"This sweet baby came from an inspiration by Helmut Hussman on FB who shoots photos of wild horses… I may take the inspiration and go different directions than the original in color and background, but the love of horses and their spirit is always foremost!" Elle

Tentative - Hesitant

Have you ever been hesitant or felt tentative about doing something? The painting change from Oils to Acrylics is where I am at with both words.  I have painted in oils almost exclusively since 1981.  This change is being made for health reasons as well as not having 5-10 paintings hanging around the house trying to dry to send out!  I can tell you back in the days of ebay from 2002 till 2010... I was making over 100k a year and they were all oil. Painting at least 6-7 pieces a week and they were LARGE paintings from 24 x 36 up to 36 x 48 inches.  That is where the galleries found me and eventually I left ebay for the galleries.  (The plus to my oils, if I get them on my clothes, I can wash them out. Acrylic... nope. You are done with paint free clothes! When you are done painting... it is all over your hands, so I have to get use to gloves. Oils were easy to wipe off.) 

When we downsized homes 7 years ago, we went from 3100 sq ft to 1850 sq feet. Yes, we moved across the street... easy move but I had a large studio in the upstairs of the larger house and could easily teach.  Things are tighter here.

The painting above is acrylic and I loved doing it.  I took it slow and I glazed colors over colors and spent 4-5 days on it. At this time I am scrambled painting SMALL paintings to sell for $100-$200. That almost requires me to go back to my oils...but this next 10 day period... I will work with the acrylics and try not to rant about them on this blog. 

Sometimes in life you have to stand your ground and try something out, even if you are dragging your feet to do it... that Hesitant word. When you pick up your feet and slowly start moving... you are now tentatively moving forward.  I know everyone of you has had to face doing this in your lifetime. Change is not easy... and especially as you get older! Be brave and step out and try something new. You don't know what you are missing in life. ♥️♥️♥️

Follow the Spirit of the Paint... in Studio with Elle...

 “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me." Psalm 139:7-10


Laurie Pace - A Texas Artist 


             


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Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia, and Ecuador.  



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