© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2026 First Flowers Oil on Canvas SOLD by Laurie Pace The Painting I Should Have Left Alone Looking through photographs of my painting Fair Flowers, I discovered something about myself as an artist. The finished painting was beautiful, and it sold. But as I studied the photographs of its progression, I realized I loved an earlier version even more. The flowers were merely suggestions. Colors mingled, edges disappeared, and the viewer was free to imagine the blossoms rather than have every petal explained. But I kept painting. I added definition, contrast, and detail until the bouquet was complete. Today, I find myself drawn back to that earlier moment when the painting was softer, quieter, and full of possibilities. Perhaps one of the hardest lessons an artist learns is knowing when the painting has said enough. I want to paint another bouquet soon. And this time, I hope I'll re...
Laurie Pace Fine Art is a contemporary American painter known for expressive horse paintings, figurative works, florals, and narrative art. Working primarily in oil, and occasionally beginning with acrylic underlayers, Laurie paints intuitively—guided by movement, emotion, faith, and the spirit of the paint itself.