Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

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...

The  Running Colors After the Rain There are pieces of life that quietly find their way into our paintings. © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Running Colors After the Rain Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Running Colors After the Rain holds many of them — a bright raincoat, chalk drawings on pavement, a blue flower painted by small hands, afternoons in the studio, and a love of horses passed from one generation to the next. She began painting at eighteen months old. Her very first piece sold for $250. She painted constantly — bold, instinctive, fearless with color. In this 3 x 4 ft oil, the horse is not separate from the child. It rises around her, becoming strength, imagination, and shared love. If you look closely, you’ll see her chalk house and the blue flower she once painted — small details woven into the surface. I thought I would keep this painting forever. This is my Granddaughter at a young age marveling at ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Celebrating Life Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Self-Interest vs. Selflessness — A New Year’s Perspective The start of a new year naturally turns our focus inward. Goals are set. Resolutions are made. We ask ourselves what needs to change, what we want to improve, and what we hope to gain in the year ahead. None of that is wrong. Reflection has value. Growth matters. But quietly, almost unnoticed, culture often nudges the question in one consistent direction: What’s in it for me? That question has slowly shaped the way relationships are viewed—evaluated by usefulness, convenience, or personal benefit. When relationships stop meeting expectations, disappointment follows, and detachment feels justified. How Culture Shapes Our Thinking We live in a time that rewards self-focus. Personal fulfillment, personal peace, personal success. Relationships can become transactional r...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Into The Light 2019 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Into the Light is a horse painting that ended up living at home in Austin. It was in a show at Mirada Fine Art in Denver, and after I brought it home I spiced it up a bit and it sold!  I think it was 30 x 40. Looks like the Texas skies we have had for the last two weeks of wicked dark blue clouds spinning storms and tornadoes in both Texas and Oklahoma and on to the east.  Mark 11:22 "And Jesus answered saying to them, “Have faith in God." A simple verse above and shared to Jesus' first disciples. It is now given to you through His word ... actually given to all Jesus' true followers till the end of the world. We are called to have steadfast faith in our Father. With faith comes full trust. When we are confronted with tests and temptations in life, we trust knowing God will fulfill all his declarations and pro...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Never to be Trusted in Shiny Red Shoes Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace  aka Elle Pace Never to be Trusted in Shiny Red Shoes Brilliance of color and thick layers of Holbein Duo Oils by palette knife in this contemporary abstract Horse Painting. Commission one today from small 8 x 10 up to 60 x 90 inches. Imagine a field full of horses in living color.   Colossians 3:17 “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. ”        Before I went to bed last night, I had a back and forth conversation in my head seeking wise counsel and debating where to reach out.  When you are lost, alone and filled with stress... where? In my pea brain I am thinking I will wait until morning and research things for women and faith, for weakness, for loss etc  but that did not happen. What happened...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Max and Lucky Commission Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   The memories of this piece from my studio at Lake Cypress Spring.   This was a commissioned horse painting for a client with two beautiful horses.  It was a large one and full of energy and personality!  She and her husband enjoyed riding together with their horses. Hebrews 11:6  "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Rain ended yesterday but we will have more tonight. Heading to the easel.  Thinking horses but you never know. I wanted to post this morning to continue to share the beauty in our lives. Look around and see what brings you joy today.   Elle Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. Follow the Spir...