Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Wind, Freeze, and a Quiet Morning in the Studio © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Rewinding Time Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   North Texas surprised us with strong winds and an unexpected freeze this week. After spending time protecting roses, hydrangeas, and spring flowers from the cold, the studio is finally quiet again this morning. This week we are framing several small paintings and preparing larger works to ship to my new gallery in Santa Fe. I’m also beginning a new painting on birch panel inspired by our blooming iris. You can read more about life in the studio, the story behind the work, and what’s coming next on my artist blog.      Elle   • self-interest vs selflessness  •  New Year Christian reflection   •  f aith and relationships  •  humility in relationships   •     God’s calling to serve Shop other Available Artwork.  Follo...

'Dance of the Red Ponies No. 362' 18 x 27  Oil on Canvas SOLD FROM THE BLOG Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie                                         © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   Rich reds were in my palette on this one... and I wanted more red but tempered my desire with other colors!   THICK buttery paints and a treasured pull, one of my signature pieces. The Thought : Blog is late this morning.  The computer froze up as I was finishing it and wham I had to force quit Firefox and I lost the entire thing. Even the normal save as draft was not functioning in blogger.  So this will be short and sweet as it took me 45 min to write what was here and I do not have the time this morning to repeat the exercise! Whatever His plan is, it was not for me to share what I had written. I was given ...

Leaving Behind Contemporary Art Horse Daily Painting By Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 36 inches Contact me if you are interested and please mention the title of the painting: Laurie Close ups: My mind is back on Mary and Joseph on their long trip into Bethlehem of Judeah. I am certain we could attach the word "weary" to the journey. I am hoping they were not hungry as well, and most certainly hoping they were not attacked by bandits along the way. The journey is not detailed in any of the gospels. Our daily journey is very real to each of us, often painful and confusing and for some, it is rarely filled with joy. God provides everything we need for our journey, why do we not use what He has for us? Paul tells us in the Bible that we are citizens of heaven. We belong. Right now we are simply sojourners in a world filled with danger. When God sent us here He equipped us with the tools we needed to survive. Our provisions vary with each of us and some of us ignore what we have b...