Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 White Iris 12 x 12  Oils on Canvas Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. "Suddenly about ten yesterday morning, the storms had blown through and I picked up an empty canvas and started painting this soft precious group of iris. It would be rich in a frame that brought out the delicate beauty.  There was no pre thought which was not good... I worked on it about 7 hours. Enjoy the day today...  "   Delicate Beauty The definition of Delicate Beauty is " 1. exquisite, fine, or subtle in quality, character, construction, etc. 2 having a soft or fragile beauty. 3 (of colour, tone, taste, etc.) pleasantly subtle, soft, or faint. When I think of delicate beauty, my mind envisions our family and our Father God.  He created each of us uniquely to be who we are with certain gifts he bestowed to each of us, as well

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Winter Blooms 12 x 12  Oils on Canvas Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. ONLY IN TEXAS Here in North Texas we were below freezing already several times. But the past five days it has been in the 70's and my roses are blooming right outside my studio window.  The next frost in about a week will kill them back again.  I zoomed out in the misty rain today and snapped some photos to inspire me.  I have not painted roses with knives in probably 8 years.  It was time to have a flower in the studio... in fact I did a small flower today as well that I will share tomorrow.   In this Winter Bloom 12 x 12 painting, you will have the thick buttery palette knife oil painting I have done over the past 22 years. I am collected world wide for my horses and anything done in knife, which is 98 percent of my work.   I had fun toda

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Blast of Blue   8 x 10  Cradled Panel Mixed Media $199 Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.   Thinking Ahead Sometime you can get in trouble if you think ahead too far. I have learned to wait and if it seems good today and tomorrow and maybe in a few weeks... then act on it!  I am exploring both in painting and in writing thinking more abstractly I would say.   Blast of Blue was a good lead for me to test skills and it will take a few more like this.  I need to be even more basic.  Will try another direction tomorrow with a cradled Panel.  Thinking these will all be $199 right now as I experiment and take this journey. You will be right here next to me as we go. I know what the knife does... I want to try more things as I go. Abduction is a good word. Don't think of it's first meaning, look at its second meaning. Maybe some of the third meaning too.   abduction:  noun 1. The act of a

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Golden Morning 8 x 10 Oil on Birch  Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.   Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. Early fall mornings find a brilliant ball of sun rising across the fields. The colors were the inspiration for this Oil on Birch, which comes ready to hang! Claim the Future by your Faith So much going on with my birthday party last weekend on Saturday. My daughter and daughter in love gave me a 70's party. Two grands were out ill, but everyone else came and we ate 'sliders, chicken planks, something hot and Mexican in taste, air fried potatoes, malts and root beer floats!!  Well I must disclose I ate a bean burger daughter Stacey made me!!!  The cupcakes were swirled high with frosting and since it was my birthday I ate one! (see my flowers in the hair below!) Was reading today in our Bible verses, thoughts, and reflections, it talked ab

In Studio with Elle Video from a current painting process. Enjoy!  by Laurie Pace   Shop Available Artwork.   Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. I am working on a painting for Mirada Fine Art for their Holiday Push in November and December. I started this piece out more in frustration and celebration if they can be mentioned in the same sentence.  Many of you know of the battle on Facebook for me and why I am leaving the platform. The best part is you will see more of my art and process here on the blog I have had for 23 years.  Hence frustration turning to celebration. Deut.31:6  Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them,  for it is the  LORD  your God who goes with you.  He will not leave you or forsake you.” The painting began with just rust on the surface with a glaze to it. Next came the blues, the whites and finally the orange.  I do have an idea of where I am going with this.  I have an older sketch from about 12 years ago