From Cupcakes to Flowers — Lady L’s Early Paintings © Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2026 Blue Iris Oil on Canvas SOLD by Lady L The Every artist has a beginning. Lady L’s first painting was pink Hostess cupcakes — sweet, round, joyful — inspired by her mother, lovingly nicknamed “CupCake.” From eighteen months on, she was already learning process in the kitchen: measuring, mixing, waiting, finishing. She was taught the correct steps from the beginning. Her second painting was a flower, the one at the top of this blog — what I believe was meant to be an iris. We began with a small sketch in her notebook. Then she studied the bloom carefully before drawing it directly onto the canvas, adjusting proportion by instinct. She rotated the canvas to reach the edges. She looked for balance. She looked for light. This flower painting was the first to sell — for $250. Cupcakes were joy. The flower revealed design recognition. ...
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.