© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2025 Bathed in Gold Purchase a Print Acrylic on Canvas SOLD by Laurie Pace Lately, my heart has been drawn to the idea of being lighter in how we live our lives. We live in a society fueled by billions of dollars in advertising, and nowhere is it more visible than during the holiday season. How that aligns with the birth of Jesus, I will never understand. Yet, this time of year especially, we seem to feel the pressure to need more, buy more, spend more. In reality, all that spending and buying doesn’t bring freedom—it brings more stuff. And the more stuff we accumulate, the heavier life becomes. Bulging drawers and closets. Utility rooms overflowing. Kitchen cabinets crammed full. Pantries stuffed. Linen closets where things tumble out when you open the door. So I find myself asking two questions: Why do we feel such a need to spend money? And why do we feel so depressed and weighed down after...
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.