Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Progress Land of the Longhorns 35 x 53 inches Oil on Canvas  Well the palette began to change with some additions of grey blues into the mix. I really like the contrast of this against the rich quinacridone oranges, but the buyer wants less of it... so I am in transition on this one, working out the blues waiting again for a color update from the decorator.      ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011    Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      An Incredible Promise of things to come, are you ready? The holidays bring to mind a time of preparedness or getting ready. I am always amused by the stores that begin 'preparing' in October for Christmas.  Each year it seems to get earlier when you see all the teasing lights, wrapping and ribbons.  The colors trigger our minds to think of the holidays ahead and what we have to do to be ready. Either drag the tree down from the attic or plan on where you will purchase your live o

Progression on Commission Painting Texas, The Land of the Longhorns  This is the beginnings of the painted pull of this special longhorn. The base of the canvas is painted in gold tones acrylics but the overlay of paint is Holbein Oils. 35 x 53 inches Oil on Canvas     ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie       Let it Shine with Her Smile... Last night Terry and I went to visit close friends to help put up their ten foot Christmas tree. The Mrs. of the family had surgery recently and is still couch bound. The Mr. was not looking forward to the job as it had never in all their years of marriage fallen to him to decorate the tree. I was petrified I would put something in the wrong place as Mr. brought out a huge container about four feet in length and two feet wide and three feet tall.  He popped open the lid and behold inside was a bounty of ornaments gently laid and stored. If there