© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2026 The Awakening Oil on Canvas SOLD by Laurie Pace THE AWAKENING — The Words Beneath the Water An Artist's Story of a Mother's Love and a Son's Devotion Some paintings begin with color. Others begin with love. THE AWAKENING, a 38 × 58 original oil painting, began with a son who wanted something special for his mother in Singapore. I had painted a large, colorful horse painting for him the year before. Those horses found their home above his bed in New York City. Then he commissioned a painting for his mother. A magnificent dark pink lotus surrounded by brilliant blue water and floating lily pads. But before I began painting, I wrote words directly onto the canvas that were his mother's favorite quotes. Words about motherhood, childhood, love, faith, and the beautiful things we cannot always see. One passage read: “The best and most beautifu...
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.