Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Becoming Oil on Canvas  Available  by Laurie Pace and from Oct through Nov 6th it is available at The Centerpiece Gallery in Raleigh North Carolina.   BECOMING — When Worry Gives Way to Growth The Centerpiece Gallery in Raleigh, North Carolina will be the location of Women Artists of the West 56th National Show which opens Oct 9th -November 6th of this year.  Becoming is one of the juried in pieces at the show.  This little red horse began as Standing Tall. I loved where the painting was going—but it wasn't finished. So I kept painting. It changed once. Then again. Somewhere through three very different versions, I realized the painting was showing me its real name: Becoming. “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” — Isaiah 60:1 Life can be much the same. We are always becoming, yet worry can make that process so much harder. Worry fills our tho...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 White Hydrangea Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   This morning I found myself wandering through old travel photographs from New York.   Those photographs of our two trips to New York, stirred memories that made me a little sad, but then something unexpected happened. Instead of looking backward, I began seeing paintings waiting to be created. White hydrangeas blooming in cool northern summers reminded me of the ones we struggle to keep alive through the relentless Texas heat. Every year, Terry faithfully waters, shades, and nurtures them, reminding me that beauty often requires patience and care. As I continued scrolling through years of photographs, I realized I wasn't simply revisiting memories—I was rediscovering inspiration. Rivers, forests, horses, flowers, wildlife, and quiet moments I had forgotten are now becoming the foundation for future paintings. Perhaps we all need to ask...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 Warm with the Sunrise 18 x 27 Oils on Canvas Just finished this morning! 👉   Available    by Laurie Pace   It has been two years since I painted something over the size of 11 x 14. Usually it was 8 x 10 and I can count on one hand how many of those I painted.  This pretty horse was painted over the last 8-10 days including the drawing, redrawing and contemplation and painting and more painting!  As you know it has been almost 2 full years since I have been actively painting or blogging even. With the illness and death of my mom and my own injury to my right arm, and then a family member struggling... we have been traveling a season that has strengthened our faith. The great sisters in Women Artists of the West , have been a huge healing power in me the last few months. The board members have walked this path with me sharing their times of family death, life challenges, a...