Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

NIGHT POWER 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Not quite finished but I wanted to post it! I told you several mornings ago I had a vision of wolves just before I woke. I even addressed visions yesterday in my blog. The painting is ALMOST done. I know by posting this it will prompt a wolf painting from an artist that seems to follow and duplicate my subjects in a competitive manner...my husband has a bet on that at least! As I have always written, art should come from the spirit with in, not necessarily a "planned" event or competition. These animals have distinct personalities that almost frighten me when I am staring at it or working on it. I rarely RARELY paint wolves, but again a vision led this painting to be. In the vision it was three wolves, but in the painting it evolved to THREE EYES. That alone seem to be enough to quietly affect the viewer into slight hesitation to approach the composition. The fur seems full and textured that you might want to b

STONE BRIDGE Central Park New York 18 X 27 inches Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas A Painting a Day Thursday is dawning. This painting was finished up on Tuesday. It is the fourth in my Central Park New York Series. This series is painted with a palette knife and the paint is layered in about five layers and is very very thick. Dreams and visions. I did begin my painting yesterday of the Wolves I saw standing in my dream. Wolves are not a common subject for me to paint. I do about one or two a year I guess. My dream was really vivid, or the image was. I will finish it up today or tomorrow and will post it for you. Often we have dreams and visions in our life. They may not necessarily be an indicator of the future, but they are indicators of what lies in your thoughts that God knows before you know. Often these are doors we are to knock on, but they may not necessarily open. Dreams initiate thoughts and hopes. God will reveal things to us in his time. I always think back to Se

LAKE SIDE 11 x 14 inches Oil on Panel A Painting a Day Monday Monday...horses are on my easel but not this post! Three horse heads drawn on last month but not painted yet...but they are ready to come to life. This painting was from the trip...a piece painted from Colorado. Beautiful color and contrast in this capture of light and beauty...or at least my attempt at it! The Lord's beauty shines so brightly I know I barely do it justice. Today is shipping and the bug man is coming to spray. We use ECO SAFE out of Dallas and it is basically ORANGE OIL etc. I do not use chemicals in my home. Then it is off to FedEX. Terry has one week left of vacation. I am so glad he is not working in this heat. Saturday we had the dogs groomed. We have been trying to keep them clean and fighting the summer muck outside. It dawned on me this morning that Annie is older than I am. She is 8 this month...makes her 56. I need to find her bed, Terry was washing them on Sat but they have not show

HEART TO HEART KOI 22 x 28 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Sunday morning and we have BOTH been up since four a.m. Terry got up and made coffee, grinding fresh beans, I had peppermint tea and mixed up a bowl of banana bread (homemade) and put it in loaf pan to bake and 45 minutes later we broke our fast with hot banana bread. YUMMM...we were watching the original Perry Mason movie in black and white. Actually pretty good. The koi were painted this past week and full of the lightness of the water. They are always a joy to paint! Had a request for odd sizes in koi...so watch for more! The name is because I see a heart forming in the water between these two koi. Terry is in the garage making boxes for shipping this week and I am sorting COA's and filling out fed ex forms. We have spent most of this week in Dallas with his Dad. I think he has found a retirement home. This is really good for him, it will be cleaner and healthier. There will be much work involved cleaning u

ENERGY OF FIVE 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day RAIN and cooler temps from the hurricane that is blowing through our area...no blowing righit now, but as I look outside my realtor's for sale sign is gone...LOL. This painting was finished two days ago. Celebrating life and color and the heat of August, those emotions are the ones that pushed this to the surface of the canvas. It began as a floral with entwining stems and leaves of color and then the movement of the paint took life and from it came my painted ponies! Today I will be home painting unless we have to run into Dallas. We were there yesterday and ate at Uncle Julios...Mexcian food. Yummmm. Much lies before us in decisions and loved ones in our lives. Terry and I draw closer as we are centered in the awareness of Spirit and the presence of the Lord. Our lives are unpredictable and the only calm is in Him. Today forgive others for any perceived wrongdoing. and forgive yourself for holding thoughts of bei

Early Morning Wyoming 11 x 14 inches Oil on Panel A Painting a Day SOLD There will be some small paintings from the trip here and there...I hope you enjoy them. Most are on panel board and all have thick paint. This one is in colors that are not normally in my palette. An old barn that was next to a small pond, the house was actually to the right further but out of my view. Reclaiming your worthiness is important to your heath and your family. The world we live in today beats us down on a daily basis. Time spent in prayer and reflection with God offers us the time to rejuvenate and find our centering. In this time we are healed...if we let go and let God. Shalom, Laurie “When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are set free from your ailment.’” —Luke 13:12

AUGUST HEAT 30 x 30 inches Oil/Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD T'is early this morning, not even five a.m. Terry was snoring soundly as I crept out of the bedroom in to work. This vacation stuff is hard, I want to paint, but we are always on the go. August Heat was painted just before we left the first of August for Wyoming. It is an acrylic base built with impasto and thick paint and then covered with a layer of oil and accents of oil in colors. Unusual today, but I will post the enter www.dailyword.com for today. This is for Richard in Florida as well as Terry and I as we face indecision over our move or build situation. Daily Word — Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Divine Order Divine order is unfolding in my life right now. Some trees begin to grow with a spindly, lopsided appearance. Yet a wise gardener knows that in time, those scraggly branches will become full, feathery fronds of graceful and intricate symmetry. Nature offers cou

Central Park Statue 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Have you ever lived a day with out electricity when it is 104 degrees outside? We survived and it was after eleven last night when we finally got power on. NOT FUN. I only worked on one piece yesterday and could not do anything else with the computer of course. This painting is restful and simple in composition. I finished this one before our trip. Terry walked in yesterday and had not seen it before we left. He stood in front of it for about five minutes and turned to me and said, "THAT'S COOL". High praise from my hubby.yes We did take 12 paintings in to Fed ex out and will do another today and hopefully head into Whole Foods to shop. There is no food. It is God's work that we did not shop yesterday or the day before because wtih 12 hours of no power I am pretty positive everything is toast in the refrigerator. Email me if you think otherwise! We had a marvelous morning yesterday with a co

A Group of Three 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Almost two weeks ago, before we left on our trip, I hung this painting in the studio knowing I was not through with it and not sure what energy had transpired. When we returned this week and I saw it, I knew it was complete. So often in life relationships come and go...some people that come into your life are solid and stay through everything, while others come and go and some never return. In this painting the two front horses represent the calm stayed relationship. In the background hovers a third horse, rather unsure of the balance of energy, and not representing the three in one energy. The composition lends it self upside down to the power of the triangle but the actual horses do not in their relationship. This is simply the pondering of the artist. Often when I paint I do not know the why of what evolves. So I present to you "A GROUP OF THREE". Through this I celebrate divine nature! Last night wh

TRUE COLORS 24 X 36 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD EARLY on Saturday....it is almost five. I was hot and woke up deciding to come into the studio and work. I will paint for the first time in 10 days! This piece was done before we left, and I am posting probably for the second time, but hopefully once I am churning today there will be new ones! This is painted with the palette knife and thick paint of many colors. Where did all this heat come from? Triple digit temps are pretty harsh. August is not going to be pretty is it. We are struggling to keep trees alive. Caring for the beauty God provided is important, and it is not just the world around us, but ourselves. We water our trees and our grass, but are we watering and caring for ourselves as he would want us to do? When was the last time you sat in silence and listened to God? Or, when was the last time you watered some one else with love and tenderness? Grace, Laurie “God saw everything that he had made, and indeed,

SUMMER RUN Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 inches A Painting a Day Click here to bid. SOLD Back in the saddle!~ Today I will be answering emails and revamping my schedule. I have several commission pieces to get out that are dry and several to begin as well. This horse was painted just before we left on vacation. He is nice and dry now and ready for a home. If you are interested click the link above and visit my auction on eBay. I felt so bad letting the Daily Painters down last week. I usually post 6 out of 7 days, and I think I was only able to post three days with the travel into the mountains and limited internet access. Lunch today with my neighborhood women and I get to catch up on everyone's lives. I am not keen on the "WHERE" in town, but I can eat later! I may think about doing a website for the women so we can keep up with each other and prayer needs etc. More to come and after nine hours of sleep I am ready to face the day. I want you to know that this day is full o

WILD WIND SOLD Okay I am in Colorado.... on a new mac laptop at starbucks, and of course as I open this blogspot it is not opening like it does at home...only in HTML. So I do not have the normal screen. Just wanted to post and let you know we are doing well despite the altitude and my head pounding. The Wyoming Show was FABULOUS and both Terry and I have enjoyed meeting so many wonderful folks in Glenrock. I can't Thank Shooting Stars Gallery enough for having me! Maybe tomorrow I can figure out how to get the regular screen back. We have 10 m"in parking limit outside and I am typing fast!!!! Grace to you all, and Glory to the Lord! Laurie eek no bible with me! I have to skip rather than try and mess it up. I have to stay with "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your insight. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs

ORANGE POPPIES in a BLUE POT 30 x 3o inches Oil on Canvas To purchase go to EarthWorks Art Gallery From the Wiles of Wyoming I am posting. This painting is not at this show but at my New York show which is going on right now. You can click the link above to see the work there. IT has been going well. Stephanie, the Gallery Manager, has kept in close contact with me on sales. Here in Wyoming at the opening last night I sold five paintings and had a BLAST. We had close to 200 guests here, including senators from the state of Wyoming. Amanda Smith of Shooting Stars Gallery and Studio hosted a fabulous evening of food and fun for our joint first annual WILD WILD WEST CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW. Her crew here in the studio are fabulous, Brenda, Mike and Wes...everything looks fabulous. We are just outside of Casper Wyoming in Glenrock. This morning we watched a parade and had breakfast at the local restaurant...and are sitting back enjoying the cool and the breeze..... I will be painting in

FROM THE GARDEN 24 x 24 inches Oil no Gallery Wrap Canvas A Painting A Day SOLD Gorgeous brilliant roses are covering my rose bushes outside. Terry snapped a bundle off and put them in my favorite blue vase. (My dad had a bunch of blue vases in his history of sales eons ago with Phoenix Mutual...and I still have one!) THICK paint but this time I used a wide brush to paint. I was painting with my IPOD attached. The electricity was out again yesterday morning. STAY FLEXIBLE! Do not engage where stress is lurking to pull you in! Today is painting and packing pictures for Wyoming. Amanda, here they come! LOL Don't forget to visit www.earthworksartgallery.com to see my show in New York. (I know there are not a lot of new ones due to the car accident we were in, but I gathered my best.) Shalom, Laurie “Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”—Matthew 13:17

Single White Stallion 8 x 10 x 2 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Wednesday, Work Day. Did you ever notice that? Although I believe I work 24 - 7. This painting is a small one with the colors of my larger white stallions that I painted, I think they were called Spirit of Truth. I wanted to do a small one with the restful palette. I have been up battling the new printer. We were printing nicely last night and the power went off for four hours...everywhere in town. Even the grocery store had to close. All gas stations were closed...it literally shuts everything down. Terry and I covered ourselves with Chemicals to protect from Mosquitoes and then walked the dogs. When we returned we sat out on our back porch and Terry worked on sanding a model he is working on and I play my harp and then my guitar and sang. Needless to say, my fingertips are a tad sore this morning. I had not played my guitar much since March. We both showered early and climbed into a rathe

Early Fall 11 x 14 inches Oil on Panel A Painting a Day SOLD My thoughts are to fall already! BUT I cannot complain with the temps as they have been in our region, but for painting I am always thinking color. We were in and out of Dallas fast yesterday...had to tend to something at home that came up quickly. We have family with surgery next Tuesday and are in the prelims of getting things ready. We are suppose to leave for Wyoming a day after that so I pray all goes well. We will be in Colorado the next week and I will be painting from there! YEAH....and taking tons of pictures. I heard from Barbie, that was visiting from Salt Lake City. She had the horror tale of the trip home with a delay that kept her a full day from reaching home. I enjoyed our visit so much! Wish she lived closer, we would definitely be active together on a daily basis. TODAY is Conni Tögel's birthday, so I have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wish we were together to share a glass of wine and some cake. Remember

Golden Boy 4 x 6 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas A painting a Day We are off to Big D today for a big Day! More on that later. This painting is a small one I painted out of fun on a tiny canvas. Lots of colors and still thick paint, so it was fun to play in the colors. Today remember you are a child of God. We watched a movie last night with Cary Grant in it. I don't know the name of it but he played a character called Cass Brown, also known as Casanova Brown. Yeah, there were lots of women and eventually a baby that was his that he kidnapped because he didn't want the mother to give it up for adoption. He was paranoid about that tiny little girl, wore scrubs when feeding her and weighed her every time she ate. He was worried with the ounces she gained each day she would progressively grow to be 20 ft tall and 1000 pounds! BUT what caught my attention was the way he sat leaning over her bassinet watching her sleep and planning her future. Does not God do that with eac

Horsey Gossip 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Good morning! This is a delightful COLORFUL group of hoses I had fun painting the past two days. I thought I would take it to Wyoming, but ya know the paint is sooo thick it will not be dry to make the trip! So many personalities in this painting...hard to take them all in. Don't forget to stop in at EARTH WORKS ART GALLERY . Yesterday my high school girlfriend Barbie drove out from Dallas. She is in visiting from Salt Lake City. We took art together in junior high school...that is where we met! I think it was first period art with Mr Craig at Lake Highlands Jr High School. Wonder if he is still alive? I learned so much from him. We even did architecture and designed our own homes in 8th grade! I even used that lesson when I taught 8th grade art. ANY way, after a yummy dinner at the FABULOUS Ponder Steak house, we came back to the house and she began a painting. She claims she has not painted in her adult life

After the Bath Towel Wrap 22 x 28 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Don't forget to stop by www.earthworksartgallery.com and see some of the paintings hanging in my show! Thursday and I am running out of days. I spoke to Amanda late yesterday afternoon and we decided at the last minute to put together a book for the show in Wyoming. I GET TO PUT TOGETHER the book in between finishing up the pieces she wants me to send. Today I will work on some flowers to go up with the horses and cowboys and do some prints as well. Terry will have to shake a leg and get the mega printer fired up. I need to call ASEL ART early and have Jim send some stretcher bars to us so we can get some gliclee ready as well. This painting I finished up yesterday while the water filter man was chasing a leak under my sink where the filter system is located. He did not finish up until after six thirty last night. It was terribly interrupting to my work and finishing up things. I am painting in acryli

THE RETURN OF THE PAINTED PONY 30 x 40 inches THICK RICH Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD GROAN. Break is over. Work is at hand. Terry is back at work and I will hit it hard today. This is a painting I finished on Monday night to list on eBay. Click here to bid. I have not done a painted pony horizon pull in almost two months, so you have the return. Always a symphony to paint with color and love and great music in the background. I was listening to ANTJE DUVEKOT. Click here. SHE is fabulous.... I do not know what original site I was on but it allowed you to listen to her music and songs before buying and I bought two CD"s of her and two of Ellis Paul. Actually I just checked on her site and you can listen to some of her songs...GO do it! ANNA is about her grandmother that has Alzeheimers. She talks on the CD about her grandmother and says she wrote the song about her grandmother, but her name was not ANNA, it was Gadda, but Gadda didn't rhyme so she had to use Anna,