Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

In Progress Horse sketching on Canvas from Laurie Pace on Vimeo .    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Painting in Progress 24 x 48  Oil on Canvas in Progress ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MY BLOG  ON INSTAGRAM     @lauriepaceblog Available Paintings by Laurie Pace          Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can hear a tiny bit of Celtic Woman "Walking on Air" if you know the song... otherwise it is very faint.  Music is important when I work.  Messy fingers are leaving a trail of graphite on my keyboard as well.  Will be finishing this up and then doing a coat of clear gesso on it before painting. I...

"Three Down South" 30 x 30 inches Intense Oil on Canvas Palette Knife Painting Contact me to purchase: Laurie ©Laurie Justus Pace Graphics One Design 2009 " He brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them. '" Genesis 15:5 The Painting: So many things played into this composition. It was painted in 2008 but I retouched and reworked it as I brought it home from one of the galleries. The gallery lost it's lease and it was sad as it had just opened two months ago. This is one of my palette knife paint pulls of my horses. You can feel the summer day as you are pulled into the sunlight in the pasture. Using contrasting colors of reds and greens through out most of the composition, I down played the oranges and blues to build a quiet symphony of color in the background. Are they pausing at water or are they sharing the grass? My Thoughts: Have you ever stood outside (as an adult) and looked...