Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

DOUBLE TIME Oil on Panel 6 x 6 inches A Painting a Day Friday, Friday, Friday. This painting was done on Thursday. With the muscle pain I am not able to paint very much and with this I could sit and paint! I believe I was able to capture the movement and joy of color and energy even on this small board panel. My car has made it to the auto repair shop. It is a tough baby and we should know something hopefully late today on its repair. Meanwhile we are working on our repair. Terry basically limped through a two day course he had been scheduled to take four months ago. He was in pain sitting and sitting and then trying to move around out in the sun. It has been a laugh trying to find a doctor to see us. When it is associated with an accident NO one will see you. What is wrong with this picture??? So I have been turned down by our Primary Care Physician, the doctor in our town, the Orthopedic Team the ER referred us to and now I am on hold for another clinic and they can only see

CHILD IN THE PARK 5 x 7 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas A Painting A Day BABY BLUES!!! This was working from a photo of my grandson Jonathan. It is a tiny painting, and I really need to shoot it from my tripod. I may replace this photo with a better one. I had fun studying the light and working with the colors and TRYING not to put colors in that are traditionally in your head, but only using tones of what you actually see!!! I am stiff this morning. Will be having a wrecker pick my car up and tow it to the FIX IT SHOP. They do not think it is too bad, but want to get it up on a rack. We chose to take it to our neighbors body shop knowing it is an honest shop and they do wonderful work, but it is on the opposite side of Ft Worth from us! Hope your Thursday is full of Grace and His love. Grace to you, Laurie “For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”—Galatians 5:1

Peonies Popping 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day The painting above I finished this morning. It is thick paint and will take weeks to dry, but I had fun rejoicing in the music and the day as I painted and it definitely shows that! I have had such warm wonderful conversations with so many of you that read my blog and I have never met you in person. I thank all of you that write me about the different paintings enabling me to sell directly from this blog. THANK YOU!!! It is Saturday. It started with rushing Annie to the vet...she had torn stitches in one of her larger incisions. Thanks goodness the vet was open and the race had not started at the Texas Motor Speedway or I would be stuck away from our house. Not sure how Terry will get home this afternoon. He arrives usually around four, well the gates open at Four at the TMS....and the roads will be JAMMED. Annie is doing great. Stacey went with me because I still cannot use my left arm with my injured rotator cuff.

PICASSO PONY Acrylic on Canvas A Painting a Day Maybe I should have entitled this BAD HAIR DAY!~ Actually played with this one several weeks ago trying out some new underlays with impasto....and in person it is pretty cool. I set it in the dry room and forgot about it. I found it last night and decided I loved the movement after all! Today I am going to finish up some red flowers that are a commission piece and start a new piece exploring another area in painting that I dabbled in last year in the spring. I am anxious to push new limits and explore more. Here is something interesting I read this morning: Something to think and pray about this week There is a story from the desert fathers. A certain brother came to the abbot Moses seeking a word from him. The old man said, "Go and sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything." The ability to sit still, in silence, with nothing except the silence (not even a mobile phone or the sound of music), really does frig

Summer Rain Poppies 2007 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day We are off to Grapevine and the bank in a few minutes. I just finished this HUGE 30 X 30 inch Poppies in the rain. I did one similar last year and loved the colors playing in it and decided to do a similar one. It is emotional! The palette was three different reds, orange, yellow, marigold, white, leaf green, yellow green and sap green. I threw in a bit of Blue Violet as well. To me the flowers seem to be floating and dancing!!! My dad has been struggling with some heart rhythm issues but hopefully this will be resolved this week. I know the stress on my Mom is doubled right now. Please keep them in prayer. DOGS, they are home. Paddy had his FIX ME surgery yesterday and he doesn't even realize he is missing part of his anatomy. Annie on the other hand, had five large cysts removed and at age 8 she is moving slowly and not really happy! The vet did give us HAPPY pills for her when the storms blow throug

ARABIAN IN BLUE 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting A Day Painted on Thursday! Well, Back to work today. I am working on my book for the New York show as we speak. I took a break to do my blog! This is a white Arabian that I painted when Trina was here painting with me on Thursday. The colors reflected the depth of my mood that day as I am searching for changes still and not finding them...but after yesterday and our anniversary I have a slight nod of direction and we will see what passes through the next few months. Nothing happens over night. I think it was our deep conversations, but the Italian Margarita from Olive Garden did not hurt. We also watched a great movie last night...THE GUARDIAN.... highly recommend it for the charged emotional depth of the message. It was so encouraging again to see my red dahlia inspiring another artist to immediately paint a red dahlia...paint on and enjoy the Lord's glory...there is enough for all of us. The objective of being in the s

IRIS BUDS 18 X 36 inches Oil/Acrylic on Canvas A Painting A Day CLICK HERE TO BUY! Good morning! Yesterday was a delight as I unwrapped a gifted painting from Charlene. It is a beautiful 30 x 40 impressionistic piece of an artist painting in a garden! WOW... can't wait to frame it and hang it. Other than that I painted the Iris Buds above and one small one of a Tuscan Morning. The one above has a bottom layer of acrylic in purple, everything else piled on top is Oil! Refreshing and strong in color...this is part of my BACKYARD BLOOMS Gallery Series 2007. Today we are waiting for ULINE to deliver the cardboard Terry fashions the custom made boxes out of. We ran out and I forgot to order it! Meanwhile.... I will finish cleaning up this morning and hopefully when we go to FEDEX we will grocery shop. We have to watch the gas usage! Doesn't everyone? Relax today and breathe! Grace, Laurie “Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils th

PINK HYDRANGEA 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting A Day HAPPY FRIDAY MORNING. It is in the high fifties and I am already missing my sunrise and cup of tea! I have to hurry through this one! Georgia sent me pictures of her blooming hydrangea in her backyard...that was my simple inspiration for this huge freestyle painting of pink beauties! The paint is thick and fresh and full of movement and life...just like spring and summer! We had Joe Doughtery out last night to look at plumbing...he arrived right after the repair man for my oven...I was trying to paint and was definitely tied up in knots. BUT turns out Joe plays guitar ...and boy does he. He picked up and strummed both my Taylor and my Larrivee. I felt pretty darn good with in just a few minutes~ but then Terry decided it was still light enough outside to try and trim Paddy dog. NOT GOOD...too much dog hair flying. I am off to enjoy the day. Wait for that divine wisdom today with patience! Grace, Laurie “It is you who lig

FULL PAINT 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Not sure where I woke up this morning, but it decisively does NOT feel like Texas. It is in the low fifties outside....I am going to blog and then go sit by the open window and watch the sun rise and play my harp. I anticipate sipping hot peppermint tea with a touch of honey and watching the glory of the Lord wake the earth. THEN I will be back to paint! So this is short and sweet today! FOR YOU, I suggest the same. Find something to focus on that is part of God's creation...his gift for you. Don't ignore gifts given so freely. Stop wasting time on the stress and the worry, put it down for a few moments and give HIM your attention! Grace, Laurie “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God?”—1 Corinthians 6:19

FLOWERS FOR THE RED ROOM 24 x 24 inches Oil on canvas A Painting a Day Thursday....teaching and the final spring art show. I have kept under wraps the winners that were chosen! Today will only do one painting and that will be AFTER cleaning the entire house and preparing food for tonight! RAIN has kept us muddy, floors muddy from the dogs, rugs wiped out wiht mud...I have much to do today. Am praying it does not rain later....will have to put the dogs in the garage during the show...like to keep the back patio/porch open for eating ability....with NO DOGS! On my blog tomorrow ...oops...don't know if I can blog tomorrow. Tomorrow is Dallas, DAD, errands for paint, painting deliveries, and a Mother/Daughter banquet at church....busy busy day/night. Enjoy your day, enjoy the moment and give thanks. Remember the painting I posted of Annie this week? It is on eBay now and is on auction to raise money for the MICHAEL BOLTON Charities (abused children and women) CLICK here to see it and b

Moonlight Two 18 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Click here to bid. Saturday early morning and I have a mega painting day ahead. I played too much yesterday only finish a large flower I posted on Artbyus. This painting I finished the day before....GORGEOUS colors if you enlarge it....and subtle details. Terry is home today and will be working on our front flower beds. Change is in the air, feels more like fall, but it is spring. In our lives our arms are open for direction and we wait in anticipation for the gift God will provide. Meanwhile, we must give thanks for all we do have and know He will continue to provide the best of what we need. (Note NEED not WANT) Sometimes we do not allow ourselves the privilege of what we deserve in life, and then in other times we expect we are deserving of much more. I am only confident I have the tools and gifts He has given me and the wisdom to use them. Grace to all, Laurie It often amazes me as I write this blog daily, I do not re

UNITY SPIRIT OF THREE Horses 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Click here to bid. The storms have passed through the area and I do believe we received about 8 inches of rain or more. The streets and bar ditches were all under the same lake as it crept near our homes. The unusual part was this storm did not press through swiftly as they normally do...it was moving slowly and the storm moved at an angle keeping us wet and stormy for almost 8 straight hours. Very unusual. SO, I did not paint yesterday. Something about wet paint and wet air...hummm...But this painting is in a new color series for me with the deep blue and violet backgrounds. I thought I had posted this one and my Texas Mission, but I couldn't trace them back this month in my blog, so I hope I am not repetitious! Very unusual colors pulled through on this one....enjoy it! My cousin is still visiting from Boise. He has his treat of Texas with the weather. He spent several hours at the sink cleaning and

Santa Fe Afternoon Shower 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting A Day It is going to be a rainy day today...and varnishing will have to wait.....we are expecting storms today....so I won't paint much today either. This painting is a fascinating use of color and balance. It is for the contemporary art buyer for sure! Niki phoned from Virginia where all the Noreaster hit...she was on generator power until the generator broke. She just phoned from her cell phone this morning. It is 50 degrees and dropping in her home and she is hanging on. The generator folks were there last night and could not fix it, coming back today...but that is after a TOW truck had to get them out of the area last night. I will remind myself that a little hail and wind is nothing to cold and wet and wind with no power. At least we have a fireplace and can build a fire. Prayers are that way not just for her but for everyone and on top of that for the families of the victims of the shooting. Sometimes our

CITY BLOCKS One Cityscape Oil on Canvas 30 x 40 inches HUGE!!!! Click here to bid, Opening Bid $269.00 This is a huge painting, full of color! Inspired when we visited Mike and Cindy's house and I saw all her new furniture in her den, couches with all the primary colors! What fun. There kids are all off to college and life beyond, so it was time for fun and a face lift. They redid their kitchen too. She went to a seminar about collecting rainwater. We saw the gizmos she built out of trash cans enabling her gutters to run rain water straight into the containers. Then on the bottom of each trash can she had mounted spikets that you can attach the hose to. SMART!!! If we all did that we would have lower water bills! Spoke with my mom yesterday. My niece broke her foot this weekend. She is mid twenties adn this is definitely something that slows you down at any age! Prayers for healing for her...fast healing! This weekend we will gather at a new restaurant in Dallas, The Rembra

QUIET OF SUNRISE 22 X 28 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Click here to bid Starting bid $199.00 Good morning! Today is gorgeous, sixty degrees and sunny. I could not have ordered a better day! I give thanks and praise to the LORD for His beauty and the weather! Meanwhile this morning I finished this Venice Sunrise and have it listed on Artbyus.com. THICK paint in my tradition but with a paint brush and brilliant colors. I am working on a second large commission piece of roosters today, so maybe tomorrow I can post that one...it is a long paint with it with at least seven layers of paint and impasto! Yesterday at the grocery store we were checking out. Krogers always hires mentally challenged individuals and we have always appreciated this. I think more so after losing Grant. As the man was trying to figure out how to use our cloth grocery bags (I take my own) Terry gently helped him and was so tender with this man, who was at least 35 years old. I sucked it up but by the tim

Spring Love Horses 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day What a gorgeous day yesterday~ a perfect Palm Sunday! I didn't do much painting with church and family, but am posting one I finished during the week last week that will be on auction later this week on eBay. (Unless you want to buy it now!) A playful approach to color and contrast to bring in thoughts of spring and the beginnings of a new love! My grandson Jonathan was over yesterday. He brought his bike and enjoyed the safety of our little town to ride around in. He is so much fun to be around. He could not wait for his BAMPA to arrive home from the airport to play with him. They were inseparable from the time Jon was 18 months old until his mother regained custody of him last year. It has been a rough emotional year for us as she has limited our visitation out of her need to control with no thought to Jonathan. He does not understand why he cannot see us or be here. He is still waiting one year later for us