Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 The Edge   Sold  Oil on Canvas ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones. This is a flashback of a painting that I am thinking possibly 2005 maybe? She sold quickly to a couple from New York.  There are a few paintings that leave a memory of the actual painting and this is one of them.   "You shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock - with the edge of the sword. " Deuteronomy 13:15 #horsepaint

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Size: 36 x 36  Oil on Canvas. Sold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers The "Sue" Club.  My middle name is Sue. I do not meet many "Sue"s at all.  My daughter in law's mom is  "Sue" ... and until I met "Sue" from Canada on the internet... that is about it for me.  So all the 'Sue' women I meet, I grow to love dearly.  Sue has commissioned a painting years back and her dear hubby has had me paint a few small ones.  The gift away this month is to Sue... and this gorgeous painting is the

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Size: 36 x 40  Oil on Canvas with Mixed Media ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view." Edward Abbey Seeing the progress shots on this painting is pretty amazing.   Stop and think about what you were like as a one year old.  Then think about age 10, age 20, age 40, and up.  Everything you have experienced is a layer placed in your life no different than this painting.  I will be getting this piece back from a Gallery in Park City Utah.  I want it placed in a home with lots of love.  Contact me if you are interested in this piece

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Summer Winds Size: 40 x 40  Sold Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations We are deep into Lent and my heart and mind are more in love with my Father than I was the week before. He not only gives his love, his grace, his light, his comfort, his presence... but he gives us HOPE. Psalm 119:116 "Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed."    #horsepainting  #lauriepaceart  #equi

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Changing Direction 30 x 40  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go! Are you walking in the right direction? Are you confused or lost? Do you wake up on Monday and dread the week ahead? Are you sitting there on Sunday feeling empty?  Time to find your map and your direction. How do you do that?  Grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down what your dream life would look l

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Golden Boy 24 x 30 Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.  From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Monday words and both are so full of study and heart. "All that is gold does not glitter."  I says it all doesn't it? But then cross referencing in the Bible for something that ties into both my heart and my

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 The Clearing  Size: 36 x 48  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ― C.G. Jung This is one of those quotes you need over your bathroom mirror when you get up each morning. It is too easy to look outside of ourselves and busy ourselves with 'things' and avoid facing reality. Living to grasp life at its fullest is rare these days. Too much time distracted by computers, phones and ipads. No longer do we consider face to face conversations valuable, or handwriting a letter. Even in our schools the

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Size: 36 x 48  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Flame and shadow. One cannot exist without the other.” ― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen So with the theme of the show being the Calm after the Storm, it pulled me into you cannot have the calm if you don't have the storm.  It is that Yin Yang thing.  Love/hate; tears/laughter; sad/happy; day/night.  I think you get my point.  So in the painting I am thinking of contrasting things. Each horse had to have something that makes them apart and unique from the others. What is a painting without contrast?  Pretty dull.  Meet the Red horse just breaking from the storm.  Life/death.

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Size: 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on the water.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love The base layer of this painting had soft tones of color in it. I thought perhaps I would do a muted piece but for some reason my soul struggles to put out the color. It is like putting out the light. It is like forcing my nature to do something that does not feel comfortable.  So I am not sure where this will go this week but will take you along with me.   After the soft layer was applied a week ago, I came into the studio and using caramel brown, sketch