Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 The Race is On 20 x 30  Oils on Canvas SOLD  by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. I love this painting. It was done in January of 2010. Looking back through at some favorites inspires me before I paint today.  I am starting a paint it forward piece for someone that needs inspiration and light and color in their lives right now. My art is a gift from God and it is a privilege to use it to lift up hope and love.    The Race is On I remember these days in my second most favorite studio, the one before the lake. We had purchased a 1955 home built by an architect that studied under Frank Lloyd Wright.  400 sq feet... in a house I could have lived in my whole life and loved. Curved walls, open space soaring ceilings... even the master bedroom had a spiral stair that went up to a library area.  The things coming out of my studio then were amazing... well s

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 In the Wild Horse Painting 8 x 10  Oils on Canvas Sold    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  "Notice the texture and the thick pulls of paint. This is what creates the personality of my paintings. It weaves together the layers of paint applied with a palette knife, piling drag after drag criss crossing the painting creating planes of color and depth.    If you would love one of your own, lets do it.  Tell me the colors that ring your heart alive, and the subject...horses, flowers, what do you love the most?"   Contact me. How do you spend your days? Are you IN THE WILD?  It is time to have some fun and forget about all the news and noise around us. Makes me want to sing, to dance, to play music and sing some more!  Unfortunately, my house needs to be cleaned tomorrow. I can sing while I clean!  Been 10 days and we have been on the road back and forth to Dallas taking care of family things.  I am unpacking

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Tentatively 30 x 40  Acrylic on Canvas Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. " This sweet baby came from an inspiration by Helmut Hussman on FB who shoots photos of wild horses… I may take the inspiration and go different directions than the original in color and background, but the love of horses and their spirit is always foremost!" Elle Tentative - Hesitant Have you ever been hesitant or felt tentative about doing something? The painting change from Oils to Acrylics is where I am at with both words.  I have painted in oils almost exclusively since 1981.  This change is being made for health reasons as well as not having 5-10 paintings hanging around the house trying to dry to send out!  I can tell you back in the days of ebay from 2002 till 2010... I was making over 100k a year and they were all oil. Painting at least 6-7 pie

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 The Power Within. 8 x 8 inches  Acrylics on Cradled Panel Not Available  by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. " Looking at them, Jesus *said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27 The Power of the Paint In the creating of a painting, there is power!  That is how the painting above was named this morning. The energy was amazing. Painting intuitively brings the strong advantage of power to the artist. There is power in the color of the paints. There is power in the composition of the painting. There is power in the spirit of the paintings. There is power in the creation of the painting.  Each painting has the ability to reach a heart where it belongs! I am considering teaching again from my home studio. Have not decided if I will do a full workshop, but it is on  my mind! It is always interesting t

      © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Traversing the Land 8 x 10  Mixed Media Horse Painting on cradled panel framed by the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. When I chose the painting for my blog today , I wanted my verse from my Bible to reflect the journey of taking a trip. Everyone reacts differently to travel. If you are like me... you don't get nervous until the day of the trip. but once I begin the journey, I find a peace and calmness. This verse refers to the speaker or writer as being old and not young.  I am definitely closer to the old over the young and this speaks to and from my heart to you.  Every day is a journey in your life and you know not what is ahead.  " The Lord makes firm the steps  the one who delights in him;  though he may stumble, he will not fall,  for the Lord upholds him with his hand.  I was young

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Windows in Time 16 x 20  Oils on Birch, Shadow Box Frame Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. “ So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? So also Abraham 'believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham " Galatians 3:5-7 THOSE TIMES Have you had some of these recently? In my younger years I waited for postcards from God. I knew that was not real, but I would wait for a message or direction. As I got older I accepted the reality that abiding meant abiding and waiting on HIM meant doing it patiently.   The hard thing today is letting it ALL go to the point that joy fills my thoughts and my life, my words and my actions . Not as easy as I