Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 The Rising Star Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   The swipe of the palette knife and the movement of color in every painting I create, bring depth and desire and life onto the canvas.  The Rising Star exemplifies the depth of beauty be it large or small in size.   Psalm 147: 4 "He counts the stars and calls them by name."    I am in the midst of working on the 30 x 30 commission, so my blog has to be short. This one is by brush and not knife and the time is multiplied considerably to work the different areas.  "There is much on my heart this day as I work. I will be praying over friends, family and offering up a prayer for you as well. The heat in Texas is in full force and hubby is fighting loosing our trees and yard because of the water conservation. Make it a beautiful Thursday. Elle Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Watering Hole Morning Sun 32 x 48 inches  Oil on Canvas  Commission - SOLD   by Laurie Pace   This gorgeous horse painting brought forth the colors of autumn in the wooded areas of Montana, Idaho and Washington state. It was a commissioned painting and I worked with the paint colors in the room and the buffet it would be hung over. A painting like this transforms repeatedly through the process. The photo below was 75 percent through the painting, but it was still NOT right. Each horse went through changes... and the woods behind had double changes...and the water was the last horizon to cross.  It is this last push that takes a painting over the edge of disaster mess to "THIS IS IT!" .  No different that in life when you hit the wall, rest and lean into God. Perseverance pays off and you grow closer to the Lord. On the Easel... NOT WORKING.    James 1: ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 In The Wild Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   "In the Wild"  this horse painting was pure knife work  with layers of paint.  This would be strong in a 3 x 4 foot canvas. Patterned strokes of color, some are friends and some clash harshly.... Part of life! Psalms 27:1  The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? I am beginning a new commission piece. Yesterday afternoon I prepped the canvas with Scripture the client wanted on the foundation.  Then I use clear gesso with a bit of paint I used writing the Scripture.  The results left a heavenly feel to the surface.  Today I will be planning and partially dividing the area between sky and land... where the horses will be and the horizon and clouds, will come later. I will work ground up.  The conversation I h...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Shadows Oil on Canvas   by Laurie Pace   This precious painting entitled Shadows was packed up and recently found. It truly needs a home, but not sure it would call to many readers.  This was painted in 2004. We had our 4 year old grandson living with us and most likely He was on the beautiful back porch eating  when I took a photo of him but used it in a dramatic way. Hanging out on my easel right now and I am enjoying the solitude. I will eventually put it on my website for sale. Hebrews 13: 5-6  "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you;  never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, T he Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.    What can mere mortals do to me?” I think most of us have a need for money... it pays the bills and feeds us. Yet too often, it is ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 The Invitation New Home, Thank you Mirada Fine Art Denver Colorado  View more of my work at MIrada here. Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   The Invitation painting sold from Mirada Fine Art this week. Steve and Jenny Sonnen have one of the finest galleries in the United States and have represented my work for fifteen years.  It is always inspiring to prepare to paint again, and I just am finishing up the painting I am doing for a sweet little girl and her family. I will not be sharing it for privacy reasons.  After that I will begin work on I hope 2-3 commissions for a family in Colorado.  These I will share with you as I paint.   Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." I noticed the past month that being KIND and COMPASSIONATE toward my Hubby is beginning to make ch...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Early Sunflowers Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   This Painting of Sunflowers is by far one of my favorite. It reminds me of my grandmother's farm in Florissant MO. I have written before describing the inner circle of flowers in the circular dirt drive. As a toddler most of the flowers were as tall as I was.  There was always a mist every morning at the farm when we woke up around 6 a.m.  Morning is always good! Genesis 19:27 "And Abraham went early in the morning to the place he had stood before the Lord. "   There are places in your heart and home that you have retreated to fall upon your knees and pray and cry out to the Lord. Our lives are all complicated and busy and things come up that we have to make hard decisions. What do you do, when you cannot decide on a direction? This verse in the Bible is referring to Abraham rising and looking in a dist...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025  "Intent" Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   This is a throw back to 2010, 15 years ago, an unusual horse painting with a touch of realism and not palette knife.  This painting has a mystery to it and it lures the eye in for discovery over the surfaces of the horse's face. We were living in Dallas in our "Frank Lloyd Wright" inspired home and I had a huge studio that was 24 x 24 ft.  (Never had it so good!!!  Had a sink for washing brushes in and I loved it the almost three years we lived there. The photo below is the room but the people after us used it as another living area.  Here is the Zillow Link. The kitchen is as we did it, and flooring was solid wood and beautiful... we had that put in. We replaced ALL the windows in the house. Some one before us took out a circular fireplace in the front living room. IT is worth a peak! Click the photo.) Matthew 7:13-14 ...