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Getting up in the morning with NOTHING on the schedule but the words... paint today!

WIDE OPEN STUDIO DAY © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Fall Horse Play Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Every artist needs a day when nothing is expected. No deadlines. No pressure. Just music, paint, and the freedom to explore. Sometimes the greatest discoveries happen when we stop trying so hard and simply enjoy the process. Read the full story at EllePace.com. Shop other Available Artwork.  Follow the Spirit of the Paint... with Laurie Pace               Shop for Paintings      |     Shop for Prints and Gifts    |  Commissioned Paintings         INSTAGRAM  : @LauriePaceBlog    Facebook Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, ...

Some of our sweetest memories begin with music. Long before I became a professional artist, a little transistor radio filled my upstairs bedroom...

Under Texas Stars   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Some of our sweetest memories begin with music. Long before I became a professional artist, a little transistor radio filled my upstairs bedroom while I painted on a drafting board that served as my first easel. Looking back, I realize music, friendships, faith, and art were already weaving together the threads of a life I could never have imagined. Read the full story and discover the memories behind Under Texas Stars at EllePace.com.   Elle Laurie Pace, Elle Pace, Under Texas Stars, horse painting, equine art, Texas artist, expressive oil painting, palette knife painting, Threads of Grace, music and art, memories, faith and art, western art, contemporary equine artist, original oil painting, Texas memories, impressionist horse painting   • self-interest vs selflessness  •  New Year Chris...

You've seen this painting before, now read My Heart's Story behind Playing for Papa.

The True Story of Playing for Papa © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Playing for Papa Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Sometimes we don't recognize the threads that have been woven through our lives until years later. For me, music came long before painting. I grew up at the piano, later taught piano and guitar, and discovered that melodies have a way of staying with us long after the final note has faded. When I painted 'Playing for Papa', I thought I was creating a single painting. Looking back now, I realize I was uncovering something much deeper. Music wasn't simply part of my childhood—it quietly became part of the foundation beneath my art. That was me on the piano at a young age.  There is much more to the story on my website blog.  As I begin sharing more stories through Threads of Grace, I'm rediscovering how music, family, faith, and painting have always been woven together. Some paint...

First Love by Texas Artist Laurie Pace, The Sounds of Music via brushwork and canvas.

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2022 First Love 18 x 27 Oil on Canvas Sold  by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.   Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. " The painting is the daughter of a friend I have known all of her life.  Soft and precious and real in so many ways.  A young girl lost in the music of her instrument.  Reminds me of how easily I get lost in playing my piano or one of my guitars.  If you look closely you see the triangle that is the main part of the composition rising from the bottom of the painting.  The eye actually enters at the top left of the canvas and you come straight down the instrument to the beautiful hair and face of the young girl. The concentration is only broken by her arm parallel to the bottom edge of the painting. The arm stops you from leaving the painting. You are to stay, study and enjoy the sto...