Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

A Quiet Morning in the Studio © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Some mornings the studio asks me to slow down. This commission is one of those rare paintings where I set aside my usual expressive style to honor the quiet relationship between a woman and the horse she loves. Every brushstroke is less about creating a likeness and more about preserving a memory. Not every painting is meant for a gallery. Some are simply meant to go home. Read more at my blog Elle Pace  and see two different small gifts of love and horses.   Elle  Laurie Pace, Elle Pace, Threads of Grace, Quiet Morning in the Studio, horse painting, equine artist, horse commission, oil painting, commissioned artwork, women and horses, artist blog, storytelling through art, studio life, realism in art, original oil painting Shop Available Artwork.  Follow the Spirit of the Paint... wit...

The book pages disappeared... © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Haunted Mesa Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   One thing struck me that I don't think I have put into words before. Book pages disappear. The viewer cannot read them anymore. But they still determine everything that comes afterward. Isn't that exactly how our lives work? The books we've read. The people we've loved. The grief we've carried. The faith we've learned. The roads we've traveled. Much of it can no longer be seen. Yet it is all still there, beneath the surface, supporting every brushstroke or piece of our life that follows. That realization makes this painting above feel even richer to me than it did before. It isn't just about a haunted mesa. It's about the hidden foundations we all carry—and how they quietly shape the beauty that eventually appears. Read more on my website with the entire series of photos from using pages from The ...

Treasures of the Heart © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 BUY A COPY OF THE BOOK     Sometimes an old book becomes more than a collection of paintings. This morning I opened Treasures of the Heart, a book I created years ago, and found myself remembering not just the artwork, but the joy of discovering new subjects and telling stories through paint. It reminded me that every season of life shapes an artist, and every painting becomes part of that journey. Today, I'm heading back to the studio with a grateful heart and a fresh canvas waiting.   Elle Read the full Studio Story on my website and join me as I rediscover the treasures that have always been there. SEO: Laurie Pace • Treasures of the Heart • Studio Stories • Palette Knife Artist • Oil Painting • Artist's Journey • Creative Process • Daily Painting Shop other Available Artwork.  Follow the Spirit of the Paint... with Laurie Pace     ...

BLUE MOON © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Sometimes an older painting arrives at exactly the right moment. You can read this and click through to see the final painting.  This morning I rediscovered Blue Moon , one of my favorite wolf paintings, along with every process photograph from its creation. Looking through those images reminded me that every painting begins with uncertainty and grows one layer at a time. That couldn't have come at a better moment. A fresh canvas is waiting in my studio today, and perhaps that's the lesson we all need from time to time—to trust the process, begin anyway, and discover where the journey leads. Visit my Studio Stories to see Blue Moon and the story behind rediscovering both the painting and a little encouragement along the way.     ELLE SEO: Wolf Painting • Palette Knife Art • Contemporary Wildlife Art • Oil Paintin...

The Race (No. 101) © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Some paintings seem to gather new meaning with time. This week I revisited The Race, a palette knife painting created around 2008. Looking at it today, I no longer see horses simply racing across a landscape—I see movement, joy, and the different seasons we all travel through in life. I also spent time beginning a small portrait, discovering once again that sometimes a painting has its own direction if we are willing to slow down and listen. And today I brought back something that has always meant a great deal to me... Painting It Forward. Stop by my Studio Stories to read about The Race, the new portrait taking shape, and why one floral painting may soon begin a new journey.  Elle SEO Words: Palette Knife Horse Painting • Contemporary Western Art • Horse Art • Studio Stories • Oil Painting • Painting It Forward • L...

My Favorite Appaloosa Painting  © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Some paintings become old friends. This Appaloosa, painted years ago while I lived at Lake Cypress Springs, a photo of it found its way back into my hands this week and reminded me why I fell in love with painting horses in the first place. As artists, we often look backward to move forward. Studying older work can reveal forgotten color combinations, fresh ideas, and even the confidence to begin again. Looking at this painting, I was reminded that color has always been my language. The past few months have been a season of healing. This week I reached a small but meaningful milestone, and with it came the realization that perhaps my path back to the easel is closer than I imagined. There is something about revisiting an old favorite that has stirred new inspiration. I hope you'll stop by my Studio Stor...

         © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026      Breaking Day Rocky Mountains         Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   First I want to share paintings are on sale at my website, but it takes a code to check something out with the sale.    If you are not on my mailing list, you won't know the code. I will send out the call in a few more weeks... if you want to use the discount, you need to sign up for the shout out from me.  In the bottom section there is a Sign up Button.   Fill it out and you will be able to gain the pricing                                                   Reflection Sleeping this afternoon.  Still need to clean my house and I had hoped to start a new painting. We will s...

Nothing Wasted © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 The Colors we Carry Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Woven Through the Wind The wind has been relentless in North Texas — carrying everything with it, just like memory and time. In the studio, I’ve been working the same way… blending leftover paint into new pieces. Nothing wasted. Everything becoming something  There is something grounding in that process — in taking what was once set aside and giving it new life. The knife moves differently when the paint already holds a history. It resists in places, blends unexpectedly in others, and those moments often lead to something I could not have planned. It reminds me to trust the process again… to let go of control just enough to allow the painting to become what it wants to be. the heart.  Sharing new works from this process — “Wind,” “Rising,” and “Purple Haze.” More on the blog.     Elle   Scrapping...