Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 The Calling Commission Painting Oil on Canvas  by Laurie Pace   LOVE this painting. It comes up every year closer to August when my dear friend Queen Esther starred in NY in a musical. She has been on broadway many times and this was on the re-opening of the Apollo Theater back about 22 years ago. She is a forever friend, a mentor and a classy woman with a huge voice! 1 Thessalonians 4:14 " For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep." This is the week that brings me to my knees and my heart to mourn and then to sing. If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I implore you to read one of the Gospels of His birth and His life here on earth; Matthew or Luke both offer great insight to His time spent here.    Did you know Jesus has been with God in heaven, along with the Holy Spiri...

  © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Face Within .  This painting led off in my woman series of warriors back in 2022. Returning to figurative painting for a small collection, this one is magical. Can you find the second face? Layers of color and overlays criss cross this entire painting mapping out two faces.  Can you find the second one?  30 x 40 inches lush bright colors. Piled and layered by brush and palette knife. I am known and collected for my intense color.  The Latest Quest Putting God first.  In the Bible it makes it seem very simple. From my understanding, we need to move our thinking process and all our thoughts to a divine level. Once we do that, we’ll see that God‘s actually got all the physical stuff taken care of. Had to think about that forward to really define what a divine level might mean. And Colossians, chapter 3 verse two, it says “Set your mind on things above, not on things of the earth.” ...

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Topaz Eyes 24 x 24 framed | Oils on Canvas Available    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales . John 13: 34-35  “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. “ It has been a long February still sick with what I started in mid January.  I started on antibiotics Friday…hoping we can end this drain…thanks for your prayers, they are appreciated.  I am ever so grateful for the two paintings that sold.  One stays here in Texas and one heads to Illinois.  The Texas one is a first time collector but I feel like I know her because we met through mutual friends on Facebook. The Illinois collector has been with me at least ten years, p...

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2018 Magic Moment  SOLD  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I'm yours forever--forever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.”  Henry James They sent me an engagement photo was so much fun to paint it with pop art flavor! They wanted black and white but I suggested a tiny bit of flavor and it worked!!!  Sheer joy.  One of the best times and the best remembered time. Do you remember when you were engaged? Terry proposed on a sailboat as we were heading...

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2015 Hayden and Aspen Sold Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “There's always going to be bad stuff out there. But here's the amazing thing -- light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can't stick the dark into the light.” ― Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart Somehow things are ALWAYS better if you are not alone.  Hard to remember the words include God, and if you are a believer you are NEVER alone.  Still I believe to have your best friend, your spouse, your go to person nearby, always lends encouragement and benefit.  Giving...

'Krysta' 18 x 24  Watercolor on AquaBoard Gift for Krysta. Contact me for commissioned paintings. Laurie  On the Easel  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Today I have to share the story I got in my email from a Bible site online that I subscribed to advent emails for inspiration and preparation. This brought so much reflection to me yesterday when I read it... it was one of those aha moments in life where you get really quiet and realize the full essence of what you just read.  Enjoy my "The Parable of the Shopper Author unknown  From the Advent Emails from www.biblegateway.com . My feet were tired, my hands cold, my arms exhausted from the weight of the packages, and it was beginning to snow. The bus was late. I kept rearranging my packages, trying to hold them in a different way in order to give my poor arms a rest. I still remember tha...

'He's Not Kidding' 12 x 16  Oil on Board Just the beginnings... stay tuned for more.  Contact me for commissions. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 www.lauriepace.blogspot.com www.ellepace.com www.thepaintedpony.ne t The Painting:   I am working off one of my own photographs I took about a month ago.  I took some good shots of some local cowboys doing a performance. I have not done portrait type work in awhile so this is a wonderful painting exercise. Too much fleshing yellows so I have to overlay some reds and blues and purples with some raw umber mixed in. Here is my photo I am working from. I have a ways to go, and Debbie, No no no to this green gunk in the background... ??? WHAT??? Life at the Lake:   Was watching it rain, be cooler, have strong winds, pick up big falling tree branches... painting, washing, more painting and making homemade soup and cornbread. The Thought:   L...