'Spirit of Fire' 30 x 40 Oil on Canvas SOLD this morning just before I posted this blog! It is on its way to a new gallery in Shanghi. Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : Just back here from my NY show, this beauty has been featured in Western Art Collector in an ad and write up last year. She is ready for a new home. HEAVY palette knife dominates the exterior feel of this composition while strong color contrast builds the energy. The Thought : Sometimes I feel overcrowded by life . Between the responsibilities and the personalities and the compounding of work and home life, the hours are not enough and something always suffers. I believe when we arrive at this point we are open to attack from all sides. Evil creeps in when you least expect it during your day and often you react in a human fashion lashing out instead of walking with Him. ...
Laurie Pace Fine Art is a contemporary American painter known for expressive horse paintings, figurative works, florals, and narrative art. Working primarily in oil, and occasionally beginning with acrylic underlayers, Laurie paints intuitively—guided by movement, emotion, faith, and the spirit of the paint itself.