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Snow or Sun? Memories of winter when you cannot race the sun.

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 Racing the Sun Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   First things first.  Day 5 Winner is S Wilson Congrats!!! Do you remember   racing home from a friends house, running as fast as you could? It gets more exciting when others are racing with you to see who gets to your front porch first! It is especially fun in the snow and I believe there is snow on the ground in this painting.  I painted this when my studio overlooked the waters of Lake Cypress Springs, and we had a three or four acre cat fish pond in our backyard. East Texas trees soared all around our home.  My studio had six windows and a glass door leading out to the deck and the trees. Often we could watch the dear scamper across the land dam between the lake and the pond while snow flakes floated through the air. Here was our home.  We had bird feeders everywhere, passion vines growing in the ...

Clear Summer Nights and Dancing in the Moonlight - Texas Artist Laurie Pace

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Dancing in the Moonlight 24 x 24 in  Oils on Canvas SOLD and Living in Florida!    by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt,  Sing like there's nobody listening,  And live like it's heaven on earth.” ― William W. Purkey   This painting "Dancing in the Moonlight" lives in Florida. It was painted just before we moved out of Dallas for East Texas.  I love horses and I love watching them dance and play with each other. This horse is dancing with the night sky above him. His mane is whipping in several directions at the same time. Stretching his head high and then low... he enjoys the sounds and beauty of the night sky.  The Night Until we lived on the lake, I never saw the night sky like I did ...