Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Beginnings   It's a gift for Nick and Family so it is sold... a contemporary slant with three 24 x 24 canvas. As I begin to work on this I keep in mind three very loved children, Elijah, Daiden and Mason. Watch this piece evolve.   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      WINNER:  I was REALLY surprised with the winner. There were over 40 entries for this small painting but so many awesome emails that came with each entry. Sheriff Paul was running from one event to the other so I had to have him choose a number between 1 and 40 and the list of how the entries arrived were on my excel sheet. He choose the number 12 and the 12th person to write me was one that brought so much joy to me this week, Amber Marie Jones.  I had heard from her earlier in the month as she was doing a school project on artists and had chosen my...

'Head Shot' 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Private Collection Contact me for a commissioned painting: Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : This was a special commission piece for a truly loved soccer player. This is the style painting that I really enjoy but these pieces take months to finish. Careful planning and layers of thinner paint build to the excitement on the canvas. The Thought : Still on vacation but Terry is still working non stop on the bathroom tile. He has one more wall to go. So hopefully tomorrow the wall will be done and then he will tackle the floor. It is a 'match' to the finish between him and the tile. Do you feel that way with life sometimes? I had to remind our youngest daughter of that today. She allowed herself to get into an altercation with a younger child. She is 17. I explained gently that she was old enough to walk away. She is old enough to know what is worth battling over and their situation was n...