Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

FEMALE CARDINAL 5 x 7 inches oil on panel A Painting A Day Short and sweet. Painted this sweetheart yesterday and it will go up to my show in NY with a book.... I have but 40 min to shower, walk the dogs, eat and leave for my morning class! SO this is a quick blog this morning. Forgive someone today, even if it is yourself. Grace, Laurie PS Don I am still praying for your flights and calm weather. “Then the Lord said, ‘I do forgive, just as you have asked.’”—Numbers 14:20

CELEBRATION LIFE 30 X 30 inches Oil on Canvas NOT LISTED ON EBAY for another week. Contact me if you are interested. This is painted in the same style as the horse I did last week, but the colors on this painting are deeper and more intense in personality. The strength is not only in the brush strokes, but the color as well. I did not intentionally start out with the head the same direction, I just began painting! Need to think opposite. Today is house cleaning, dog washing and all those fun things! Especially when it is still hard to move my neck. Terry can't do anything yet. He hopes to go back to work next week. We will see. Be happy, whole, peaceful and secure in the Love of the Lord. Laurie “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”—Proverbs 16:24

CALL OF THE WILD 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day CLICK the painting to see it close up! SOLD Thursday did not find me in the studio today. We left for Dallas early this morning to attend the wake and memorial service for Terry's aunt. We are just now arriving home at 10:30 pm, but are back in our little passat. More tomorrow. CALL of the Wild was painted over the past seven days with SEVERAL layers of paint, pulled by the palette knife...It is an evolving painting! Many things to find as you survey the piece! Grace, Remember God paves the way! Laurie “Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.”—Matthew 21:22

SUMMER RED 22 x 28 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Today I puttered around the studio painting. Tomorrow we are going to Terry's Aunt's memorial service. I am growing weary of the car...but at least we are back in our Passat. No it is not as perfect as it was. We learned that insurance companies use reprocessed parts from Junk yards. EEEk, my baby was pristine...now she is part junkyard. Doesn't make me smile...but she feels good inside and drives okay. We have a few issues with the lights etc and the trunk, so there is more to be done, but I am not sure how or who is responsible. It rained massively here again today. It is even flooding in our little town. I am posting late today...off to shower and then a good book! Grace, Laurie “‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. … for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.”—Luke 15:22, 24 ...

MOOING into Summer 18 x 18 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting A Day SOLD CONTACT ME for a similar commission piece! Tuesday brings my MOOOving into Summer to the blog. She was painted on Sunday! I rarely do cows, they are better done by Diane Whitehead . But with my summer series of COLORS OF SUMMER, I had to have one! Back to our GP today and hopefully Terry can return to work soon. PT starts in about a week. My hand is doing a bit better as I can type and hope to return to painting full time this next week. Between my neck and hand, it has slowed me down considerably, enough that I will not be shipping as many completed pieces to NY. With faith filled enthusiasm accept God's plan and good for your life. Laurie Keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.”—1 Kings 2:3

HILLS ONE 2007 22 X 28 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day Monday morning! I have posted Hills One 2007. Last summer I did a series of these and they were popular....just for the fun of it, I painted one this year. In fact last year they were so popular that I ended up doing a huge commission piece 3 by 4 feet! They are a delight to paint and fun to view! Today are trips to the Doctor and then home...Would really like my right had to straighten out. Typing HURTS!! This week I have to finish up the New York pieces for shipping next week, so I will be busy doing edges and varnishing! Rest in God's Peace Laurie “To set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.”—Romans 8:6

REFLECTIONS 15 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day COLOR COLOR COLOR abounds in this impressionistic landscape that shouts to me JOY and GLORY in God's creation! A wide brush loaded and wiped with thick oils creates the texture and impressions in this one. Today we get to sit and watch our youngest son load the uhaul with boxes we packed before we were in the car accident. They are going into storage to par down the clutter in the house as we put it on the market with MUCH PRAYER today. I am NOT looking forward to the trip across Dallas pulling the uhaul. Yesterday we attended classes with Covenant Kids. The education they give should be passed out to ALL new parents. Terry and I have learned so much in these sessions. Yesterday we learned a restrain hold that really doesn't hurt. It will take practice to get it down, but we figured it would work on any person if you so needed it. Off to fix breakfast! Have a wonderful day and celebrate life today. Harmonize with ...

THE POWER OF THREE Three Canvas 18 x 27 inches totaling 54 x 27 inches hanging Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD SOLD SOLD Contact me for a commission piece. Laurie Pace Saturday morning and I am preparing to paint for a short time. This painting was worked on all through this last week. It began with a simple vision and I normally do not paint across separate canvas, but this time I did. The paints are extra thick and the colors are a contrast. From the wild I present "the power of three". Not much on the schedule this weekend as we stay mostly at home staying out of traffic and where we can sit and move as we need to. Thanks for all your prayers! They have helped to sustain us, along with the grace of the Lord! Grace, Laurie “And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”—Matthew 28:20

Summer Doors 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Friday Friday...but I painted this one on Wednesday! This is one of my seascape cityscapes done with the colors of summer and bright doors on each of the buildings on the water. THICK deep paint mixed with impasto creates a rugged surface across the canvas. Today I will be attempting to work in the studio. Terry will be resting most of the day. Have a peace filled mind and a faith filled heart and simple trust in the Lord for divine order. Grace, Laurie “He has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure.”—2 Samuel 23:5

Chicago Bound Texas Longhorn 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD COMMISSION WORK I just finished this commission piece for a Texan now living in Chicago. Can you guess they went to UT? This was a peaceful painting for me as I am beginning to get back into my grove of painting. My right hand is still sore but much more functional than it was. This is one of my pull paintings as I pull color through the surface of the canvas using impasto mixed with the oil...then the longhorn emerges! The paint is again close to 1/4 inch in some places! Today is my MRI. OPEN MRI, but the man said it would still be noisy...I am not smiling as I woke with a migrane today. We cannot eat either...having blood drawn in an hour so I can't have a cup of hot peppermint tea. More later...meanwhile be a good steward today...care for all God has given you, the people in your life, your home, the animals....God gives so much to us, every single second...remember to give thanks! Grace, Laurie ...

Coming Up Roses 22 x 28 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD SOLD SOLD THANKS!!!! This painting is at the New York Gallery in Penn Yan. I have placed a few of these pieces on sale in my eBay store to clear them out before I go up for my show in mid July. This is a gorgeous painting with thick paint and delightful colors! Check it out. Raining again as we woke up this morning. We were suppose to have our neighbor come mow the acre...Terry definitely can't do it...and now sogginess sets in! LOL....I will be cleaning today and painting this afternoon later. No medical tests today. My MRI is tomorrow. Anyone out there had an OPEN MRI? What is it like? Terry was NOT fond of the closed MRI, decided he would skip that one next time, despite the HANK WILLIAMS they played to try and cover up the noise of the electronic magnets. I stumbled out of bed at 4:30 this morning as the storm hit to give ANNIE ( the dog) her half of pill to get through the storm. She gets the shakes rea...

IN HER GARDEN 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day The day marks on the calendar as Tuesday. Yesterday I was busy with the New York Gallery sorting what was coming and going. This is a beautiful painting that is there at the gallery that is now listed in my store on eBay. Click here. It is offered at a tremendous price for the quality of the painting! Enjoy! Today Terry has his MRI series...two on his back. I am moaning this morning, have tingles and numbness in my upper left shoulder and my neck is worse on that side too, so something is still not right. My MRI is on Thursday. Despite it all Terry and I are filled with Joy that we are alive! Grace, Laurie “And all the people went up following him, playing on pipes and rejoicing with great joy.”—1 Kings 1:40