Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

ENERGY OF FIVE 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day RAIN and cooler temps from the hurricane that is blowing through our area...no blowing righit now, but as I look outside my realtor's for sale sign is gone...LOL. This painting was finished two days ago. Celebrating life and color and the heat of August, those emotions are the ones that pushed this to the surface of the canvas. It began as a floral with entwining stems and leaves of color and then the movement of the paint took life and from it came my painted ponies! Today I will be home painting unless we have to run into Dallas. We were there yesterday and ate at Uncle Julios...Mexcian food. Yummmm. Much lies before us in decisions and loved ones in our lives. Terry and I draw closer as we are centered in the awareness of Spirit and the presence of the Lord. Our lives are unpredictable and the only calm is in Him. Today forgive others for any perceived wrongdoing. and forgive yourself for holding thoughts of bei

Early Morning Wyoming 11 x 14 inches Oil on Panel A Painting a Day SOLD There will be some small paintings from the trip here and there...I hope you enjoy them. Most are on panel board and all have thick paint. This one is in colors that are not normally in my palette. An old barn that was next to a small pond, the house was actually to the right further but out of my view. Reclaiming your worthiness is important to your heath and your family. The world we live in today beats us down on a daily basis. Time spent in prayer and reflection with God offers us the time to rejuvenate and find our centering. In this time we are healed...if we let go and let God. Shalom, Laurie “When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are set free from your ailment.’” —Luke 13:12

AUGUST HEAT 30 x 30 inches Oil/Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD T'is early this morning, not even five a.m. Terry was snoring soundly as I crept out of the bedroom in to work. This vacation stuff is hard, I want to paint, but we are always on the go. August Heat was painted just before we left the first of August for Wyoming. It is an acrylic base built with impasto and thick paint and then covered with a layer of oil and accents of oil in colors. Unusual today, but I will post the enter www.dailyword.com for today. This is for Richard in Florida as well as Terry and I as we face indecision over our move or build situation. Daily Word — Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Divine Order Divine order is unfolding in my life right now. Some trees begin to grow with a spindly, lopsided appearance. Yet a wise gardener knows that in time, those scraggly branches will become full, feathery fronds of graceful and intricate symmetry. Nature offers cou

Central Park Statue 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Have you ever lived a day with out electricity when it is 104 degrees outside? We survived and it was after eleven last night when we finally got power on. NOT FUN. I only worked on one piece yesterday and could not do anything else with the computer of course. This painting is restful and simple in composition. I finished this one before our trip. Terry walked in yesterday and had not seen it before we left. He stood in front of it for about five minutes and turned to me and said, "THAT'S COOL". High praise from my hubby.yes We did take 12 paintings in to Fed ex out and will do another today and hopefully head into Whole Foods to shop. There is no food. It is God's work that we did not shop yesterday or the day before because wtih 12 hours of no power I am pretty positive everything is toast in the refrigerator. Email me if you think otherwise! We had a marvelous morning yesterday with a co

A Group of Three 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD Almost two weeks ago, before we left on our trip, I hung this painting in the studio knowing I was not through with it and not sure what energy had transpired. When we returned this week and I saw it, I knew it was complete. So often in life relationships come and go...some people that come into your life are solid and stay through everything, while others come and go and some never return. In this painting the two front horses represent the calm stayed relationship. In the background hovers a third horse, rather unsure of the balance of energy, and not representing the three in one energy. The composition lends it self upside down to the power of the triangle but the actual horses do not in their relationship. This is simply the pondering of the artist. Often when I paint I do not know the why of what evolves. So I present to you "A GROUP OF THREE". Through this I celebrate divine nature! Last night wh

TRUE COLORS 24 X 36 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day SOLD EARLY on Saturday....it is almost five. I was hot and woke up deciding to come into the studio and work. I will paint for the first time in 10 days! This piece was done before we left, and I am posting probably for the second time, but hopefully once I am churning today there will be new ones! This is painted with the palette knife and thick paint of many colors. Where did all this heat come from? Triple digit temps are pretty harsh. August is not going to be pretty is it. We are struggling to keep trees alive. Caring for the beauty God provided is important, and it is not just the world around us, but ourselves. We water our trees and our grass, but are we watering and caring for ourselves as he would want us to do? When was the last time you sat in silence and listened to God? Or, when was the last time you watered some one else with love and tenderness? Grace, Laurie “God saw everything that he had made, and indeed,

SUMMER RUN Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 inches A Painting a Day Click here to bid. SOLD Back in the saddle!~ Today I will be answering emails and revamping my schedule. I have several commission pieces to get out that are dry and several to begin as well. This horse was painted just before we left on vacation. He is nice and dry now and ready for a home. If you are interested click the link above and visit my auction on eBay. I felt so bad letting the Daily Painters down last week. I usually post 6 out of 7 days, and I think I was only able to post three days with the travel into the mountains and limited internet access. Lunch today with my neighborhood women and I get to catch up on everyone's lives. I am not keen on the "WHERE" in town, but I can eat later! I may think about doing a website for the women so we can keep up with each other and prayer needs etc. More to come and after nine hours of sleep I am ready to face the day. I want you to know that this day is full o

Mother's Magnolias Oil on Canvas 24 X 36 inches A Painting a Day CLICK HERE TO BID. SOLD WE ARE HOME! I am reposting this painting because it is on eBay and has no bids. It is truly a beautiful painting and I am hoping to find a new home for it! If not, it will hang here until the right one comes available. We returned early from Breckenridge. I spent part of yesterday morning in the ER with Altitude Sickness...I had gotten worse and suddenly I was totally disoriented. Thank goodness for Terry and our friends, Arlo and Jan from Arizona. They bundled me right to the ER and after checking me out I was on oxygen for about three hours as we- oops as THEY packed to descend the mountainous terrain. WOW. We missed out on our last afternoon and night together. We had not seen these wonderful friends in almost ten years. Jan has always been like my older sister and Arlo, gee, he is an original~! He and Terry could talk airplanes all day. (Arlo was in the airforce...) Jan and I, well w

WILD WIND SOLD Okay I am in Colorado.... on a new mac laptop at starbucks, and of course as I open this blogspot it is not opening like it does at home...only in HTML. So I do not have the normal screen. Just wanted to post and let you know we are doing well despite the altitude and my head pounding. The Wyoming Show was FABULOUS and both Terry and I have enjoyed meeting so many wonderful folks in Glenrock. I can't Thank Shooting Stars Gallery enough for having me! Maybe tomorrow I can figure out how to get the regular screen back. We have 10 m"in parking limit outside and I am typing fast!!!! Grace to you all, and Glory to the Lord! Laurie eek no bible with me! I have to skip rather than try and mess it up. I have to stay with "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your insight. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs

ORANGE POPPIES in a BLUE POT 30 x 3o inches Oil on Canvas To purchase go to EarthWorks Art Gallery From the Wiles of Wyoming I am posting. This painting is not at this show but at my New York show which is going on right now. You can click the link above to see the work there. IT has been going well. Stephanie, the Gallery Manager, has kept in close contact with me on sales. Here in Wyoming at the opening last night I sold five paintings and had a BLAST. We had close to 200 guests here, including senators from the state of Wyoming. Amanda Smith of Shooting Stars Gallery and Studio hosted a fabulous evening of food and fun for our joint first annual WILD WILD WEST CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW. Her crew here in the studio are fabulous, Brenda, Mike and Wes...everything looks fabulous. We are just outside of Casper Wyoming in Glenrock. This morning we watched a parade and had breakfast at the local restaurant...and are sitting back enjoying the cool and the breeze..... I will be painting in

Geez no painting to post. I left the memory thing in the car and it is parked with the valet..so I will miss posting a painting today. Terry and I are in Denver....I was going to visit another artist here on Sunday after my show in wyoming this weekend, but do not have any email addresses with me or phone numbers!!! SO if you know who you are email me at my mac address or the Pace52@aol.com. Send me your phone number and I can call! Meanwhile, Terry and drove to Amarillo last night from Dallas and into Denver today. We are at the Adam's Mark in downtown Denver, having a picnic from WHole foods in the room! TOo beat to eat anywhere. Promise to check back in soon with more. WE head to Glenrock tomorrow. Grace to all, Laurie "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your insight. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths."

Midnight Seascape 18 X 27 inches Oil on Canvas A Painting a Day It is Wednesday! All the paintings left for Wyoming...whew...one more thing behind me. I will be traveling some over the next week but will continue to post. I spent yesterday going over everything with the couple that will be staying at our home, house sitting and dog sitting. We have to make sure our animals are happy! Annie does not like the pet hotel. The pet Hotel does not like Paddy. So, we will let the dogs stay home! Now that summer has arrived we have to make sure all the trees and plants are watered too. Sometimes leaving home is a problem more than a joy. Maybe if we had a sprinkler system it might be easier. I will put that on my wish list. This painting is one of my favorite pull pieces with colors blending and merging into others. I use a thin palette knife to create this style and I am a lover of purples and blues... very restful to paint. Remember to rest in the Lord...trust Him to show you the w