Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

HERD ~ Western Art Horse Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Art for the Home. Contact me for pricing. Laurie Pace PACKING UP THE DREAMS GOD'S PLANTED..... Friday is near dawning, I am blogging and then I am packing. I finished the painting above yesterday morning. Yesterday was also my last day here with my students in Justin Texas. I have watched so many of these youngsters grow up. Aly has been with me since Kindergarten and she is in Junior High School now. She is a superior artist that has incredible depth of talent and it has been a gift to me to be a part of her life. Another promising student is Sophia. She is an engaging child that has been with me three years. She is talented not just in her art, but also in her piano playing. In art you sit in wonderment as she paints and what you might shudder about, she immediately rolls the painting into an unbelievable finish of technique and color. There is Krysta that can

HEADSTRONG ~ Abstract Contemporary Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 22 x 28 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contact me for pricing or commission work. Laurie Pace Thursday, the days are escaping and I didn't pack one box yesterday. This painting I finished three days ago. I am trying to paint ahead because it will be difficult once we get further into this weekend. I would haul paints to my mom's temporarily and work, but decided I needed to not mess up her house...just paint less and pray more that God will provide. Today will be my last day with the Justin Art Students. I really have not forewarned them because I did not know until our buyer finally made up their mind about so many last minute changes. That was not a comfortable time for us. In art I will allow them to paint a painting for Christmas for their parents in acrylic. I will be digging out canvas already packed! Calmness is the word today I will concentrate on, especially during this season. Though

Golden Red ~ Abstract Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 36 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Art for the Home Contact me for prices and commission art work. Laurie Pace A knifed painting with much action for attention and energy in the room! Thick creamy oils applied with the palette knife always brings interesting compositions! Well, we closed on both houses yesterday. BUT we do not move for 10 days. It is the count down. I snapped a few more pictures when we were there on Monday. I hope you enjoy them. THIS is the furniture of the old owner...mine is not there yet....give me the 10 days please! This is the loft in the Master bedroom. Terry told me he wanted to close it in for a cedar closet but I say no because of the light that would be lost coming in the windows in the loft. This is standing in the entry hall looking south into the living room and dining room. The glass doors on the left open up to the enclosed garden room. It is heated and cooled. I w

ESCAPE ~ Abstract Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Art for the Home. Contact me for pricing or commission work. This is another piece in acrylic. I really enjoyed this baby as it emerged from the colors on the canvas. I am working half in acrylic and half in oils with the impending move. Wow what a day yesterday. Nothing like making a trip somewhere just to present yourself to get ripped off. My mom used a store called FIRST FLOOR and Carpets and they did a nice job in their home. I had the same folks come give me a bid on the floors for our new house and was totally dismayed and disappointed in their dishonesty. I will be canceling their work this morning. They over estimated the sq footage WAY beyond the overcut area (this is wood floor) and then when we arrived back at their shop to point this out, he refigured and definitely dropped the amt, but not near enough. With the first order he was charging $8.55 a sq

DAWN RUN ~ Horse Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Contemporary Art for the Home. CONTACT ME for pricing or commission work. Do you know what is in the back of the closet at your house? Well, I found this treasure when packing up for the new house. Painted in 2005, I pulled this beauty out and touched up the paint and varnished it to sell. I didn't even know it was in there. Go figure. What is in the back of the closet at your house? Okay, I have to stick in my Tail (Tale) wagger today. Morgan was over painting yesterday and I was finishing up some tar gel on a large 30 x 30 inch painting. The painting was in the corner of the studio drying. Morgan and Hillary left with their baby dog, my female grand-dog. My male dog, Paddy, was intensely jealous. We always have to keep them separated and it was difficult with the wet cold weather, Paddy didn't want to be outside or behind a closed door. SO when he was loose finally he tore through the

ROSES in a Bowl ~ Contemporary Flower Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 30 inches Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas Contact me for prices! Okay the size is not exact over the fireplace, but it is a big painting! It is 30 x 30 inches. This is a delightful painting, very contemporary. If it doesn't sell it will hang in Frank's House, which is what we are calling the new house. I always like working with the framing of acrylic bands around the edges....and the basic colors scream contemporary. I have slept so well for the past three nights. I know the Lord is speaking to me to be calm because everything we are dealing with is not solid yet. Well, actually nothing is predictable but death and going to be with the Lord, but meanwhile I have a house to pack, paintings to paint and knees to pray on. Is your life in confusion or chaos right now? Often life gets away from us during this time period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. There is triple the activity in our lives, com

Canadian Summer ~ Abstract Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 40 x 2 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD COMMISSION PIECE You might think you are seeing double. I did a similar piece about three weeks ago called Waterside. It was 30 x 30 inches. This collector saw it and wanted a large version for his restaurant in Canada. I finished it last night and took pics before I headed to bed. I have not even sent him the pics yet! It is Saturday after Thanksgiving. I am still praying, painting, posting, packing and preparing. The Five P's you might say. Last night I packed up 2/3rds of the clothes in my closet and I can actually walk into it and find things. I heard from the decorator Gallery owner of the SR Gallery in Hong Kong. They are doing a feature article on my artwork for their winter news magazine....everything there is so clean, neat, uncomplicated and simple. I sent her pics of the new house and begged for suggestions. I must simplify. Here in the United S

JAMBO ~ Abstract Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 30 inches Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas COMMISSION PIECE SOLD Jambo is a Canadian horse. I could tell from the pictures he has an attitude, but it seems to me although he is assertive in his mannerisms, he is loving and kind on the flip side. He is a powerful playful horse and I hope I captured it. His owner is as adventurous as his horse and I think they must be well matched. Had it not been Thanksgiving time and me in a move, I might have flown up to meet this horse before painting him. Yes we ate much yesterday at Stacey's. She and Larry out did themselves and Morgan and Hillary helped in food prep arriving early in the morning. By the time I arrived everything was completed but Larry's roasted vegetables. Stacey made pies pies pies...yum. There were 16 of us there yesterday. Tom brought his contribution of bacon wrapped goodies that disappeared with in minutes of his arrival. In the midst of celebration

ORANGE POPPIES by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD! 30 x 30 inches Gallery Wrapped Canvas Contemporary Art for the Home. Thanksgiving dawns. I will be finishing up some commission horses headed for Smitty's Restaurant in Canada. I did a wonderful image of the owner's Black Beauty yesterday. Haven't taken pictures of it yet, but will try and post it this week. Today I will be working on a 30 x 40 inch for the main part of the restaurant of a happy horse in the sun. Sunny side up you might say! It is cold here this morning. Stacey Beth, my daughter, is handling all the food prep at her house for Thanksgiving. I will paint all morning, then clean up and join the crowd. I think there will be 16 eating at the table. ah, two tables! So today I will be thankful for so much...family, friends, health, home, our community, our church, our country, our leaders, our troops here and away from home and most of all to our Father that has given all this to us. He is truly the reason for th

FIVE TRUE ~ Abstract Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 15 x 30 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD on Daily Painters! Thank you! Contemporary Art for the home. Wednesday finds a turkey in the oven. We are eating at Stacey Beth's tomorrow but she has a crowd coming and we would have ZERO leftovers, so I normally fix on Wednesday for Terry and I to have left overs for the next few days! He is coming home and making CHILI too! It is going to be cold shortly . Seventy degrees right now and hopefully falling soon! Tom are you ready to eat tomorrow? Can't wait to hug your neck. Charlene I wish you were here. We would share a glass of wine and many laughs and hugs. Niki I hope you have arrived in NY safely. Give my best to Helen and Joe. Jan, I know you will be neck deep in family, enjoy them all. Kathy, I share my deepest prayers with you today. I know not what your group is doing, but I know you will be serving those around you. Yesterday I began packing up referen

ROAMING TWO ~ Abstract Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas Contemporary Art for the Home. Contact me for pricing or commission work. Click here. It is Tuesday and I slept in! Niki called at six thirty and I jumped out of bed to get the phone. She is on her way north for Thanksgiving. Morgan just arrived and he will be doing office stuff for me today as I paint and pack. The painting I just posted is a second piece to the one from yesterday. They would work separate or together! We visit our new home to be yesterday, spending about three hours there. I am eager in anticipation. The trees are thick and the pecan tree in the front yard has the paper shell covers to them. They are good. Terry and stood there and feasted on some we gathered from the yard. Much to do! Embrace your day today and know you are a child of God. He is the Father that will care for you. Climb into his love and protection and feel his warmth and light fill you

ROAMING ONE ~ Abstract Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Art for your Home. Click here to contact me on prices or commission work. Laurie Pace Once again I pulled two canvas on each of my easels and painted a second composition of the abstract horses on color fields. The first two I posted on my blog left to live in Marble Falls Texas. They will arrive at their new home on Wednesday. Today I am posting Roaming ONE and tomorrow I will post Roaming Two. They can be owned separately or together if someone wants lively color across the room! Monday dawns and the sun is already peaking over the horizon. I slept in until six thirty. Very unusual. I am blogging, then feeding my dogs, maybe walking the dogs and then painting for a few hours before we head into FEDEX and then Dallas to go measure at the new house. The rest of the day will be filled with Whole Foods and eating of course. Tom mentioned that I always tend to m