Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Snow Play' 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD  Thank you! Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009   The Painting:   I took progressive shots of this painting. If you decide to offer for it and buy it, I will create a special collectors book to go with it.  Soft wide brush and Holbein Duo Oils. The Thought:     Okay you are going to see raw intimate details .... have you ever heard the expression you are what you eat?  Here is what is in my refrigerator: First shot inside my frig.  Three types of cheese from Whole Foods,  Cottage cheese (Lactose free) Celery, Olives, Carrots, butter, tortillas (Corn) Onions, etc Second shot inside my frig.  This one is harder to see Top shelf are eggs, Terry's buttermilk, two flavors of fat free yogart Stonyfield, Real Lemonaide (also Terry's) Second Shelf is lettuce, asparagus (fresh waiting to be cooked) Left over Carrots, Cantaloupe, leftover casserole, a

'Magnolias' 24 x 24 inches, Two Canvas,  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 Contact me direct for some special pricing on Large Sailboat paintings and some florals. .  The Painting : From the archives of 2005... and lives on the east coast.  Last night we had a second showing at the Dutch Art Gallery for the Artists of Texas. There was a good turn out of local artists and some wonderful neighborhood folks taking in all the gorgeous art. The Thought:  If you have ever been in therapy they teach you to find that special place to go to in your mind when you are relaxing and needing to find peace within your self. One of my favorite places to go is remembering a trip on our sailboat, which is a catamaran.  When we were skimming across the lake, I love to lay flat on the trampoline and watch the clouds or close my eyes and feel the movement over the water.  For me that is so relaxi

'Seven Paint Ponies' 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  Yes, a new one... one of the pulled paints done in Acrylic paint.   Ready for a new home for Christmas. Email me with an offer:   Laurie The Thought: Love...my thoughts are rolling into the arena of love. When does love begin? Does it have a beginning?  God does not have a beginning or ending and His love for us is the same. No matter what we do to ourselves and our lives...God loves us unconditionally.  We tend to sink our selves and punish ourselves more than He ever could. God's heart was prepared for us before we were even created. His love is unchangeable. Can you imagine standing in a very warm shower enjoying it as the water pelts gently down on your back or face... and the water stays hot and never gets cold?  You could stand there 24 hours and the hot water would continue? OR that you coul

'Eyes of an Angel' 30 x 30 inches  Acrylic on Canvas SOLD just a day after it was finished this week! Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 PRE-NOTE:  I am in immediate search of a small white teddy bear with a pink tutu....please email me Laurie if you know of where I can find one.  THANKS! The Painting: This was started last week and finished this week .  Softness of white and tan countered with golds, Indian wheat, violet blues and periwinkle... all layered in this angelic composition. The Thought:   Well, Terry and I have continued with the puzzle .  He made the comment that he felt stupid at times sitting there twenty minutes with a puzzle piece in hand and it slips simply into a spot where he has been staring at.  The answer was there all the time... he was just looking to hard.   I have decided it has be done in the next two weeks so I can put it up for us to have Christmas eve

'Grazing in Snow' 18 x 24 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : From my archives.   Soft with the moment in winter when the wind stops and snow is piled high and even the cold does not feel cold....the horses are business as usual. The Thought : Our daughter is a junior in high school and taking all the PSAT testing etc.   We received a pamphlet in the mail from the school district, SAT PREP COURSE.  Raise your Score on teh SAT, Enroll in the RISD SAT Prep course. WHY?  In the past 10 years since we sent our last one to college, the SAT has become the highest law into getting into college. SAT, ACT, and lots of paranoid parents putting the students through prep courses wanting their son/daughter to get into the best college.  Why are we doing all of this? Why are we complicating our lives so much? WHY so much life prep in the wrong areas? More rules, more co

'The Lost Paint' 24 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD The day after I painted it! Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  Another energetic spiritual piece from the studio. It sold with in a day of painting it. The Thought:  Can you believe I am this late posting? Terry and I woke up late and hurried to get oatmeal cooked today and Crystal off to school. We are working on with a team outlook of total walking in faith as we know we are facing changes in life.  Keep us in your prayers this week please. We know we must rely on God to order our steps right now and we must keep each other on track to stay focused on living life right now and keep God centered in our lives. I am praying for all of you today as you continue to support me with your kind emails of sharing your situations and asking me to pray for your needs as well. I pray for Abundance in your life. Laurie “ Jesus sai

'Rounding Them Up' 18 x 27  Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSION WORK FOR CHRISTMAS. Someone will open this Christmas Morning... Contact me for commission work, there is still time. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting:   Someone will open this Christmas morning and I hope they enjoy it as much as I enjoyed painting it.  I learned new technology sending pictures via phone to the gift buyer.  This took about 8 days to paint with layering of many intricate areas. The Thought:   I promised on Facebook to shar

'Grandmother's Bowls' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2005 The Painting :  This is another archival piece from 2005.  Old pottery and bowls are often handed down in families.  This was a still life set up from something in the past... The Thought :  We went to the Symphony last night: Terry, Crystal and Laurie My brother was able to get us a Loge Box for Crystal's first symphony. Our view! As always the Dallas Symphony Orchestra puts on one of the best Christmas programs you could imagine.  Our favorite piece was the Twelve Days of Christmas using the flair and compositions from some of the greatest composers to date.  It was unbelievable. There is much from the season surrounding you as well.  It is not just the snow, jingle bells or presents stacked under the tree, it is the love that warms the heart from the celebration of the birth of the Ch

'Beth's Doodlebugs' 18 x 24 inches   Oil on Canvas SOLD   Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2005 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting and the Thought together :  This is one from the archives and yes it is sold. My older daughter use to collect doodlebugs as a little girl. She tried to sneak them into the house into a shoe box she had filled with grass and direct.  I had to keep a constant watch over her and those doodlebugs as several times there were massive doodle bugs crawling all over her room

'Dancing in the Snow' 12 x 12  Oil on Gessoboard Easy to slip into a frame, no glass needed. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting:  I have just finished this painting and will be using the image on my Christmas Cards.  Yes I am late, but I have high hopes...maybe New Years Cards?  I was inspired by the falling snow outside yesterday...yes, Dallas had snow but nothing stuck...just flurries and it was beautiful.  I was not used to driving in the snow and having it fa

'Orchids' 18 x 24 Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me For Commission Work. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2005 The Painting :  An oldie that I found in the file from my realism days!  An man on the east Coast, James Whistler, sent me a CD with all his orchids on it and I painted orchids quite often. The Thought : Wish I was not in a hurry, but Crystal has three tests today and I am the only parent home to review again this morning before I take her up for tutorials early!   My thought to share would be to be tuned into your day today.   Be aware of what is around you. Find joy in the moment and keep a mental list of all the good things that happen.  If you have time, write that list down.  That would be a good thing to reflect back on when your day goes a different direction and you are stressed.  Figure out what you can substitute for stress today and make a new habit.  Let the new habit replace the old habit. ALL of us need to make a new hab

'Winter Paint' 18 x 24 inches  Oil/Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 FOR shopping today, Click on the name below for some fabulous with my painted ponies on them. Try out a new mouse pad , a wonderful mug for coffee or hot tea , or my favorite, the bags ! There are tote bags, beach bags and just junk bags. I put images on front and back of all of them.  I already own several of them and use them all the time. They wash great too. The Painted Pony There are many neat gifts to consider! The Painting :   It began with drips and evolved into a Winter Painted Pony.  Stunning in person with the play of turquoise and rust on the canvas.  Email me if you are interested and make an offer. The Thought:   I have to slow down and enjoy my day today. Yesterday Terry packed up 15 paintings to ship out.  He worked a solid four hours non stop while I was doing all the labels, insuran