Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Horse of Red' 20 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD ALREADY! Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  The background does not show up well here at all...but it is really pretty in warm blacks fading into beautiful periwinkles and blues.  The horse is solid with the scraping and layering. He almost looks texturally real in person. The Thought:  Today I am still with my granddaughter enjoying her soft smells and her sticky fingers from learning to feed herself. I love it. Best Christmas Present ever. I often sit rocking her with the bible in my hands ,  reading to her from the bible. She is so relaxed leaning back against my chest, her hands on my arms, and although I know she does not understand what I read, I believe fully she feels it. The energy from His word passing through me to her. I encourage you to spend a little more time in your bible this new year and

'The Race of Green and Blue Horses' 30 x 30 Inches Oil on Canvas SOLD! Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   Brilliant colors burst through on this end of the year celebration of the life of 2009 in the studio.  Daring boldness and VERY thick paint. It cannot ship until the first of the year. The Thought:  I am blogging the night before (Monday Night) and this will post Tuesday morning. EXHAUSTED from keeping up with Tink but oh what fun we had at Oma's house.  I prepared Oma's homemade pancakes this morning and she was oh so happy with her first taste of pancakes with real maple syrup. YUM. We have her again tomorrow... which is today if you are reading this ... and I am on my way to meet her mother to pick her up half way between their home and our home... so knowing we have to leave at six,  I decided to blog the night before. Do you ever listen to "Godl

'Four Black Horses' 9 x 12 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSION Piece for Michael Dutka in honor of his newly written Opera, Four Black Horses. Contact me for commission paintings. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   This was created just for Michael in celebration of his newest opera. It is done with my Music Series. It is a wonderful story about four black horses.  One day I will share more about it in a few months, so stay tuned.  On the background is the score from his new Opera performed I believe recently in Delaware.  I was the blessed artist to receive a CD of the opera and a DVD of the performance. Here is the review: Michael Dutka’s opera Black Horses and The Stronger were commissioned by OperaDelaware, and performed at Saints Andrew and Matthew Episcopal Church. A winning array of singers handled Dutka’s daunting scores with ease. In Black Horses, soprano Elizabeth Zell sang beautifully and clearly the libre

'White Stallion Rules' 30 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD TODAY Just as I finished cleaning my Palette Knife. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 A quick note to add today... I uploaded my newest 2010 edition of Treasures of the Heart to the publisher this morning.  I will post the link for you to purchase your copy.  If you want a signed copy, you will have to contact me for additional information. Click the picture or click HERE to purchase a copy. The Painting :  Deep rich colors created the softly blended background. When my husband saw it in person here in the studio he stopped with a "Woaw" and he does not do that often.  It relates back to the thought wild horse in nature, nature in wild horse. That is what you see and feel in this piece. The Thought : This is the fourth Sunday in Advent today.  We will be lighting our fourth candle in our advent wreath tonight and preparing

'Explosion of Color' 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD before I finished it. Thank you! Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  Well it went before I finished the last strokes on the canvas.  A contemporary paint pull in flowers.  It will be a while before it dries.... The Thought: I promised a show today and you will have one.   The joy of our 10th month old granddaughter that you know by the nickname of Tink, short for Tinkerbell. They will not be able to be at our family Christmas this year, so they came over last night for fish stew, Latka German Potato cakes, apple pie and cookies from ST Cafe in Dallas and Crystal's wonder sugar cookies! From my heart to your home.... here is our Tinkerbell and family! Togetherness with family and friends is important at the Christmas Season. While you look forward to them as much as I do, there are moments in meal preparation and wrap

'Spirit Blue' 20 x 30  Acrylic on Canvas SOLD READ BELOW about my the Feature Article and Picture of my artwork in Cowboys and Indians January 2010, an exclusive Southwest Magazine. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting : Not sure what the feeling was as I sketched this one out and then the horse became blue...It was not out of sadness, more out of peace... like you would be in meditation as the day begins. As always thick paint adorns the surface in my signature style. The Thought :  I knew a few months ago a reporter phoned me about my artwork saying she was writing an article for Cowboys and Indians. We visited on and off for a week and I sent images to her.  Well last night I was speaking with a collector from Wimberly Texas and she mentioned seeing my work in the newest edition of C&I.  Mind you it was already 9 pm...but I started up my little diesel  Passat  (She was not hap

'Golden Moment' 36 x 36  Acrylic on Canvas This is a HUGE painting... just available for the first time. I sold a similar one last August but had a NY show that wanted that piece...so I painted a second version of it and it just arrived back from New York and it is looking for a home.... Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: Well I disclosed the history of this baby above. She is back in Texas at the Dutch Art Gallery and is for sale. Please let me know if you need a LARGE 36 x 36 painting in these stunning colors. The Thought: Yesterday was a teaching day for me so it was busy...so this morning after doing 30 minutes on the Wii, I think I am ready to go back to bed! I wrote earlier this week about walking with God...and the next thing I challenge you to do is to give Him all your worries and your cares. While you are talking with Him and praying, put it all out there for Him. When y

'Tom's New Roses' 20 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: Another oldie from 2005 that is sold. It was inspired by our friend Tom's beautiful back yard in Flower Mound Texas. The Thought:   Last night was quite a night... we began our march into Christmas.  We lit our candles on the advent wreath and discussed Joy and how we each interpreted it.  Then we feasted on home made beef vegetable soup with homemade organic cornbread. The soup was all organic too.  Thick rich tomato base with fresh asparagus, fresh snap green beans, fresh corn cut off the cobs, fresh cut up tomatoes, fresh onion, celery, orange bell pepper and carrots... then some wonderful center cut angus beef that Terry cut into one inch cubes, floured and sauted in olive oil.  We will eat this for days! Then came the fun. Crystal has never done Christmas cookies, icing and decorating

'Bow to the Sun' 5 x 7  Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:  This is the second in the mini series I am doing.  Again a perfect stocking stuffer for your equine lover. The Thought:  With this season of advent I am challenging you to renew the SPIRIT and enrich your life.  Every year at the end of the year we all begin thinking about New Year's Resolutions.  I do not even want to go there.   Give some thought as to how you can renew the Spirit in your life.    You might think about praying a bit more and talking and walking with God.  Do it when you are not distracted...when things are calm. If the weather allows, try walking outside and surround yourself with God's creation. I guarantee you will be calmer and more rested when you are done. Yesterday I continued on with my calmness and my moment by moment talks with God.  Every single time I began to stress

'Night Run' 5 x 7  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: This is a small one, a perfect stocking stuffer. Email me if you are interested. The Thought :  I had one of THOSE dreams last nigh t..the kind where you are falling and you wake suddenly.  It was only about two hours into my sleep cycle and very unusual for me to dream things like that. I googled it on the internet and was surprised by some of what I read and some I was not surprised by.  It said it was pretty common to have dreams like this when your life is undergoing changes and there is much outside stress you cannot control.  I remember writing about that last week, and how a friend from PA emailed me some thoughts that made me adjust my life.   The google info also said this was common for people to dream of falling if they were fighting for control with God.  Interesting.  The way it came down in the dr

'Horse of Strength' SOLD 18 x 24 Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting :  Another series thick Acrylic Painting that I absolutely loved painting . There is so much power in the paint and the spiritual side of this piece...it jumps off the wall at you. The Thought:  Yesterday I travel with my mom to visit my Dad .  I avoided the major freeways and we drove up through a direct street going north and took a risk and took off down another road just taking a guess to go east. We missed it one road too soon but veered off to the north and picked up the right road and traveled through some gorgeous Texas countryside.  Serious horse farms, hall bales and wonderful old farm houses just bursting with grazing cattle and gardens still producing for winter. I told my mom with all our travels each year from Dallas to St Louis , several times a year... I always wanted to take off down one

'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