Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Wild Stallion Run' 30 x 30  Acrylic on Canvas SOLD THIS MORNING ALREADY! THANK YOU! Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   Deep and Rich are the two main adjectives for this piece. I will probably do a similar follow up piece and I loved moving the paint around on the canvas. The Thought:   Someone once ask me how long it took to complete a particular painting.   My reply was one shared with me by fellow artist Diane Whitehead.... my reply was simply, "It took 57 years."  That is how old I am, and truly that is how long it took to do this particular painting.  Diane was correct as it takes every experience in our lives to get where we are at this second.  So as the year 2009 comes to a close this evening , I look back at a year of so many blessings I cannot count them.  Change alone is a blessing if you look at it that way.  Change is never good nor bad, it is simply chan

'Three in the Snow' 18 x 24 inches  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: Three in the Snow started out to be Jade on her horse but when I started applying the chocolate colored paint it truly took on its own life and is no longer what it was originally. Those are really the most unique pieces that take on a strong spirit of their own. The Thought:   Is this what you want to do for the rest of your life?  Is this all there is?   Yesterday was movie marathon day as we had rain, sleet and snow . Prepared for the stay at home day, we had bought New York Strip Steaks from Whole foods. Terry grilled the steaks and I made homemade mashed red potatoes, fresh steamed green beans and salted Ciabatta bread. Terry spent the day on his computer and Crystal and I spent it vegging on the couches watching movies.  We started out with The Lake House, then went to Kate and Leopold, then ca

'Eggs in the Basket' 18 x 24 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2005 The Painting: From the files again... but a favorite.  I remember the day this one sold and it went to live in Seattle I think. The Thought: The original saying is don't put all your eggs in the same basket. ..but I sort of disagree with that. As a believer, ALL MY EGGS are in HIS BASKET.  I trust Him implicitly with "my eggs".   My hopes, dreams, fears, love, desires, heartache, illness, joys and laughter... are all in "His Basket". When you are ready, you too will realize they are all safer there than anywhere else .  In His Hands... all your eggs. He doesn't even need the basket, He won't drop any of them. Laurie “ Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ”- Matthew 11:28

'Six New Abstract Roses' 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: This is from my archives from 2005.  I painted this weekend, but this next week I will be taking a break from the studio. I have several large commission pieces I will start and I do not want to waver from working on them....and try and do small things just to post.  So I will comb through the back files and put up different images of past work. The Thought: Today for me will be a day of centering .... centering in absolute peace and acknowledging that GOD is indeed in charge of this day, this week, this month, this year and my life.  There are storms raging around me both in the weather and in my own family; there is another missed vacation this week due to weather and family. Yet I know deep inside of me is a place of peace that I can go to and 'float' in calm waters.... waiting f

'Up for the New Year' 20 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: This sums it up... looking up for the New Year and what is too come.  Searching for my highest good. The Thought: Do you know your highest good?   Despite all the electronic gadgets we have, do we actually know our own highest good?  We track each other around by cell phone all day texting or talking;  we use navigational aids to find our destination and plot our best route. Yesterday I spent three hours at two different Verizon stores getting Crystal's phone fixed.   A new one is on the way, but we had to fight our way through technology and a long waiting game at the second Verizon store. We got Ben updated with a new phone today too.  He had one of those hot battery things going. That is never good.  What do we have to figure this out in our journey of life? There is no road map. There is not

'Solitary Horse' 20 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009  A different blog today!  Reflections of yesterday ...Christmas Day.   With the coming of the new year I tend to have thoughts of what to change or fix in my life. Improvements for the NEW ME.  Yes, even after all these years there is always hope.  The day did not start out well yesterday and that probably began my thought process or set the stage for it.  My male dog, Paddy, decided to "mark" my bookcase in the studio. Mind you this is a six foot tall book case crammed full of artbooks from my teaching... old masters, current artists, periodicals, magazines etc etc.  Needless to say, the bottom shelf is toast. What is usually on the bottom shelf?   The large heavy collector books.  This dog is 6 years old.  He has never done this before... he must be pretty mad at me....and at my husband.    Terry had left fo

'Morning Sky' 5 x 7 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD THIS MORNING>... the first morning after Christmas Day! Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting: This is the fifth in my Modern Small Horse Series. They are gorgeous framed in thick frames. I saved this one for my card to you this day! The Thought :  Here is our slide show from Christmas Eve.  Dallas received a blow from the north with lots of wind and snow.  All Church Services were canceled and we finished up our evening early so every one could get home while it was light. All bridges and overpasses were closed down with the storm. We made the decision not to even attempt to try and attend my brothers annual Christmas Party. This is something we look forward to every year.  We will enjoy the German Stollen they dropped off for us to eat Christmas Morning.  A white Christmas is rare indeed... and Dallas totally closes down when i

'Day Dreams' 15 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas Commission a Music Piece. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2009 The Painting:   This is a commission I finished just in time for Christmas . It is a second version of my birthday girl that I did almost two years ago. The Thought: Christmas Eve Day is upon us . BRRR it is cold outside in Dallas. The prediction is for rain turning to snow by noon today and icy conditions along with 1-3 inches of snow. This is rare in Dallas and even rarer on Christmas Eve.  I am not sure how it will affect our family Christmas, it may be delayed. My day is lined out to make home-made chicken pot pie with fresh veggies and an organic hen.  Mom brought over an apple pie with cheese mixed into the crust. How I do remember growing up when my Dad ate apple pie he always sliced a huge chunk of cheese across the top of it.  I will take Pictures today as we do everything and post it tomorrow in a slide show of our family and th

'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