Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

White Stallion   3 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas © Laurie Pace  Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact me: Laurie Layers of oil cover the original acrylic base. This may be done and it may not be. It is hanging in the drying room and I will address it next week... but this is the progress on this abstract horse painting...the White Stallion. The passion of red played into this horse painting and it is very strong in its presence. This painting is for my show in Denver this summer at Mirada Fine Art. Sharing Prosperity When you read the word prosperity what comes to mind? Money?  Not in our household.  Prosperity refers to the abundance God grants us minute by minute, day by day. Sharing our love with others and exchanging kindnesses  is pure prosperity.    I love smiling at strangers.  Sometimes it is a game to force them to see you and look you in the eyes as you smile a broad grin and say GOOD MORNING. When someone has sick family members it is kind to take food to them. This is

Progression on the White Stallion Here you can watch as I lay up this next painting.  I had dreams of red and dark red and black and a white horse... so I began laying up by layers of acrylic first and then pulling oils across it. This is the beginning of the Abstract Horse Painting, White Stallion. 3 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas         © LAURIE PACE  Graphics One Design 1998-2011 contact me: Laurie Spirituality Today Yesterday I wrote about personal spirituality.  I am going to continue on this one more day.  The word Spirit comes from the Latin word SPIRITUS meaning breath. When you think of 'spirit' is is not of flesh or material body...but of a mental, intellectual or emotional power.  Often people exchange the word spirit and soul as they both are in contrast to the physical body. My visualization of spirituality is the breath of God that has given me life.  Concentrate as you breath in slowly and let the air out slowly. God is filling you with His breath of l

Name Change as I worked.. Progress on Crowning the Hill 4 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas      Not sure if it is done yet, I am still working on it... will take a few weeks to finish it up and two months to dry.  This is a startling visual painting of three horses completed with a palette knife and lots of paint. © Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact Me: Laurie  Personal Spirituality? My husband often tells me I live in my world with my rose colored glasses.  I do not like to watch the news. I do not like horror shows, murder mysteries, or noisy gun movies.  I do not like violence.   I live in MY WORLD.  Yes and you live in your world. In my world there is beauty, kindness, sharing, sunshine, rain (when needed) and every person is giving and caring for each other.  That is my perfect world. Some might call it Neverland. It does not exist.  All of us live through horrendous happenings, ugly moments, illness, arguments, failures and we seem to remember those

Progression on UpHill Every Day a new layering of colors . As you can see I have sketched out the horses I want in this composition and I have begun working in the background on the blue acrylic.  Now I am painting in Oils. I paint with Holbein Duo oils.  3 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas   © Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact Me. Laurie      The Daily Journey  aka Daily Layers Both in painting and in life, it seems to evolve in layers. If you think about your life it is filled with events that seem to layer on top of other events.  This is what affects your personality and your outlook on life.  How you 'survive' these layers, 'celebrate' these layers or 'merge' these layers is up to you. Ben Pace always use to say, 'You can get glad just like you got mad.' We are all pretty quick to anger...but he wanted people to realize you can be quick to smile.  I don't think we do that enough. Our lives are lead in such a serious way.  Bil

Progression on Uphill Race It all begins... in the studio with an empty canvas and a layering of Golden Arcylics on the white gesso.  From here I will begin sketching. This is the first step as I begin a new painting.   4 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas      © Laurie Pace  Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact me: Laurie  Begin Again Every day we have the opportunity to begin again.  Begin anew. We cannot change what happened yesterday or last week.  We can change today and how we face it and how we react to the events of the day. Begin again on this beautiful Sunday morning.  We celebrate Palm Sunday and the journey of Jesus into Jerusalem.  Many were joyous with the thoughts of the moment and the excitement.  Jesus knew in his heart what was ahead.  In life, we do not.  We must trust our Father that He will care for us and see us through whatever journey is there for us today and tomorrow. Celebrate this day; begin again with God in your heart. Laurie           “[

Haunted Woods In my signature style, I did a small horse abstract painting for my summer show in Denver.  It is a painted pony pull in rich jewel tone colors.   18 x 27 inches  Oil on Canvas   ©Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011 contact me: Laurie     Early Adventure We are off to Dallas early this morning to have brunch with my family.  Then in the afternoon is a wedding shower for Morgan and Kelly... a busy day so this is a short blog. I have been painting most of the week finishing up pieces for Denver. I am bringing several into Dallas today for the Dutch Art Gallery to frame for me for the show in July. May your weekend be blessed... find an adventure. God is good... all the time, God is good. Laurie           "Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me." Psalm 51:10 My Blog    My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards      The Five Graces     The Artists of Texas      Daily Painters      Contemporary

Progression on The Stance 24 x 30 inches  Mixed Media on Canvas This unique piece is in progress. As this horse painting proceeds I will post updates. I truly am sitting on this debating on direction.       © Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact Me: Laurie Taking A Stance Sometimes in life we have to take a stance.  You either are or you are not.  We must stand up for what is right; for what is truth; for what is moral; for what is best in God's plan.  Compromise might be word that sounds good, but if you are truly a believer there is no compromise.  We take a stance in the name of the Lord. If you are called a fanatic, let it go, let it be, be yourself and take your stance. Stand on God's word; stand on God's promise to man; Stand in God's light and His love.  Several months ago Terry and I had to take a new stand on our health and our eating habits.  We knew just as you know, that beef is not good for you.  Sugar and white flour is not good

Sunset Sail Commission SOLD This was painted for one of my earliest collectors.  She wanted a brilliant sunset painting with corals, oranges, turquoise, blues, reds and every other color you could imagine.  Done with a palette knife and about 10 layers of paint, she has her sunset sail for her Florida home. Terry corrected my sails before I started on this one. Being a sailor, he is very much in tune with the jibs, mainsails etc and is always quick to correct my drawings if I am off for my sailboat paintings. 20 x 30 x 2 inches   Oil on Canvas     © Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact Me: Laurie   Adversity  I was not sure what I wanted to write about last night but after much prayer and the completion of this painting,  I decide to write about adversity in our lives. When you sail you basically have to rely on the weather, the wind and your skills. There are not motors on our sailboats.  I know last summer I shared the story of one terrific storm t

Rollover Red 30 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD I painted this horse painting in March of 2007 just a week after we buried our oldest grandson, Grant.  I cannot look at this image without smiling because the measured strokes, the chosen palette and the movement in the composition all reflect his dynamic personality.   He was blessed with Autism and we were blessed with him in our lives.  He painted with me just a few weeks before his death and his last precious work hangs in Stacey and Larry's home. This roll over Horse Painting is painted with Holbein Duo oils on canvas. It lends itself to expressionism with the coloration of favisum along the way.       Behavior Actions always speak louder than words. I do not believe any child hits the age of 18 without that phrase drilled into their head.  One's behavior is testimony to who they are, reflecting how they think by how they act. Holy thoughts cannot exist with corrupt behavior. How many times have y

No 52 2 Abstract Circle Painting Sold This painting is part of a larger concept piece.  There is something about the unity of circles working together in a composition that is fulfilling for me. Abstract Circles in patterns. For me personally the circle signifies my relationship with God and family. God is in the center of the circle at all times. Continuing out from the center is immediate family and friends and then acquaintances.  My circles of caring. Acrylic on Canvas       © Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact me: Laurie Caring God created a beautiful garden and it was known as Eden .  Buried in the rich soil of this garden are seeds of compassion and seeds of concern.  Growing strongly in the garden, it became seeded in the heart of Adam and Eve.  Somewhere in each of us this seed of caring exists.  When a crisis takes place in life our caring blooms into action with our love and concern to fix things or make things better. Deep within each of us is

In Awe       18 x 24 inches  Oil on Canvas   SOLD        © Laurie Justus Pace  Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact me: Laurie Confidence This could be a hot topic.  Some of us are truly confident in our abilities.  We are often confident in results about things happening around us. We can be confident in God's promises.  If we take someone in confidence, we must trust them a great deal. Seems like confidence can go two directions.  Obviously there is confidence that leads to over self-confidence and bragging or boasting; secondly there is confidence that leads to an inner self assurance that the Bible describes as boldness.  With God at our sides we can 'boldly' do His work in confidence that the results will be His way through His direction.   With God's assurance we can doing anything we need to do for Him to accomplish what needs to be done.  This confidence come from that same trust.  That huge trust that leaves absolutely no doubt in your mind that His

Spring Princess I finished this last night. I went with a toned down darker background. It was lighter and very chaotic.  I wanted the horse to dominate.  It is not quite as dark as this image shows. The light was not good for the photography end of this.  This is a different approach for me. If you follow my horse paintings, you know I tend to pull toward the abstract.  The painting is finished withe deep sides continuing on with the content of the mane and the horse itself. Thank you Darci at the Double HP Rescue for sharing your horses with me. Available Contact me: Laurie 20 x 30 x 2 inches   Oil on Canvas       ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Late Night Early Morning Okay so last night I blew it.  I was watching a Kate Hudson movie called You and Me Dupree and fell asleep about 10:30 only an hour into it.  I woke up at 11:30 and Terry was still out in the den watching the Borne Identity.   So I flipped on The Proposal with Sandra Bullock . The bad thi