Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Arabian Gold in Progress 24 x 48 inches  Oil on Canvas This is zooming in close on one horse... I am using the trail of dust to insert jewel like tones. Why you ask? Because most Americans think of a desert as wasteland, heat and sand. It is not in the Middle East. Below the sands are the centuries of earth's formation of pools of oil and gas. The desert shimmers in the sunlight... tiny glass like reflections in colors... and below the real 'jewels' . The collector chose four black Arabians and wanted them to have power and strength. As I work on this horse painting, there are moments of hesitation and then the realization that going forward as I have it the only way to discover the true fabric weave of this painting. The 'soul' that makes it come to life to the viewer. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      One Person at a Time... perfect Harmony

Arabians in the Desert, now named Arabian Gold 24 x 48 inches Oil I am still working on this horse painting... feeling lost in all the black of the horses. I have this love affair with color in my horse paintings and it is truly difficult for my palette knife to carve out paint all in black. I want to power forth with more color.  The music from my buyer revolves around Moby. I have been to take a liking to many of their pieces.  There is also a song by Jewel, Peggy Lee and Ive Mendez. Part of my my joy is sharing the music that my collectors love, listening to it when I work on my paintings. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie       Healing We all become wounded warriors in life. Life happens and it is not always pretty and joyful emotionally or physically.   Only the power of Christ can bring healing and perfection back to us.  We cannot allow our wounds to define

Arabians in the Desert Progression 24 x 48 inches Oil on Canvas     ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012 Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      No Worry... Faith A Time for Everything There is a time for everything,  and a season for every activity under the heavens:   a time to be born and a time to die,   a time to plant and a time to uproot,   a time to kill and a time to heal,   a time to tear down and a time to build,   a time to weep and a time to laugh,   a time to mourn and a time to dance,     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,   a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,     a time to search and a time to give up,   a time to keep and a time to throw away,   a time to tear and a time to mend,   a time to be silent and a time to speak,   a time to love and a time to hate,   a time for war and a time for peace. Nowhere in here do you see a time for worry.  We

Progression on Horse Painting Arabians in the Desert 24 x 48 inches Oil on Canvas   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012 Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Live with Joy Sometimes you simply have to write things down to accept them. Seeing it written on paper makes everything seem more official. I think that is why my Dad always had us making lists.   Write it down... I LIVE IN JOY. You have the ability to do this. You do not have to wait for something or someone to change... YOU CHANGE.  You live in joy.  Choose to be joyful right now as you read this. Now that you have written the words down... read it out loud. Read it again. I live in Joy.  Are you smiling yet? Just speaking it out begins to lift your smile and your mood. Give the joy to others today. The more you give out, the more joy you will have inside of you. Feel the joy of God, share the joy of God.   Choo

Red Desert Horse SOLD 18 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      I promised a note about the Baptism give away... Beth Lenderman from OK won the big print. In my hurry and excitement putting it up on the blog, I worded it a bit differently and some of you thought EVERYONE would get a print. I cannot send out that many large prints. The postage alone would be a month of groceries for me!  So I am sending out smaller prints to everyone!  When I post these they are always a drawing for the print or painting. I will be careful to explain it... so EVERYONE won this time!  Watch for more coming up soon. L "I wanna piece..." Seems like that is the norm now.. give me... I want some.  What we do not grasp is the more we stock up on the pieces the less peace we truly have. When you see rain falling outside the window with the r

Unnamed Horse Painting  24 x 48 inches  Oil on Canvas   I have begun this commissioned painting and am working closely with the collector on the presketch. He approved the paper sketch and this is the canvas with a light coat of acrylic paint and the horses drawn on in charcoal. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Taking the First Steps We were watching a documentary on Netflix called BUCK and it was about a horse trainer.  The demonstration of how to lead a horse that is not wanting to budge was  a good lesson in how to deal with others in your life.  If you have been trying to train a horse and you firmly grab the lead rope and pull to get them to move that is definitely wrong.  Buck encouraged grasping the rope and gently taking up slack NOT trying to move them. It has to be their idea. Artist Debbie Lincoln Seems true with people.  We are jerked around

Beginnings Sketch One 2012 I carry around an old book, this one is an old western by Louis L'Amour. This takes sketching to a new level of art in a way.    ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie       The Heart of it All "We are  committed to caring for individuals touched by life limiting illnesses, grief and loss. Our hope for our patients and families is that as we apply our training, experiences and compassion, we are able to relieve their physical, emotional and spiritual pain.  Our patients and families have the assurance that they are being served by one of the oldest and most respected hospice programs in Northeast Texas."   Cypress Basin Hospice Last night we attended the annual charity hospice ball for the second year.  Mark Scirto was the emcee again this year and he is quite a special person. Good food, good friends, good dancing, goo

Free Give Away Print, The Baptism Just email me and mention the give away print. It is a print of one of my originals entitled the Baptism. I will accept emails through Monday Night so I can mail the print out on Tuesday.   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012   Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Are you Ready to Go? Time is passing faster each day, each month, each year. Sometimes it feels like life is unfolding faster than you can live it. You have gifts and talents and life experiences that can help others. You can change lives for the better. You are meant to be right now as you are, but allow His gifts to unfold in you and create a life based in divine power. You are full of potential. Your destiny is yours to choose and to create. Do you like the path you are on right now? Reach out to God for that "go power". Words of my heart, Laurie "But I will sing of

Sketch for Horse Painting 24 x 48 inches ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Sharing the gifts... On Monday night I attended a Girl Scout meeting. I had not been to one of those since I was Stacey's girl scout leader many years ago. It was my honor to work with these  incredible young scouts with a project and a sharing of my work and history.  With me came paints, canvas, brushes and a story about a box. We talked about doing things backwards. We talked about closing ourselves into a box and how we could not see anything altho we could still hear things. We talked about gifts from God. We talked about donuts and donut holes. (Positive and negative space) Main idea was to paint the canvas with lots of color...and while it was drying I told them about myself and my art.  Then we came back to the semi dry canvas with color.  We blocked out th

Reflections of Glory Original is Sold 8 x 10  or 5 x 7 prints available. Email me for special one time pricing with size of print requested. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      OR get an 11 x 17 poster Email me for special one time pricing and mention POSTER.   Or click here to buy a larger canvas giclee priced  for only 5 days  for 79 dollars  at Fine Art America. Changing the World One Heart at a Time "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one think of changing himself." Leo Tolstoy Change must begin in the heart and blossom out in your being and then to your family and then to the world.  The world cannot change with out our own change of heart. Terry found this yesterday on Youtube and I want to share it. It should be called "Only the Unloved Hate" (You can click the first ad off.) "Song: Win