Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Horse 71 The Gathering in Color    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 8 x 10  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday was filled with family time in the morning at the Pumpkin Patch near Lewisville, Texas.  Lady L had her face painted with a pumpkin, we took family pictures together, rode the hay ride around the farm, Lady L did the hay maze and we pulled the wagon to find the perfect pumpkin.  Sort of a challenge when there is an acre of pumpkins to walk through.  The colors there were much like the colors in this contemporary horse painting.  Lots of oranges and yellows... dominate of course and then the other colors filtering through the crowds.   T

Running the Ridge at Dusk By Laurie Pace ©2014    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 24 x 48  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was late late afternoon last night when I finished this contemporary horse painting.  Too late to get a decent image of it without sheen showing up on the deep dark browns.  A tweak in photo shop so this is the best I could do for the blog this morning.   Usually I shoot paintings between ten and three. Yesterday I wrote about staying the course with this painting because I knew in my heart it was not complete.  Right now I feel it is finished. Usually I would be peppering the painting with Violets, oranges, turquoise, gre

In Progress Running the Ridge at Dusk  ©Laurie Pace 2014 Running the Ridge at Dusk in Progress    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 24 x 48  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is not done yet but at the sit and wait point.  In my painting progress this is the soup that needs about 15 more minutes to simmer. It is still a bit on the 'undone' side, the flavors have not blended entirely.  The painting will remain on the easel over the weekend and I will be in and out looking at it and studying it to see what is not quite right yet... Even as I type this blog I see things that need to be finished, but this is a process and I cannot hurry it along

Running the Ridge in Progress  ©Laurie Pace 2014 Running the Ridge at Dusk in Progress    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 24 x 48  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sun caught me sleeping in late this morning. Very unusual as Terry and I are usually up and about by 6:00... so seeing that 7:00 on the alarm clock was a 'wow' moment.  We are so fortunate to have the flexibility to sleep in when our bodies need the sleep, but the norm is early rising for both of us. Today I will be returning to the canvas to work on this contemporary horse painting. I am using a palette knife. I have a favorite size that I prefer and over the years it is like an ex

Running the Ridge at Dusk ©Laurie Pace 2014 Running the Ridge at Dusk    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 24 x 48   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I promised to catch you up so I will begin today with the sketch on the canvas. As I mentioned in a prior writing, I sketched this onto the surface last week and had intentions of painting Friday last week and then of course hopeful for the weekend and it never happened.  Finally on Monday I was able to block in the values and Tuesday I began painting. Running the Ridge at Dusk ©Laurie Pace 2014 Tuesday, when I got up I headed into the studio and began painting.  You will see images tomorrow

Morning Glow Horse 70 ©2014   Horse 70 Morning Glow   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 8 x 10  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lush colors that I just could not get to photograph right but know they are more delicious than what you see here.  Delicate pinks, soft yellows balanced by earth tone caramels and turquoise... totally delightful. It was fun to paint and create. Drop this into a frame and it too would make an exciting holiday gift. It is getting close to my fall giveaways. They will be one and off through the fall and then of course my traditional 12 Days of Free things which last year turned into 24 things!  So you might want to start c

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas. Sold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is almost mid-morning and I have been painting in the studio today.  I did not bring my camera upstairs though so I cannot share progress, but I will perhaps tomorrow. The horses I am working on today were charcoaled onto the canvas about five days ago and I have literally been waiting patiently to paint.  I was up early this morning; I am showered and have wet hair curling wildly as it dries, pulled in clips from my face to keep it out of the painting process.  Terry was super great and had a protein drink ready for me an hour into the piece...and I returned to w

Horse 69 First Show Rockies   ©Laurie Pace Horse 69 First Snow Rockies    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 8 x 8  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This contemporary horse painting is worth the click through journey to my website for the closeups.  Pure layering of colors toping the canvas like icing on a cake. Perfect gift for the upcoming holidays.    This piece is on hard board. It was coated with brilliant cobalt blue acrylic and then came the layers of white oil and all the caramel browns, reds, turquoises and more. I love the textured look of the blue beneath the white, just like stones, twigs and grass beneath the light layer of first snow.