Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Horse 92 Snow Drift    © +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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snow drifts I am thankful we do not have right now.  Usually we see snow in January or February.  Last year we had two major ice storms and one snow storm. Pretty unusual.   Made me reflect what type of weather would have been happening in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.  When was Jesus born?  Most of us know we have the 25th of December as the celebrated date of his birth. I do know this has been discussed over the centuries.  The when of his birth holds very little to the birth itself.  I did find a really interesting site that traced back when Joh

Horse 91 Winter Storm     © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 8 x 8  Oil on Canvas Panel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRRRR... I can feel the cold. Our temps in the Dallas area are bouncing from in the mid forties during the day with a predicted high of 68 on Christmas.  Might be why so many people are falling sick with the indecisive weather.  I continue to be thankful that i am not sick like I was last year. We are praying my Son in Law through the next few days as he was exposed to the flu.  Had to be by his boss too. With our daughter 8 months pregnant we all want to say to his boss, WHY did you go to work sick? WHY did you feel like you had to share it in a r

Horse 90 Orange Delight    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 9 x 6  Oil on Panel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orange... for some reason orange is an enticing color for me. There are so many intense oranges and subtle oranges, but they really make a painting pop with life. Horse 90 is one of the bright ones in the herd. I keep throwing these closeups at you so you can see the beauty of the paint. It truly is the Spirit of the Paint for me.  It is the salt and pepper of color that finishes a painting.  We went to the Christmas Symphony yesterday. It was a large part of the family. Lady L and her parents, our youngest son Morgan and his wife Kelly...and

Horse 89 Wheat Fields    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 9 x 12  Oil on Canvas Panel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Painting Frenzy ahead with my determination to complete my 100 horses this year!  This is a single painted pony on the small scale with very thick paint. Click the image to go to Collectibles and you can find it there to see the close ups.  I love the earth tones on this painting... bringing it down a little from my vibrant palette.  Our granddaughter, Lady L is counting down the days to Christmas. Every time we see her or we are with her we are given the update repeatedly. "Did you know there are only three days until Chr

Rising Star in the Heavens  ©Laurie Pace 2014 The Rising Star in the Heavens    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 8 x 8  Oil on Canvas Panel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intense layering of colors with contrast and energy created the composition in The Rising Star in the Heavens.  The horse's face is bathed in white as he raises his head level with the canvas edge. The colors of the horse reflect the royal color of purple. Horse 88... only 12 more to go! Saturday... time is flying past this week and Christmas is less than a week away. Terry and I are blessed to live so close to family again.  Plans are in place to share time with as many family memb

Horse 87 Filly on the Run ©Laurie Pace 2014 Horse 87 Filly on the Run    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 8 x 8  Oil on Canvas Panel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The excitement has to be building somewhere in your life. If you are not celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or other things, you have to at least have some holiday spirit rubbing off.  The malls are incredibly packed so we are staying away from those stores... making basic stops at Whole Foods when they open at seven each morning.  Less coughers and sick people out sharing their merries. Most of you get a holiday for sure.   My husband was a mechanic with American Airlines... he worked ALL holi

Sunrise    © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014  Size: 9 x 12  Oil on Canvas Panel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Horse 86... I have 14 more to go and today is the 18th... there are not 14 days left this year. I will paint them all this year but some will post the first week of January.  I am also busy painting some large paintings for a new gallery in La Jolla, California. More as the website becomes live. Meanwhile enjoy SUNRISE, Horse 86.   Can you imagine the glorious sunrise the morning after Jesus was born? From the descriptions in the Gospels, the night he was born there was glory all around from the stars to the manager.  Having given birth three times myself

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2014 Jonathan's Ornament ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am LOVING the days of preparation and celebration this Christmas. I appreciate every single one to the fullest, from the moment I wake to when I lay my head to sleep.  I am stopping to smell the pine tree, the cinnamon sticks and bask in the joy of this incredible season.  Make sure you stock up on your Elderberry and take a spoonful every day. Last year at this time I was sick.  I had contracted bronchitis from an older sharing gentleman at Whole Foods who stopped by our table while we were having lunch with Lady L and complimented her manners. Then he walked away and as