Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Life After Sixty: A Season of Hope. A Season of Prayer.  by Texas Artist Laurie Pace Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts. ” ― Mother Teresa We are coming upon the start of Advent of the Christmas Season. on the 29th of November is the first Sunday of Advent.  In preparation of a healthier mindset, I have decided to steer pretty clear of engaging in anything but this season of Hope and Prayer.   Yesterday I woke up early.  Sunday mornings I would rather sleep in a bit past 5 am! I decided to grab my ipad and listen to Pastor Morris' message from Saturday Church at Gateway, Southlake, Texas.  I do believe his sermon was meant to stir us into preparing our heart for what was ahead, both for advent as well as the situations growing violent throu

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Shiny Red Shoes  by Laurie Pace  24 x 30 Oil on Canvas Available with small black frame.  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”  ― Mahatma Gandhi Shiny Red Shoes was so much fun to paint!  Notice the thick thick paint and the exaggerated strokes of color.  Exaggerated is the correct word for the story of Hans Christian Anderson.  Anderson's story "The Red Shoes" was written in  1845. If you have not read it, it was about a young peasant girl that was adopted and in her life she was very vain. She had an old pair of red shoes as a foster child that she loved so much, she had her new foster mother buy her a new pair of red shoes. They were elegant and fit for a princess. Sadly the young girl was so attached to them she would not take them off.  Along the way to church one day a mysterious older man, a soldier with a red beard

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Seasons |  30 x 40 | Oil on Canvas  by Laurie Pace  Purchase Here. Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   It is birthday week this week. Normally it would be birthday month but our choices of doing things is slim with the Covid running rampant again. A large box arrived this morning and I will be unpacking it shortly! Meanwhile the painting above is entitled 'Seasons'.  This is a painting that has gone through four transitions to get to this point.  Even when I went to bed last night, I was debating destroying the canvas entirely.  The journey was that challenging.  This morning... everything changed. This morning I saw two things I needed to do and I did them and suddenly...  read more here. “  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. " Collisions 3:15  Laurie Pace  -  A Texas Arti

  JOY RUN  Contemporary Horse Painting by Laurie Pace 8 x 8 on Panel in Oil - AVAILABLE Shop Laurie's Daily Paintings Joyful painting leads to JOY RUN, a contemporary Palette Knife Painting of a horse running wild. Abstract horse paintings that delight and bring energy and joy to any room they are placed in. This is a perfect gift size for the upcoming holiday. Laurie Pace brings pure color to each painting she creates. She refers to it as "The Spirit of the Paint". Read more on Laurie's Blog today here. Visit Laurie Pace Website  Ellepace.com Visit VisualLanguageDesign.com for your new Website Design “Every Second Holds A Lifetime Of Inspiration.” "The Ramblings, Paintings, and Music of an Artist" SIGN UP FOR MY STUDIO NEWS Shop for Large Paintings | Shop for Small Paintings | Shop for Prints and Gifts | Commissioned Paintings

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Block Party  by Laurie Pace  Not quite finished...but working on it! Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   It was back years ago in 2009 that our street in Lake Highlands (Dallas) 'Chiswell' had a block party. The street was only one long block and we closed off both ends and the kids and adults gathered mid way and had a party... a total blast. I ran around with my camera snapping photos.  I am in a workshop right now and was using one of them for this... it is not complete but wanted to share where I am with it.  I painted the board with the bright colors underneath and then painstakingly hand painted the little girls on it ... It was a fabulous journey so far. Hope your week has been good. I have been posting on Instagram more lately. You can find me at @lauriepaceartist.   “ keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to et

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Sea Waves - Surf's Up  by Laurie Pace - Available Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   It is Labor Day today… and I am laboring.  The past week has been filled with discovery paintings as I am working with "Answers in Abstract" by Melinda Cootsona .  I am in love. Besides being the best instructor, she gives 100 percent plus in freedom and wants all of us exploring our own view and take of the lessons she brings to the studio each day.  Enjoy the work by stopping by the Daily Painting Gallery . Everything is affordable in there. All the pieces are do are in there. This is not a follow me and paint like me course, it is here are you tools, now DO IT.  I have to catch up from Friday’s lesson because I am a day behind!  Every week five new lessons, one or two a day.  Read more... “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing seaso

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Photography on the Lake  by Laurie Pace  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   Finally September is here!  Finally I made the trip with hubby to Home Depot and pick up my fall colors for the front yard to begin adding color.  Next week I will do the back yard! Temperatures are starting to drop to the 90's... but in a week our nights will be in the sixties.  It is coming.  I hope you have time to stop by my website and see my work and know over the next four weeks there will be many paintings added and a special sale will appear along with it.  Read more here.   “ Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him. 2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. " Psalm 128:1-2 Laurie Pace  -  A Texas Artist   INSTAGRAM  : @LauriePaceBlog Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio n

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Morning Has Broken ...   by Laurie Pace  Contemporary Sailboat Painting - Sold.  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   I truly remember every stroke of painting this and the daring thought to cut through the painting with the slicer tool.  I use it rarely but in this painting it totally made the painting.  I curved it where the sun was placed in the sky creating even more interest. I love painting sailboats. That was our one love we did together as a couple. When we moved back to civilization to be closer to the children, we had to sell both boats. There was no place to keep them.   What is your favorite thing to do in life?  👀😀💜  Stop by and read more at my website about one of the most dangerous times we spent on the red Cat in Lake Cypress Spring...  “ So may all your enemies perish, LORD! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land ha

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Ocean View Contemporary Dog Painting of German Shepherds by Laurie Pace 24 x 24 on Oil on Canvas with Palette Knife  -  Commission Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   It was a week of sketching and sketching and getting to know the layout and curves and straight lines of the shepherds before I actually began painting with my knife. The dogs were sketched precisely on the canvas... and the thick paint began to pile high.  These girls are heading to the west coast near San Francisco.  I was thrilled to paint for my collector in the Bay area.  I was even MORE excited she wanted the dogs painted like I paint my wolves.   Once the knife started, there is no telling the direction. One of those LET GO AND LET GOD days.  Up close you see the piles of paint and color peeking through here and there. Far away it give definition and dimension to the painting.   I would love to work with you on a commi

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 White Horse Morning   by Laurie Pace - Sold.  9 x 12 inches of thick oils paint. Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   It was in 2012 I painted 100  horse paintings in 100 days... and I never missed a day.  I even sold a painting each day as I posted them.  I really need to think about doing that again! During this Covid season, with galleries closed or running quietly without many visitors, the small pieces might move better than the large ones.  The brilliant colors and the contrasting angles of the paint surrounding the horse all pull in different directions.  The Orange burst warmed up against the blues and greens!  Make me smile!  Looking for my palette knife as soon as I post this one!  “Many nations will be joined with the LORD in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you." Zachariah 2:11 “Many natio