Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Dallas National Cemetery By Dawn's Early Light  by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. Not my normal blog but not the normal day.  Today a good friend was buried at the Dallas National Cemetery and we drove to be there to honor her, comfort her family and also visit Terry's Dad's gravesite where he and his Mom were buried.  " No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord .” Isaiah 54:17 B.W. was a Navy Nurse. She served her country just as her Dad did before her. She is survived by four beautiful adult children and many grandchildren and she was loved by all her knew her. Arriving with Flags Flying When you arrive at the Cemetery, the flags are always flying

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Herd on the Hudson 24 x 36 inches  Oils on Canvas SOLD  by Laurie Pace   Herd on the Hudson painting was the top feature of the Million Dollar Jumper Competition in Saurgerties, New York in September 2010. It was an exciting five days of competition in one of the most beautiful places in New York in the Hudson River Valley. We drove up from East Texas to enjoy the festivities and Kimberly and Don Conrad flew in from Denver to join us. We were allowed access to areas by the jumpers to film and photograph the horses, we attended many of the extra curricular activities, and we met up with other artists and painters living in that area that we knew from online at The Daily Painters.  It was a tremendous trip. The Conrads joined us at an open field concert by John Fogerty where we sat under cloudy skies with soft rains and occasional bursts of stars.  We spent hours driving the country side for views of the Hudson River

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Caterpillar Photography  by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. The unending summer heat in Texas is dragging us all down. The garden is burned up, the trees have to be deep watered constantly and we are now not mowing because the only way the yard will survive is not mowing low. Terry has been using the deep water probes moving them throughout the yard so no water is lost through evaporation using our sprinkler system.  I am waiting for a reminder letter from our HOA to mow. The endless days of 105-110 degrees (feels like 5-10 degrees higher with the humidity) curtails outdoor activities, including swimming after 2 pm. or even being outside to walk in the evenings at seven when the temps are still 107 outside. The heat and closeness in the house with drapes closed to bar the western sun, makes the day seem unending. I love barefoot in the grass.

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Dead or Alive? Grow with God.  by Laurie Pace   Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. Terry brought me in cut flowers this morning!  I was thrilled....Dead flowers, are they really dead?   Absolutely NOT!  Through death they provide the seeds for new blooms in our lives.   ( By the way... these are Zinnias) There is always a gift or legacy that survives a person's death as well, and new things to grow. Memories always remain, some dimming with the years. The trust and love of someone dear that has left us through death journeying on to Heaven,  encourages us to live forward and carry on the the very things we have learned in life from them.  Only three out of our seven grandchildren knew my Dad.(His great grandchildren) He lived a life always serving others and I pray the seeds he planted served every family well. We lost one of these grandchildren when he w

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2023 Five Red Blooms 24 x 24  Oils on Canvas SOLD    by Laurie Pace   Can you see the mushing of colors in the background?  The blends you can never  create with out a mess. Notice the vase and the background fade from the lighter pink mashing of colors to the neutrals one the left side and the shadows of turquoise and deep pink. The flowers are brilliant as they pop out at you and the greens are lush and hold their own alone. Did you gravitate at all to the dark black planted spaces?   Makes me want to go paint right now!!! Do you want one? Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. “Don't compare her to sunshine and roses when she's clearly orchids and moonlight.” ― Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy I love the quote.  What flower are you?  I know I am not a rose... I would lean to Hydrangea or Iris... or wait... I know, I would be  Zinnias.  When I was a young