Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Horse p © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 Running Colors Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Day 10 Give Away J Rosegay The horse above was a three month paint for me. It explored many things that related to one of our granddaughters and you have to look through it to find everything there is to discover.  Only in the mind of a seven year old that year! This was a gift for a friend in Kentucky, who later ended up with TWO little girls after raising some awesome sons! It is late tonight that I am blogging for the morning. It has been a long day with a quick run to Costco and last minute changes with Christmas Dinner... then home to bake Christmas cookies with our granddaughter!  I do believe we made about six dozen Christmas Sugar Cookies and iced them as well. It is an old 'family recipe'. We also make caramel Rice Krispie treats (no marsh mellows)   Double yummy.  Grandfather and Little Bit worked ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 Red Moon Winter Solstice Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Day 9 Giveaway winner is MK Shipp It is cold here in Texas at night and in the early morning . We thought we were going to have a warm week, but no idea past today any more. This painting was done I think back in 2010 at my studio on the lake. We had a red winter solstice Moon... and it was beautiful... so I painted some horses I had taken photos of at our friends ranch.  2 Corinthians 12:9 " But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me ." Becoming a grandparent is wonderful. We have a 27 year old grandson we helped raise until he was six. He was our first grandchild.  He calls me "Mum" and his grandfather "Bampa".  It was life changing and especially when they live ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 Snow Fall Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Day 8 Winner is K. May... Congrats!!! Friday... . .. Not many more days til Christmas. We are not ready. It is hard to prepare for this season when you have lost a grandchild over the year.  Last year it was without my mother, this year seems a lot harder.  Reach out to friends and check up on them. Most folks tend to keep their head down and walk through life often without being noticed. Many people are truly hurting deeply in their hearts, and especially if they do not have the Lord God to walk with them through these times. Jesus is here.  One of the 'songs' I taught every single grandchild, became a mantra with me over the last four months.   "My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do .The Mountains are His, the Rivers are His, the stars are His wonderment too... " Seriously I do not...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 Sweet Filly Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   M E Egan is Day 7 Winner in the Gift Away! I just love the colors  in this sweet painting. The gifts that are mailed out are NOT the pictures in my posting. There are paintings being gifted out as well as calendars and more!  BUT this sweet baby called to me this morning to be featured!  it is from 2012 and I was thinking it could have been one of the gifts for some special little girls! Don't you love the texture???  Yes! I am keeping it short today as it will be each day finishing out the give away. We are behind in baking and preparing for the holidays.   1 Peter 5:7 " Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." Shop other Available Artwork.  Sign up for my quarterly newsletter and painting sales. Follow the Spirit of the Paint... with Laurie Pace Laurie Pace ...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 First Communion Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Day Six: S Spain is the winner drawn name! Congrats!!  BPH... translates Before Painting Horses era. ... I loved painting children and people doing things and often did portraits for families. This was painted in my studio on the lake and I was finishing her up late one evening and trying to get a photo of it as I finished it.   I am continuing to believe these are gentle nudges for me.... I hope you enjoy seeing some of the 'other types' of my work. Romans 12:2 - Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Short blog this morning just to greet the day and post a winner. Did you catch the horses in process right behind this beautiful little girl paintin...