Thursday, March 31, 2011

Sunset River Crossing Abstract Horse Painting, The Painted Ponies 2011 by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Sunset River Crossing
Available

28 x 42 inches Oil on Canvas  
 
©Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
Contact me: Laurie     

(This is a repaint combination of two paintings I did back in 2004... horses from one and color palette from another.)

 
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” - Isaiah 53:5-6
 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Texas Spring Time Abstract Horse Painting Finished. Signature Painted Pony Pulls by Texas Artist Laurie Pace, Inner Peace

Texas Spring Time
3 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas
SOLD Commissioned Painting

©Laurie Pace     Graphics One Design 1998-2011
 Contact me: Laurie       

Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Sudden Light Abstract Horse Painting by Texas artist Laurie Pace

Sudden Light
5 x 7 inches  Oil on Canvas   

 BID HERE 

 © Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
Contact me: Laurie


This is another one of my miniatures that I am preparing for larger paintings for my upcoming Denver Show in July at Mirada Fine art.   I am hoping to do a painting on site at the gallery if we are able to arrange it.

The base was a rusty orange coating of acrylic with heavy overlays of oil paint.

Yesterday we began working on clearing the banks of the pond some more. We are under a burn ban so we will continue to clear and then have to pay to have someone come clear the trash of trees and limbs from our lot.  We desperately need rain. My prayers this next week are focused on just that.

Make a list of things to pray about this week and keep up with it... even if you do not make another ...keep up with this first one. Pray daily about the things on your list...and when you find answers for those prayers, date the list next to that item. It is a wonderful way to see God at work as He does answer prayers. Not always the way we want him to, but things evolve and resolve.

Laurie        

"If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudging, and it will be given to you." James 1:5

 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:

Friday, March 25, 2011

Horse 2 Spring Abstract Horse Painting, The Painted Ponies by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse Race 2 Spring 
Abstract Horse Painting, thick palette knife Holbein Duo Oils on Canvas.
Sold 
These small abstract horse Oils are highly popular and an easy way to pick up
something small but special and easy to hang and enjoy.

8 x 10 inches  Oil on Canvas  
   ©Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011 
Contact me: Laurie

IF There is Doubt, Don't do it.


Terry and I were collapsed on the couch yesterday around four and Oprah was on when we switched on the tv to veg out to fresh baked Tilapia, summer squash, sweet potato fries, and a big salad. (Oh also a bowl of fresh cut up strawberries, apples and grapes)  We both worked hard all day... up till eight last night. I was washing sheets and preparing the guest room for the RETURN OF LADY L and her parents.  How cool is that?

She is a right handed painter and loves painting with me in the studio.




It was a rerun on Oprah from her trip down under to Australia and we enjoyed everything we saw on the journey.  Russell Crow had Oprah out on a sailboat and she asked him if the Oscar had changed his life.  He said it really did not as he did his job every day... just like anyone does and the Academy Awards truly had nothing to do with his job.  He told Oprah that she had affected his life dramatically and he always remembered her words, "If there is doubt, don't do it." Russell Crow applies this in his life even today.  Using that inner voice that you ALWAYS hear when it tells you to do or not to do.


So I am sharing that with you today...if you are like me sometimes you get carried away with following others or following a dream you have that you need to do something.  Deep inside there is something nagging you but you ignore it. You want to control your life and you go in the direction you think is best despite that inner voice.


Listen... God is talking.. He is that inner voice.



Laurie        

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:9
 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Horse 1 Spring Race Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Spring Race Horse 1
8 x 10 inches  SOLD   Oil on Canvas

    © Laurie Pace  Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
A thickly painted horse abstract painting created with Holbein Duo Oils and a palette knife.  Learn more about using the knife in your art 
by attending my workshop this May.

Contact Me: Laurie
Posted by at No comments:

Monday, March 21, 2011

Max and Lucky Commissioned Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace,

Max and Lucky, Abstract Horse Painting 
 FINISHED!
Commissioned Painting SOLD
4 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas  

 ©Laurie Pace  Graphics One Design 1998-2011
Contact me for work: Laurie  

A SENSE OF HUMOR


I know I have talked about God's sense of humor in the past.  Make a plan and He is chuckling in heaven.


With Lady L here we have to maintain a sense of humor.  I laughed till I cried when I walked out to find her doing her Oreo Cookie dippings and decorating her Miss Piggy book with her new Cinnamon Cheerios.  Catch the cheerio on the eye!




 This precious two year old keeps us hopping.  Terry ask me last night, "How many grandparents does it take to change the diaper on a two year old?"  We both sat and figured out probably three to four.  That little miss has strong legs and if you just pull her out of warm bath that she does NOT want to be out of, she throws a royal fit. Other than that she is pretty good about eating and sleeping.


I remarked to my music student's mother today that it seems like our schedule was get up, eat, tornado through the house for three hours, eat again...sleep again, repeat the tornado action and then eat dinner get a bath and go back to bed.  Yesterday afternoon she had my hand and she was walking me in circles around the living room. After fifteen minutes I ask her where we were going... she looked up and giggled at me... "to Oma's house." DUH, why didn't I think about that? 


Sense of humor... something we all need to keep our heads straight and our hearts in the right place.


Laurie        
 
““But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”” - Jeremiah 17:7-8
 
 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Movement of the Spirit Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Movement of the Spirit
30 x 40 inches  Oil on Canvas
      © Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
SOLD
Contact me for Commission Work:Laurie

Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Friday, March 18, 2011

Head Strong Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace, The Texas Twister

Head Strong
9 x 12 inches  Expressionistic Horse in Vivid Colors  Oil on Canvas   
SOLD This morning! Thank you.

© Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011

THE TEXAS TWISTER

By most standards the Texas Twister would be one of those huge tornadoes bearing down from west Texas into Central Texas....OR it could be Lady L in her "twister" mode.  That can be defined two ways... one by the disaster left as she plays from room to room... to that tiny twist of hair on her fingers when she is so tired she cannot see straight.

We have put a few miles on the little red wagon already and her favorite thing in the house is the baby grand piano.  She stays "STUCK" to that most of the day.  "STUCK" is her favorite word, no wait, second favorite. Her favorite is NO NO NO.

When she is in her car seat or you are holding her and do not want to put her down she is decisively STUCK and lets you know it.   She had forgotten we had birds.. Max and Gracie... and she calls them BORRR YDS... like a northern Yankee.  Makes Terry and I chuckle to hear her stringing the words together.

Short blogs and long days from the Golden Pond. Before I forget. We have huge bees buzzing the house. BIG black bees with yellow on their backs.  Any ideas how to lure them away from the house?  Makes it hard to go outside with Lady L.

Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Return of the Painted Pony by Laurie Pace, Abstract Horse Painting

Been working on Max and Lucky a commission painting this week, so visit my blog to see them.  

Here is one of my Painted Ponies from 7-19-2007.

The Return of the Painted Pony
 ©Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design    1998-2011

This was painted about a year into my painted pony frenzy. Stop by my Website

and read about the Story of the Painted Pony.

Stop by my blog to see how Max and Lucky are progressing...





Posted by at No comments:

Monday, March 14, 2011

Beginnings of Max and Lucky Abstract Horse Painting Commissioned Equine Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Beginnings of Max and Lucky
Commissioned Equine Painting
4 ft by 4 ft  Mixed Media on Canvas      
 ©Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
Contact me for Commission Paintings. Laurie



"Gold Leaf was hammered out and cut into threads to work into the blue, purple,and crimson yarns...in skilled design." Exodus 39:3

 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Direction, Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Direction
9 x 12 inch  Oil on Board    

© Laurie Pace  Graphics One Design 1998-2011
BID HERE
Contact me.
       
“Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.  But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:15-17

 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Friday, March 11, 2011

Four Crossing Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Commission Painting SOLD

Four Crossing
28 x 42 inches Oil on Canvas
© Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011    

Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Progression on Four Crossing Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace, Moving On

Progression on Four Crossing
28 x 42 inches Oil on Canvas

Commissioned Painting SOLD
   

Contact me for you own Painted Pony! Laurie
© Laurie Pace     Graphics One Design 1998-2011 

MOVING ON


In this family the MOVE word is not allowed. We have moved way too many times. The longest we lived anywhere was in Justin TX for 6 1/2 years. Three years is about the average...but we have lived here on the lake almost one year and I still love it as much as the day we moved in here last April 5th.


Moving on leaves your mind wide open to new things. Unless you are the empty glass person and moving on is sadness. It is leaving the comfortable and the expected for the new and the unexpected. 


I choose these words today as we will be picking Annie up from the vet this afternoon. They amputated part of her right paw and then removed another cancerous lesion on her leg further up.  Had we known it was all cancer we might have chosen to put her down now, but we didn't and we had made our decision based on the information we had.   So she will be home later today. We will be changing her bandages three or four times a day. Two weeks before the stitches come out.  Terry has promised to help me watch over her because I do not want her to suffer. She is very thin and she has lost so much of her personality.  It could have been the pain she was in, or it could be the cancer already ravaging her body.


Moving on is hard when it involves letting go.  We hold on to much in our life. We hold on so tight our fingers and mind go numb.  Letting go seems to be the harshest thing we face to do...but once we take that step, we find that there is something better to come. Having faith that God will provide, we must learn to move on, to let go.


My heart is heavy in anticipation and worry over Annie.  I have to be strong if it is her time to move on. There will never be another Annie ever in this whole world or my lifetime...but there will be another dog that will win over my heart in other ways.... Annie is my shadow and I literally cannot imagine life without her.


 Laurie        

 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: ,

Friday, March 4, 2011

Riot in Spring ABSTRACT HORSE PAINTING by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace,

Riot in Spring
7.5 x 5.5 inches Oil on 300 lb Watercolor Paper
   

   

BID HERE.
© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011


www.lauriepace.blogspot.com

Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Urgency Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

URGENCY
30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas         
© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
Contact me: Laurie

This painting will be at my show at Mirada Fine Art, opening in July 2011. 
Contact Steve at Mirada Fine Art.



 Okay so I scraped The Majestic Three and they become the URGENT two.  The Abstract Horse Painting is very unpredictable.  I finish a painting and I know.. I know before I walk away from the canvas that the journey is not done. I know that I have to go back and rework and free the horses.  It happens every time I try to do an impressionistic equine piece.

The layering of color with a palette knife is never predictable. Emotion and eye control the placement and use of color on the canvas.

Enjoy! Visit my daily blog at www.lauriepace.blogspot.com

Laurie         
 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: ,

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Soulmates Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

SOULMATES
 Mixed Media on Canvas   SOLD   

© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011. 
Contact me: Laurie

This painting always reminds me of Easter... I guess it is the cross in the background... I painted this in 2010 and it is in a Private Collection in the UK. I may do something similar in another abstract horse painting for this Lenten season and use different colors... Today is painting day and  I am heading into the studio right now. 


May you continue to enjoy the changing seasons and the many great gifts God has blessed you with.

Laurie
 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , ,

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Three Horses in the Snow, Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Three Horses in the Snow
18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas   
SOLD
    
Contact me for your own painting. Laurie
 
 © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011

I love painting with thick paint and believe their is a passion with in me that likes to ice cakes...so I love 'icing' my canvas as well.  Painting abstract horses was part of a learning process that occurred over several years and the journey has been incredible. 
Someone asked me yesterday why I started up this horse blog.  The answer is simple. On my main blog I post whatever painting I am working on at the time.  It is not always horses.  It will take a few years to build this site as strong as my original website, but in truth I have many horse blogs.

I do not post on all of them...but this one I will be posting to the most.
The others are:
and now of course this one, www.abstracthorsepainting.blogspot.com  because that is what I do best.

My main blog, www.lauriepace.blogspot.com is still the heartbeat of my life. That is where I bare all...paintings and emotions.   My studio has been under Graphics One Design since 1998 and before that it dates back to In Perspective Studio founded in 1977.  


 
GALLERY LINKS
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)