Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

TEARS OF RAIN Contemporary ART Horse Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 20 inches Acrylic/Oil Overlays on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity." Psalm 133:1 Family. Family. Hummm, such a broad subject. We are related by either blood or life to those we call family. We share genes and experiences and we try desperately to stay in harmony with everyone. I struggle often as I am the peace maker. I cannot stand to have ugliness or meanness in any situation. I do appreciate anger and understand the need to vent, but loud aggressiveness and direct attacks are not appreciated. It goes back to my rose colored glasses. I see the best in everyone all the time. Every family has elements of ugliness and beauty. Every family is uniquely created to balance harmoniously together. It takes all kinds to do that. If you can this week, take harmony personally and use it daily. Be ready to offer compassion a...

ALERT Contemporary Horse Equine Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 16 x 20 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase or commission a painting: Laurie "So God blessed the seventh day and Hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that He had done in creation." Genesis 2:3 All during the week when you are working or caring for others I believe you are on Alert. I know I am .... it is the little stress thing that keeps you waiting and watching. You stay on edge and you are alert. You can accomplish things and mark them off your list and hopefully a bit more stress falls away. I can't help but wonder how God was as He created everything... if it was a fabulous creative high, or stress as it began to form around Him. Whatever it was, our world is an outstanding place. His work is mighty. The seventh day of rest was a day of completion and reflection. This should be a sign to us that this day should be set aside specifically to give thanks to H...

Sharing Contemporary Art Children in the Garden Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 12 x 12 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie PERFECT for Mother's Day! I will even wrap it and ship it to your mom. "O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling." Psalm 43:3 Spring continues with mild weather and lots of green springing up everywhere. The Dogwoods are in full blooms as are the Bradford Pear Trees. My little peach tree is really blooming. Thursday I spent the day working on commission pieces and cleaning house. I still have a bit more on the two 16 x 20's that I am painting; they are desert flowers, like cactus flowers. Then it was cleaning house. Terry came home not feeling well again and immediately went to bed in a dark room. I worked on my website until eight and by nine was in bed reading. I am hoping he is better today at work. At least he seemed better this morning. Then the B...

Bound by the Night Contemporary Art Horse Equine Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 30 inches thick brushed oils Contact me to purchase: Laurie "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35 Well, I forgot to take pictures of my swing yesterday, but I did enjoy sitting in it for several hours. I painted out side yesterday using the new little table and an older extra chair. I actually dozed off laying in the swing surrounded by the twitter of my own birds in the house and the birds outside. HUMMM, I will have to tie a string around my finger to remind me to snap some pictures once the sun comes up. Yesterday I wrote about healing and breathing in God's presence to be restored. Today I am thinking Party Time to celebrate the coming of SPRING! Just sitting in that darn swing relaxing and taking in the breathtaking colors of the flowers in the hanging baskets and the three blooming bushes I have not planted ...

MORNING SAIL Contemporary ART Sail Boat Sunrise Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace and Morgan Pace 20 x 20 inches of unbelievable thick thick paint. I can say that because Morgan painted the basic painting last year and I saw it hanging there and decided it needed some contrast and began playing with it. SOLD THIS MORNING! THANK YOU! Contact me if you love it and are interested in price: Laurie "He grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised." Romans 4:20-21 Restoring Restoration is a major area of concern with older prized pieces of art. So many pieces are NOT in galleries or museums where they are cared for to help preserve their beauty. Terry bought me a porch swing yesterday with a canopy. I have a wood swing out front where we sit and watch all the neighborhood kids play...but the porch swing is on the porch area between the studio and the kitchen. My easel pulls out there and it is the outsi...

Sunlit Poppy Contemporary Art Floral Flower Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 6 x 6 inch Oil on Watercolor paper. Needs no glass, just slip it into a frame. PERFECT for Mother's Day and I will wrap it for you. I can even pick up a frame from my framer, The Dutch Art Gallery. Contact me to purchase. Laurie "For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watching the night. You sweep them away; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning." Psalm 90:4-5 Last night we brought our birds home from my son's house. He has babysat them for 15 months. I have so missed the joy of their twittering and chirping every day in my home. I have always had birds. Terry carefully placed the large cage in my VW Passat sideways, and we put the stand in the trunk. As we arrived home I gather up the front seat bird food stuff and he slid the cage out of the car. In a sudden flash in the dusk of early night I saw a bird rise from ...

No 106 Curious Contemporary Art Horse Daily Painting Oil by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches THICK OIL SOLD...Commissioned by collector in the UK Contact me for something special for your home or office! Laurie "I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." Isaiah 41:10 Always present...always with you...God is there. Even yesterday morning at 3:45 when I woke up and Terry was so restless I thought, "I need to get up and work." I distinctly heard HIM say, "Oh no, there is nothing you need to do but rest." I did the normal deep breathing exercising Jan and Arlo taught me to oxygenate the body and began counting backwards from 650 and only made 590 area when I must have gone back to sleep. God sustained me... and kept me right there in bed. I did not get up until 8:00 am. I had blog on auto post, which I have been using on our days off. I highly recommend the deep breathing from Jan and Arlo. It works wh...

No. 108 Urgency Contemporary Horse Equine Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace ALREADY SOLD! THANK YOU!!!! 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me for more information or to purchase: Laurie "And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them." Exodus 25:8 Mom and I went to Target yesterday. Of course I went with a list. It was a small list to buy Morgan a toothbrush, get some dental floss, some floor cleaner and Kleenex. Somehow I spent $184.00. I haven't been brave enough to unpack the bags, but I know I added Benedryl for Terry, light bulbs, an extension plug, some dish towels on sale, Target brand gallon freezer bags, and I bought some face moisturizer, eye cream, eye shadow....etc. I normally buy Clarins or MAX at Dillards, but that stuff is way expensive. So Mom and I decided to try Botanicals from the Target aisle. That is what is in my bags. I was good, no clothes for Lauren, Stacey or me! Once home I finished cleaning up and started ea...

CELEBRATE Contemporary Horse Equine Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 15 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me for more information or to purchase: Laurie

Spring Forward Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 x 2 inches Oil/Acrylic overlays on canvas. No frame needed. Contact me to purchase: Laurie "The Prophet Jeremiah said to them, 'very well: I am going to pray to the Lord your God as you request, and whatever the Lord answers you I will tell you; I will keep nothing back from you.'" Jeremiah 42:4 Yesterday we visited my dad. If you read my blog regularly, you know he has been blessed with Alzheimers and the journey is not a pretty one. He is doing fairly well right now and seems content with his existence despite the FOG he lives in on a daily basis. Have you ever felt like you were lost in a fog of confusion? Thankfully God comes to the rescue and the path we needed to take was usually right there in front of us; this works unless we were thrashing around trying to do our own thing instead of being patient... you would find me out in left field. The journey back would be harder o...

No. 100 Morning Roses Contemporary Art Flower Rose Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 12 x 24 inches of super thick oils. This is another piece I painted early winter and have gone back in and added not just background color, but the roses are now dimensional. Contact me if you are interested. Laurie For a short time this is offered for $169.00 and I will include shipping in the US. I am off to see my Dad today, so it will be sold to the first email sent. SOLD SOLD SOLD! Thank you. Gallery Value is $750.00 "In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16 Yesterday Neal Donald Walsh spoke of "that is does not good to think in any way negatively about yourself. Not even a little good." Often when I look in the mirror in the morning, like this morning... at 5:00 am, I first notice my eyes and know how they are begging me to climb back into bed. Then I travel down to s...

No 79 A Bit of Wonder Contemporary Art Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace I reworked this painting so I am sharing it again! Enjoy. It is 24 x 30 inches and has very thick paint. Contact me if you are interested in buying it: Laurie This is a close up of the face: And a close up of some of the brush strokes. A little more brightness! "Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth: break forth into joyous song and sing praises." Psalm 98:4 Child like wonder... Child like joy...can you remember being young and everything seemed to either fascinate you or scare you? Most children have a natural gladness with in their soul. We are born with out complicated feelings. Life seems to dictate our emotions after that. I am not sure how you teach a child how to maintain joy and the love of life and learning. Then, is it possible to retrain ourselves to be joyful? God created each of us. Laughter is the best medicine around. It lowers blood pressure and reduces stress. Si...

Stride Contemporary Art Horse Equine Daily Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD as it posted! Thank you. 18 x 24 x 2 inches Contact me to purchase. Laurie "But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever." Psalm 52:8 I am going to remind you to count your blessings today. If you must, make a list so you can see them all. Don't leave anything out. God has blessed each of us richly in this life, but most of the time we see what we do not have and what we think we need, instead of thanking Him for what is in our lives at this moment. Once you realize the great riches you do have, share them. Take time from your day today to phone someone that might need to hear from you. You may need to share comfort or encouragement, or you might need to share hospitality. Open your heart or open your home. Share what has been given to you that others so desperately need. Take nothing for granted. Staying open and aware...

No. 94 Running Color Contemporary Art Horse Equine Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 x 2 inches Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep His covenant and His decrees." Psalm 25:10 Terry has taken on the task to help me with exercising. I found when he holds my ankles I can do a better sit up... doesn't hurt my neck as much. Today he had me doing Jack LaLanne exercises that all the house wives did in the fifties, including his mother. Somehow my mother missed that show. I remember Queen for the day, but not watching Jack very often. ANY way, he has me sitting in one of the kitchen chairs, holding on to the chair and keep my feet elevated and bringing my knees up to my chest. I can tolerate about six of these at a time. BURNING in the thighs...and some tummy to get out of the way. It is a start and I am so appreciative of his help right now. Jack talks about our b...

Surviving the Storm Contemporary Horse Equine Art Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD ! Thank you! 12 x 12 inches of affordable contemporary art! Contact me to purchase. Laurie "Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in truth; ;give me an undivided heart to revere your name." Psalm 86:11 Sometimes in life it seems things are going along in a survivable fashion and WHAM, situations change in an instant. Often we will react immediately to the WHAM, having no choice but to do what instinctively comes to mind and to action. More often in life things take a turn to change, and altho it may be sudden, we have time to consider the overall situation and think about how we should react. This could be anything from discovering a new baby is on the way to receiving a diagnosis concerning your health, or unexpected financial challenges...like our dropping stock market. This is when we take the time to turn to thought before we react. We have a choice in all matters, and...

Morning Bright Contemporary Art Horse Equine Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 12 x 12 inches of oil These smaller sizes are to provide some affordable smaller paintings to some new collectors! Contact me for information on purchasing this painting. Laurie "From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way." 2 Corinthians 5:16 From Perfect Fit yesterday to Divine Order today. One of my favorite moans is WHY? I really draw out the word when I say it and add in an expressive whine to go with it. Things just seem to happen that are off the wall or sometimes what I term as discouraging. Time to change the whining tune of "why" and make it ..."Thank You." Even though I do not have any clue "why" I am thanking God for the "WHY?" situation... I need to approach it in a different direction. I tend to be self focused and o...

No. 95 Pride Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 20 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "My purpose shall stand, and I will fulfill my intention." Isaiah 46:10 Why are you here? Have you ever wondered why you are here on earth, or what your purpose is? I know many people who never even entertained that thought as they are really into enjoying their life and the pleasures of life around them. Personally I believe God created each of us for a purpose. In this lifetime it is our goal to find things that fulfill the purpose of our being. As we are knitted together in our mother's womb, God has put together the genetics that are required for us to live this life. There is a wide variety of personalities in our one family alone. Some recognizable traits are there and others are not. Being in the right place at the right time will result in everything falling together as it is meant to be. Our talents and contributions wi...

No. 91 Patio Geraniums Contemporary Floral Flower Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD to a California collector! Thank you! 12 x 16 inches Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world." John 16:33 Have you noticed the hay day the media has taken off on? "Stock market has closed at the lowest rate since 1987" or "Unemployment Rates are up to 11% in the state of California" or "Over 500 people stand in line to apply for a janitor position." The Sky is Falling... THE SKY IS FALLING!!! "Chicken Little was eating lunch one day and suddenly she felt a "PLOP" on her head. Golly that truly hurt. (Little did she realize it was an acorn from the tree nearby.) She decided immediately she had to tell the King that the SKY WAS FALLING and she had been hit by a piece of sky. On her journey to t...

Through the Eyes of Autism Contemporary Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas Donation to FEAT of North Texas for their Fall HOE DOWN to raise funds for area families with Autism in their lives. Contact me for Commission work: Laurie "...strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God." Acts 14:22 We have all heard the story about the young boy that found a cocoon. He watched as it struggled for over an hour trying to force the butterfly out of the small opening. The boy was truly upset and distressed so he ran inside the house and found a pair of scissors. He hurried back to clip the remaining bit of the cocoon to free the butterfly. His smile turned immediately to tears as he saw the butterfly. It had a swollen body and small shriveled wings. He crossed his fingers and hoped it would change and begin flight off into the air. An hour...

No. 89 SUNLIT Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 19 x 47 inches of color Contact me if you are interested in purchasing this one! Laurie "I will never leave you or forsake you." Joshua 1:5 Happy Birthday Ben! To the man in my life with the sweetest whistle and always a smile and a good story to share. I have been writing much about the wonderful friendships I have in my life, both male and female. I believe friends to be God's promise keepers to each other. The power of friends coming together in His name honors God. Good friends will never leave you or forsake you. Friends are life givers when you need them. In return you should be a life giver back to them. Jan wrote to me about the different stages of friends in her life, from the early friends as a child, through the first married friends, and onto the middle age and old age friends. She described the joy of her adult children becoming friends to her as well. Friends are an honored r...

No. 87 Geraniums Contemporary Art Flower Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace SOLD to a California Collector!! Thank you! 18 x 27 inches of gorgeous color! Can you feel Spring yet? Contact me to purchase : Laurie "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." John 15:15 Do you value your friends? Some of them are closer than others. Loving intimate friendships that grow over time are the ones that survive the good and bad times. Those friends are often the ones that bring calm to our lives. Leave it to a good friend to celebrate all the different victories in our lives, small and large. The connection to this wonderful person crosses all boundaries and often fills the emptiest part of us. It is that friend that sticks to you through thick and thin. They are the one encouraging you when you are dragging your feet through th...

Billie Jean's Pots Contemporary Flower Art Floral Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Reflections if the posting theme for DP today. and my Reflections post will be added to this blog later. CURRENTLY, my reflection is memory...and today I will add a painting reflecting the thoughts and painting below! This is an older painting, probably 15 x 30. My mother in law used to keep colorful pots and every spring she filled them with flowers. I decided I would paint a few of these this spring.. so be prepared!!! This one sold three years ago... but I love painting commission pieces, contact me: Laurie "Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart." 1 Peter 1:22 Spring is here in Dallas..early but it is here. I have spoken about ABUNDANCE continually through out the past months and now want to challenge you to plan something for others in your life. Make JOY abundant...

No 84 Brown Horse Contemporary Palette Knife Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD. Thank you! 18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie " I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth." Genesis 9:11-13 Don't you often think about the storms that roll through your life and the battles you fight against the heavy rains and winds? As a small child living in St Louis, I remember sitting at the tiny kitchen table on a chair next to the basement door....waiting. Tornado warnings were on the black and white TV in the living room; Mom was in the kitchen making food, and I sat petrified...

Mama's Boy Contemporary Art Long Horn Bevo UT Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches Oil/Acrylic layers on Canvas SOLD. Thank you. Contact me to purchase. Laurie " Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day." Timothy 1:12 When I woke up with a leg cramp at 3:30 this morning, in my prayer time I came across the thought of... Are you a participant or a victim? Okay, so those are weird thoughts for that time of wee hours, yet when I think of living life as a believer I am a participant in God's plan. I am never a victim. I work on finding the positive side of everything and constantly buff off my rose color glasses. A victim is an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance. In our lives God definitely confronts each of us with adverse circumstances....are you a participant or a victi...