Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Urgent Run Midnight 24 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas This is a change in palette colors. I do not think I am done yet... another one of those live with it. This painting is available. Contact me and watch for another change or two...  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Do you have Control? One of my favorite things I get daily is from Neale Donald Walsch . It is always a daily thought and a few times I will share his exact message reconnecting you to his site.  Over a year ago I jotted down something from one of his daily passages about control issues. We have very little control over life.  We think we have control and most of us like to feel we are in control but are we? Try as we might, our lives are always spinning out of control. What you can control is your "internal world". Neale describes the internal world as t...

Canadian Herd A special Painting for a special friend.  May this be a focus of the greatness of life and the beauty and energy found in every person you meet on this journey.   24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas      ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      No Way But Up I wrote earlier this week about our spiritual and physical being in partnership.  As life progresses things happen. Illnesses, disease, and unexpected accidents affect all of us. When those you love are hurting, facing health issues or even death, you must hold to your heart there is no way but up for the help and power to heal them either in this life or heal them as they continue on to God. As with the changing seasons in His control, so are each of us in His hands.  With God there beside us extraordinary things will happen in our lives.  Just keep ...

You Lift Me Up   30 x 40 inches Acrylic on Canvas This  is it so far....Again the collector loved Dancing at Midnight and altho I do not believe you can catch the same essence a second time... I don't think I did, but I captured more... more strength in this horse painting.  There is no doubt to the lifting of the horse's head to the dark heavens that he is seeking the light of God.  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011    Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Spoiling the Child Give the child what he wants.  Isn't that how our society is geared today? The wants and not the needs. Why not spoil the child with what he needs? In our marriage during tight times we began the ritual of sitting down and talking over any expenditures over $25.  We used that truthful measurement of NEED or WANT. When teaching this to our children it was broken down simply: A need is s...

Progression on You Raise Me Up 30 x 40 inches Acrylic  Almost done!  More layering of color on this commissioned horse painting. Tomorrow I will post what is almost the finished piece. After that it is a wait and watch to see if there are changes I want after living with it a week.    ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie       In Partnership We are spiritual beings that exist in a physical body. I find more and more as I grow older my "want to" exceeds the ability of my "can do". While this should be a partnership there are frustrating moments as in any relationship. Considering things further, each of our "beings" is in partnership with our families, our communities and the world.  Even further we are all in partnership with the universe. Working together in partnership it actually starts with your spiritual being. Praising ...

Progression on You Raise Me Up More  details as I paint... more depth, color and vitality pool into this equine art.  This horse painting has captured strength and power... and I cannot wait to share the finished image.  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      God's 200 Million Year Plan still works.. . I will not get into a discussion of years, creation or timing...but I will share the story of the Sea Turtle with you. They have been around since creation and God put a plan in place in their life and they have not tampered with it. It still works. You don't try to fix things that are not broken. Movie by Dr Billie Bauman, New York The nesting ritual of the sea turtle dates back to creation when Adam named them sea turtles.  This ancient process is the same today as it was then.  When the female turtle is ready to hatch her eggs...

Progression on You Raise Me Up This is where music spiritual takes me with my focus on the Holy Spirit within me. From here the power of this horse painting is born.   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011 Contact me for your own commissioned : Laurie      Waiting for the Moment I heard my grandmother tell me all the time, "Watched pots do not boil." My husband tells me a savvy marksman does not waste ammunition... he waits for the right shot. It is for the maximum effect... to wait and strike when the time is right. Many of us get up in the morning with our brains on overdrive for the day and a list of things to accomplish. Despite our well laid intentions, we never hit the mark one hundred percent.  We are pushing our limits and not hitting the mark. Wait upon the Lord. You are far more important to Him to use up your talents and time wastefully running in circles.  You literally make too...

Progression on Your Raise Me Up Slowly but surely... The next layers of paint form up a strong horse in this equine art painting by A Texas Artist Laurie Pace        ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Growing Pains Many people do not follow God. Is it commitment issues? Are they worried that God will expect more of them than they can give? Roses and flowers He created for our joy. God does ask for obedience. Why? Obedience actually frees you from responsibilities to enjoy His blessings. His blessings include peace, joy, and a fulfilled life. His blessings are seen in the world around us in His creative powers and in those that follow Him. He does not always answer those desperate last minute pleas when you need something fixed.  He does more than rigging short term fixes.  He wants to 'grow you' into His grace a...

BEGINNINGS... You Raise Me Up A new painting is always exciting.  Using the flavor of Dancing in the Moonlight for inspiration, color palette and joy... I began... A new horse painting by A Texas Artist, Laurie Pace. Watch it develop...   30 x 40 inches coming soon....      ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011    Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Ever Faithful Families Spouses Friendships Neighbors Dogs There are people (and animals) in your life that are faithful with a shared relationship. No matter what the situation they are there at your back with their hand reassuring and caring for you. When you are committed to God He is ever faithful to you as well. He will lead you in the best way and He promises if you obey Him, He will protect you and allow you to prosper. (Again that does not necessarily mean financially!)   Click here to read mor...

Silver's Gang 30 x 40 inches  Oil on Canvas   This was what Brad Bisby calls the 'battlefield'. There are times when you paint you have a set direction. If I showed you where this painting was before I scrapped it twice you would laugh and definitely think it was not related. The spirit of this horse painting gives a strong definition to equine art because of the strength and passion in the 10 layers or more of oil paints. If I tried to paint something like this again... I could not ever get there. That is what makes this horse painting so unique.     ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011    Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie       It is called Silver's Gang because the horses in the painting are the five horses from the Lone Ranger and Tonto when they were together. Do you keep a prayer list? Is it filled with prayer requests for friends and family...

The Beginnings of an Equine Painting This is the first step of a new painting. 30 x 40 is the canvas size I am working with. The first thing I do is come up with the theme or reason for the painting other than playing in paint. I chose to paint about all the horses involved with the Lone Ranger. His first horse was Dusty. Dusty was replaced by Silver, a beautiful white horse he saved from an attacking buffalo.   Pre-Sketch for Pace equine Painting Tonto road a horse named White Fellar in the beginning, so he was actually on a white horse while the Lone Ranger road Dusty a Chestnut mare.  After Tonto gave a Chief friend White Feller, the Chief gave him a Paint Pony.  I could not find a name for this one, but the final Paint Pony Tonto rode was Scout.  The Lone Ranger had let Silver go to run free and Silver returned with Scout.  Now you have the full outlay of the horses  Home Work of the Lone Ranger and from this...

Two Horse Sunset This is another giveaway... Today is my birthday so I will gift this on to someone. Email me and mention the giveaway so I can put your name in the drawing. If you entered for the last drawing, I have saved your name for this one so you need not email me again.  Click here to email. I will take entries through Wed Nov 9th. If you live out of the USA you will have to cover postage. Inside the USA I cover it all. Sheriff Paul will pull the name out of his hat again for me. 6 x 6  Oil on Panel ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting  or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Laurie         My Blog    My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards      The Five Graces     The Artists of Texas      Daily Painters      Conte...

Pearing Up I kept playing with more pears...they truly are perfect gifts!  Pear Paintings by Pace 5 X 7  Oil on Canvas Board  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting  or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Times of Illness Reminders daily of friends and family that fight illness fill my prayer list. Some of you know that my summer and early fall has been challenging for both Terry and I, as I experienced a chronic health issue flaring up that literally leaves me tired, unable to do much and eventually depressed. While I was wading through this flare up at the same time I continued to pray for so many others battling cancer, back problems requiring surgery, colon issues,  pneumonia, and even death. Illness surround us in this life. When we fall ill and weakness takes over, we have to remember that the illness does not rob us of our spiri...

Pear Fun Okay, I played around with this one and loved it. I may do more because it was so free to paint it. First I put a layer of color on the canvas, then drew with a brush and India Ink.  After that I worked in the oil paint and touched up a bit of the ink. Mixed Media I guess! Oil and India Ink. 9 x 12 inches  Oil on Panel, ready to frame.  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting  or to purchase this piece: Laurie        The Good Things in Life... What are the good things in life? Popcorn at the movies? A good book and a glass of wine? A 25% raise in salary? A clean bill of health? Money back from the IRS? What about the leaks under the slab... or a broken lawn mower? Or what about that bad cold last month? It is so easy to believe the 'good things' in life are from God and to be delighted when they come our way. It is easy to pray and give t...