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DAWN RUN ~ Horse Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace

24 x 30 inches

Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Art for the Home.

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Do you know what is in the back of the closet at your house? Well, I found this treasure when packing up for the new house. Painted in 2005, I pulled this beauty out and touched up the paint and varnished it to sell. I didn't even know it was in there. Go figure. What is in the back of the closet at your house?

Okay, I have to stick in my Tail (Tale) wagger today. Morgan was over painting yesterday and I was finishing up some tar gel on a large 30 x 30 inch painting. The painting was in the corner of the studio drying. Morgan and Hillary left with their baby dog, my female grand-dog. My male dog, Paddy, was intensely jealous. We always have to keep them separated and it was difficult with the wet cold weather, Paddy didn't want to be outside or behind a closed door. SO when he was loose finally he tore through the house and ended up in the middle of my new painting. I was two steps behind him, but two steps too late as he slid across the surface and then back onto the floor with the "Jackson Pollock" look dripping from his feet across the wood on my studio floors. Blues, greens with slices of cranberry as his feet continued to slide out in four directions and it spread to his underbelly. By this time I had a hold of his collar and was screaming for help. Morgan was in earshot outside and came in to the mess. He had to grab this huge 65 pound dog up and haul him out into the utility room. It took us quite a while to clean up the paint mess both in the studio and now the utility room. Terry arrived home and took one look at me, the painting and the dog. He rolled up his sleeves and Paddy had a bath. It only took Terry about two hours. Moral of the story, NO PAINTINGS on the floor again. I will be so happy to move into the new space where I will have room for my huge drafting table. This will allow me the space to work with my gels!

As I scolded Paddy in a tense louder than normal voice, Terry reminded me Paddy didn't know what he was doing, he was only a dog. (Make sure you read the verse below.) Maybe God feels that way about us too!

God is GOOD, all the time God is good.

Laurie

“Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.’”—Luke 23:34
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