Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

MOONLIGHT Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Contact me to purchase: Laurie I began a moonlight series yesterday very taken by the gray violet paint I had in my chest. I started a second one to finish today. It spoke to my heart of mystery and things in the dark that we cannot see, of unexpected pleasures and hidden pain. Our path can only be lit by the moonlight. We all travel into the night in our experiences pulled by others into the dark and it is up to us to bring the ray of light of the Lord with us. In our lives every day we have endless opportunity to bring light and love into the lives of those around us. I have a friend that lives very far from me and she is like a sister. Her wisdom is accountable and reliable; her love is unmistakable. She brings light into my life daily. Can you carry some light to someone today? This morning I have a "blind date". I use that term loosely. I have a woman from the neighborhood coming to paint. We have...

THREE OUT WEST Second in a Series of Three Abstract Grazing Horses Oil on Canvas by Laurie Justus Pace Contact Wendy Rogers at The Red Tree Gallery Atascadero, California to purchase. 30 x 30 inches Gallery Wrap Canvas This painting was finished yesterday for the gallery in California. It will ship in about two weeks as it dries. Today I will work on some smaller pieces in My Buddy and Me series. Every painting is a wonderment and an exercise in color. Where else can you have a job that you get to play in color?? That I do love and give thanks for the gift. Hummm, it must be Thursday. No heat; haven't had heat since yesterday morning when I was minding my own business and the plumber knocked on the door. They were coming to purge the lines for the city inspection. It was after lunch when the inspector came. The gas repair passed (Yeah we can fill the 8 ft by 2 ft hole in the yard) and the new heater passed as well. The plumber returned late last night to try and unstop our plu...

WEST LINE HORIZON Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Contact Wendy Rogers at THE RED TREE GALLERY California for pricing. Wednesday, is there a song about that? Other than the old saying of HUMP DAY and getting through it for the slide down to Friday, I can't think of anything. The painting I have listed is available through The Red Tree Gallery in California. It ships there this next week along with some other pieces I am working on right now. Such an exciting time as a new gallery opens it's door. I am honored to be a part of this and give my thanks both to the Rogers as well as to our Father for the gift of art. There are so many things in life we strive for and many things we cannot seem to get that we want. I am not addressing the physical, but rather the spiritual. If you are down and seeking happiness, the key is to act happy. Put a smile on your face and look in the mirror to see it. Do this over and over and you will find your life begins to pick up hope...

First Poppies Flower Art by Laurie Justus Pace 15 X 30 inches SOLD The wind is howling outside this morning. Our 90 degree temps are back in the thirties. Only in Texas! I saw some poppies in a garden this week and that prompted a fun painting of their brilliance. Yesterday Terry and I finished up replanting and re potting the garden room. We had purchased new pots for our roses that we brought from the country as well as his mother's rose that we have nurtured along. I will have to take pictures and share them this week. It is nice in there, a very peaceful retreat. The roses and azealas will thrive in their new soil. Re potting is a thought to consider for us today. Often as a plant grows older and there has been no weekly maintenance to feed and nourish it, it begins to get yellow leaves and even shriveled leaves. I feel that applies to us as well. We stumble along in life often neglecting our connection that is wide open with God. He waits so patiently to lend his ea...

Canyon Spirit Horse Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 18 inches of abstract colors and a dashing horse! SOLD The sun is up and the birds are in full chorus outside...it is a wonderful day. This is the day that the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it! Todays painting is an exploration of another approach to the canvas. If it calls to you email me for a good price! Exploring in life is always a must. God is really good about closing doors. We must use our wisdom gained through our life experiences to be wise and find an open window. Yesterday morning I went to my parents house and fixed breakfast. It was a treasured time to share a meal with them. God is good! After eating mom sent dad into shower and we sat and visited. She has been seeking direction on several issues in her life that involved changes. Major changes. She sat back and said, "I guess I will wait until God knocks me upside the head." I sat forward and yelped "NO". I have bee...

REFLECTIONS Two Oil by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches On Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD Joy to joy this is the day that the Lord hath made! Up to paint early and then get cleaned up for the day. I have been working on pieces for several new galleries. One is The Red Tree Gallery in California, opened by Wendy Rogers and her artist husband Ronald Ray Rogers . I am excited about this new adventure and anticipate a positive experience! Also was contacted by two other galleries, The Rain Bird Gallery in Blanco, Texas and a new gallery being put together in Dover Massachusetts. As soon as I have links on the others I will share them. I think it is exciting to start out with a new gallery as they open their doors. The Blano Gallery has been around for a long time but the other two are brand new. The Dover Gallery supports children with special needs and a portion of every sale benefits charity. This is a tug to my heart after loosing our eldest grandson a year ago on the 27th of this mon...

WINTER LIGHT Horse Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace 24 X 36 inches of color! Contact me for pricing: Laurie There is always that one winter day that the sunlight seems brighter and warmth begins to creep into the air, just slightly in the mid-afternoon hours. That is what this painting was trying to capture...that crystallized moment of warmth and coolness together. Our lives are like that too. In those times when it is cold and dark....we focus on a beam of light to guide us back into the sunlight. For many living in the dark for a long time, they grow accustomed to their dark environment. When that beam of light hits into their lives, they often turn away because the truth of the light casting open the reality around them hurts. First reaction is to turn away and close their eyes. They do not want to face what it is there. It is so much easier to hide from it in the dark. They turn from the light of the Lord and the warmth of his love. I wish I knew the answer, if I did I wo...

TRAVEL TO GREENER GRASS Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 15 x 30 inches Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD Friday has not dawned by sun time but it has by the clock. I worked until after nine last night painting and will be jumping back in front of the easel in a few moments. I noted it is difficult to ever catch up or get ahead. Strange that I chose to post this painting today...traveling to greener grass....chasing the elusive and missing what is right there in front of you. Living in the moment is the key here. There is no catching up or getting ahead with God. That was part of my thought process this morning around one as the phone rang waking us up. As we settled back down to try to sleep again I realized this moment is the most important moment. It could be the beginning moment, the middle moment or an ending moment....but it is the moment of truth of being and being with the Lord in your heart and soul is the ultimate. In my heart as I laid there listening to the quiet of th...

CRAB APPLE TREE BLOOMS Landscape by Laurie Justus Pace 15 x 30 inches, Oil on Canvas SOLD Wow, yesterday was an active painting day! This is one I finished up and I love painting Texas Oaks, but in the spring, the Crab Trees bloom with beautiful pink blooms. This is my impression of the crab tree in bloom. Even Crab Trees do more than "Crab". This can be said about people too. I know everyone has one of those in their lives. The complainer. They are always complaining about everything. We often grow weary of being around them and make excuses not to be. In actuality you might find if you give some attention and demonstrate a happier more positive attitude around them you might see them relax. Dig around and smile at them and offer up a true compliment to them. My hunch is folks like this are unhappy inside and the only blooms that come out are negative blooms and thoughts. Perhaps with a little prayer and some TLC you could bring some light and love into their lives....

Patina Series One Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 3 ft by 4 ft, Oil on 2 inch Gallery Wrap Canvas Contact John Stange to purchase: JOHN This is a first in a series for this wonderful new store/gallery in Marble Falls Texas. John and Marnie are almost ready to open their new shop! This one will be shipping to them in the next few days. It is a HUGE painting filled with color, THICK buttery paint, ridges and texture. Follow along as we make our way through the PATINA Series! Yes, the store is Patina! I am not accustomed to being up so early.... well, I have been my entire life, but since the flu and then the loss of heat etc.... Seven thirty was early....here I have been in the studio working since five thirty, about 45 min ago. Terry is back at work today. Hopefully he will continue working on the light issue in the evenings. It is not too bad living like this...I have to play my piano in daylight though. I usually play at night about eight, so I will have to adjust my s...

FLORIDA RUN OSWOA Horse Art by Laurie Justus Pace 4 x 6 inches of massive thick buttery oils! Contact me to purchase. Laurie The sun is up and so am I. Terry is still asleep. I will be rushing to finish to finish up paperwork for shipping today. I think we will have to rewire the house. We still do not have working lights despite another electrician visiting the premises. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. We got heat and hot water but the lights are gone! Thank goodness the plugs all work. Today look around you at the people you see every day. Be kind to them, give preference to their needs if you can and show a true honor in friendship. God has placed them in your life for a reason. Sometimes we miss things that are right before our eyes. Grace, Laurie "Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others." Philippians 2:4

Anticipation Color Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches SOLD Celebrate the day! Here in Dallas it is going to be sixty degrees today with sunshine.... beautiful sunshine. The house is warm, the water is hot, still no lights, but we are working on it. Terry is busy sealing shut the floor return vents from the old unit. There is so much dust being pulled from those when the new system works that the dust literally flies. Yesterday Trina and her two children stopped by to visit. I had such a good time visiting with them. I miss painting with Trina. She normally use to come paint every Thursday morning. With me moving all the way into Dallas, I haven't seen her since last fall. The kids are growing like weeds! Kiern and I played several games of Chinese Checkers. Jency collected marbles and rocks and enjoyed just running around close by. Such beautiful children!!! My internet is up. This is late posting because of the inadequacy of Time Warner Cable. We had no...

A BITE OF APPLE My Buddy and Me Series Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 8 x 10 x 2 inches This is my fourth in the MY BUDDY and ME series. Prompted by old photos of my grandson, this painting sort of evolved on its own! The sweet innocence of a little one in the sunlight is usually enough, but as this one eats his bite of apple, he has a buddy wanting a nibble too! This is Terry (He is my hubby, the big one) playing Swords with Jonathan, the little one, our grandson. More Sword Action play. Jonathan came to spend most of Saturday with us. Jon had just opened his new sword. He has been waiting since Dec 26th to see it. A game of chess as things quieted down. This was always part of life when Jon lived with us. He and Terry played chess every day. Well, life continues here in our little 'Money pit". We are still cleaning up massive amts of dust and dirt, but the new heater works like a champ. We were delighted with a long visit with our grandson yesterday. I think I me...

Wing on the Wind Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches SOLD Good Saturday morning! We HAVE HEAT, We HAVE HOT WATER, but I do not have lights now. Something shorted out in the attic, so there is more work and expense ahead. Terry is trying to tighten up the house. He found where the BFR (Big Fat Rat) had drug a bag of sunflower seeds (not ours because we do not buy those) into an area in between the walls and he ate and pooped all in one spot. Took Terry a long time to clean and disinfect that. He will be closing up all the open routes for the BFR. At least I have not spotted him in months! We hope to see Jonathan our grandson today. He has really been sick with coughing and congestion since Christmas. The whole breathing treatment thing too. I am glad he is doing better. He gets a new light saber when he gets there. He and Terry bought it off eBay the day after Christmas...the one I posted pictures of last month! I will try and take pictures! My daughter has ...

Hearts Horses Oil Paintings by Laurie Justus Pace 24 X 36 inches of Vibrant Color on Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD Friday dawns and there is a light of HOPE! We have hot water back. The plumber arrived late yesterday and finished up the gas manifolds needed to divert the gas into three directions, the water heater, the new gas furnace and the stove. The HVAC folks are due back in the next hour and will finish hooking up all the new returns they put in yesterday. SO hopefully heat will be here this afternoon as the temps are plunging outside. The fall out is the huge amount of dirt and dust everywhere. It will take us days to get the house back under control but at least it will be warm inside as we work. Together we can do this with the Lord watching over us. He is on guard all the time despite the disparity we often fall into. We have been living here for almost two months as we have struggled with more repairs on this older home. Trying to stay focused on this is even harder when...

Long Day My Buddy and Me Series by Laurie Justus Pace 8 x 10 x 2 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas. SOLD Thank you for supporting Daily Painters! Laptops are not my favorite when it comes to dealing with paintings and viewing them. I have no clue what this truly looks like. BUT I am up out of bed, it is 65 degrees outside and the sun is shinning. The HVAC man is here and they have begun there work. Our heat depends on the plumber showing up and when he will get here. Today I will be working on a painting for the new gallery here in Texas. Size will be 3 x 4 ft and definitely not one of TErry's favorite to box. I am culling ideas over in my head right now so I am floating between oils and acrylics. Painting in the kitchen yesterday afternoon was nice with all the light. Made me realize how much light I need to really get into my painting area. Diane wrote she uses big construction flood type lights... much to think about. But I wanted to drop in and blog quickly this morning...

Spring Winds Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD Thanks for Supporting Daily Painters! I have been working on this one since Sunday out in my kitchen studio. LOTS of good light, but sort of cramped in comparison! Enjoy! This morning I am not even out of bed. TOO cold. My cough is racking my body. The little ceramic heater in the bedroom has not been able to keep up with the dropping freezing outside. Hopefully the other heater has the kitchen warm and toasty. PLAN is to get out of bed, dress and scurry to the kitchen to work all day. My studio area is basically off limits as is my big Mac. Dirt and dust are thick. My computer equipment and printers are all covered. There is a heater going in there, but not for me! DAY 13 with out heat and now with out hot water. Terry has the entire closet where the heater and hot water heater were, cleaned out. He has to rebuild the floor area, pull off the sheetrock so the plumber can put pipes in the...

SNACK TIME By Laurie Justus Pace Second in the Series My Buddy and Me A quick note as destruction is in the process and I must have my computer off and covered. Terry is ready for breakdown. Yesterday the waterheater came out, today he is taking the heating unit out. Tomorrow the HVAC man is due to come install a new system, but I am unclear on the waterheater issue. The journey I spoke of for our family is still in the prayer process...please keep us close to heart. Morgan began a new job today downtown. More on that tomorrow too. I am hoping once this is finished and I am UP UP UP out of bed ...YEAH...we can get back to life. Today I am painting a French Saddle Horse. You will get to see it later in the week as I post. I have new paintings on the camera, but only allowed a few precious minutes to do this blog this morning. Smile at yourself today in the mirror. Know you are a child of God and you are loved. Grace, Laurie "My name will be great among the nations, from the risi...

Shadows in the Barn Watercolor by Laurie Justus Pace 9 x 12 inches Today is a new start painting in my breakfast room off the kitchen until the heater issue is resolved. I have a ceramic style plug in heater next to a cool mist humidfier...not sure This is safe, but at least the air is not drying my throat out making me cough. A new road is branching off and more to come in the next few days. With the prayers of many a journey will be recorded and hopefully lives will be touched. Please keep our family in prayer. Yesterday I was blessed with Stacey and Larry coming over. As I mentioned in my late blog yesterday, they visit was wonderful! I am better. I am up and planning to paint in a few moments. Again thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. The cough lingers but I can tell is better than it was and my energy and appetite are returning. I wish for all of you good health and hopefully by tomorrow a normal blog with NEW artwork. This is a watercolor from two years ago. Grace, ...

TEATIME Watercolor by Laurie Pace 14 x 16 Watercolor on Paper contact me to purchase: Email: Laurie From the musty infected cold dirty studio I enter this short blog. This is day nine with out heat. The interior thermostat reads 52 degrees in the house. We have warm temps thru today and over the next week predictions starting tomorrow of cold, and by the next weekend possible sleet. My brother dropped off Mucinex last night and it seems to be helping my congestion break up in my chest. I found out I have to fend for myself and started a pot of chicken vegetable soup this morning that will last me at least three days. Terry brought home sourdough bread which makes me feel like I am eating lemons, but maybe with the soup it will work. So no cold sweet potatoes today, hot soup in about two hours. I am only up because I had to get bills paid and pull paintings for shipment. Stacey, my daughter is coming to help me get the bedroom clean and change the bedsheets. She will finish ...

Sunflowers Oil Painting by Laurie Pace 18 x 27 inches To purchase click here. I am here, barely. Short blog as it may be. I painted this painting last week. As you can imagine I have not painted in three days. I got up this morning, have not showered yet, feeling rather weak. The house is filthy since I have not been up to keep up the sweeping to keep the dust down. There is still a huge trench in the yard for the repaired gas line and the dogs bring in that soil. It tends to spread as we go in and out of that back room where I paint. I have literally lived in our bedroom for the past three days with the crockpot steaming peppermint into the air and my mom dropped off a cool mist humidifier. My coughing is much better. Last night I had sweet potatoes for dinner. I have lost six pounds, but not sure I like to lose it this way. I never drink juices, I eat the real fruit, but I had Morgan pick up some real OJ Not concentrate...with pulp and I have sipped on about 8-12 oz each da...

SUGAR Dog Oil Painting by Laurie Pace 8 x 10 on Linen Commission. SOLD My mom is sick. I suspect the flu. With the cold in the house she is coughing and running fever. I just got here, made her some breakfast and am posting SUGAR per her instructions. Sugar is the baby of Georgia! Her favorite toy is the lime green donut in the picture. There is no update on when heat is coming and I hope she is feeling better tomorrow to post. I am not use to having her sick. I am here painting in her studio. There are the three I have completed this week. They work apart or together. I you like them email my mom and we will work a good price for you. Morgan Pace Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24

Wyoming Paint Pony OSWOA Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD $100 Egads it is after six thirty. I have been answering email for over an hour, but it is all good. I have sold quite a bit of work this morning and had to answer folks and get payment and shipping set up. Terry boxed 17 paintings this weekend and I just sold another 14...so he will be busy this week too in between the heater situation. Maybe Morgan can start boxing. I think that would work better. Then Terry can work on the heat. Today is Ash Wednesday. Many folks have no clue, but for those of us that believe, we will be in prayer and contemplation of Easter week and be tuned closely with the events leading up to that time. This forty day period is often marked by giving up of something that would be missed greatly so we learn more about giving up and sacrificing. In our current lifestyles we are not normally concerned with giving up anything. My mom also taught us to add something as well during these forty ...

New Mexico Painted Pony OSWOA Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 4 x 6 is the standard OSWOA size and this is done on gallery wrapped canvas. No frame needed! SOLD $355 Slashing bolts of lightening are cut only by booming thunder shaking the windows. Sleep escapes me at this moment accompanied by a good sinus headache waiting for the cold front to push through today. No heat will be in the house for days again. Not much more comment from me as I am in shock facing another week from hell with cold house and trying to work. In shock that this is Tuesday and work could have started on this last Friday. The past five days have been a total beat down for this family. We are traveling through uncharted territory and our faith to sustain us. It is from these times in our lives we are truly growing stronger. Many times in life our faith is tested. I am there right now. I want to ask why but know there will not be an answer. I want to ask for guidance and detour signs, but I know ...

Fighting the Light Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD SHORT BLOG...have to do immediate errands this morning. If you care to stop by later I will update my blog! Another artist wrote and said her blog would not work this morning, so I am taking a few precious moments to check it out! Grace to you all until I return later this morning. Laurie

Before The Storm Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD Thanks! I have begun my to do list for the day and it filled two pages of paper. Not a good sign that I will make it through the list. I have decided I will not answer the phone unless it is my mom or husband calling. I have committed NOT to check my email until lunch time once I get up from this computer. I am still three commission paintings behind, need to do my taxes, need to do my wash, etc etc.etc. SMILE Morgan was over painting yesterday. He completed a small abstract and a contemporary nude that tastefully shows nothing but a bare back. It works nicely and I didn't hover over him when he painted. I was busy doing a landscape that turned into a horse of course. It seems when I approach the canvas I have something in mind and I begin to work that direction. Things change as I begin working the colors and the shapes and others things pull to emerge differently. I th...

INTENSE Revisited Contemporary Horse Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace 22 x 28 inches Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD Power Rangers is blaring in the background as I begin this daily blog. I am truly waiting for Six and the news and hope to be gleefully playing in paint by then! I promised today Terry and the Light Sabers and you will see it now! The blue one is the one Jonathan, our grandson picked out to have for Christmas. It took a month to receive it but it is here now! We are hoping to see him this weekend for him to get it! Meanwhile it has batteries and is ready for battle should I need it to protect myself. Well step wise it was not a great day. I think I only did about 3500 steps yesterday. BUT if you read the post notes on yesterday's blog you will see we had a Carbon Monoxide leak in the house that made me sick, the fan gave out on the old heater and American Home Shield condemned the unit. End result is no heat until we can get one installed. My electric hea...

HERD IN MOTION....The Disciples By Laurie Justus Pace Oil On Watercolor Paper 15 x 25 inches SOLD off DAILY PAINTERS Thanks for your support! I am determined this morning to get to the easel BEFORE six a.m. Still behind and trying to stay organized to take a few steps forward! This is a painting that I did ten years ago. Light stroking develops the horses with clarity and the feel of their coat when you stroke them. This painting was rescued from the west coast. It literally had been stolen at one time and it is now home! Hopefully it will find it's true home over the next few weeks. Yesterday I believe I did 8000 plus steps. I had my step meter up to close to 5000 and somehow bumped it with my hand and I reset itself. So I do not know how far I went before I noted that. But by bedtime I had done another 2800, so I am guessing right at 8000. I did better on eating, but still felt over stuffed last night. Will begin watching calories this weekend. OH, and I did my tummy hold...