Skip to main content
Nanie's Tea Service
Still Life Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace

9 x 12 inches Oil on Linen Panel

Inquiries: Laurie


I was smiling as I read the article written about me in the Dallas Morning News. I do not think the writer got the jest of the situation. She made is sound like I snapped my fingers to do what I have done.

It has taken me 55 years to get where I am today. Every life experience, every job I have had, from head artist at an ad agency to modeling, to fashion illustration, to singing with a band... every experience brought me to where I am today. Her article made it sound like I did it all in four years. I just wanted to share with you that it takes more than that. As I appreciated the coverage, I did not appreciate the downgrading of the total amount of work that I put in at the computer and in my studio. The study, the painting day after day after day, hour after hour. I am NOT a weekend painter. I did NOT look at Galleries in Jackson four years ago and say, I CAN DO THIS. God was moving in my life at the time and it was HIS time, not mine. I saw the work there and knew I needed to paint more. I saw the work there and knew I had a gift I was not using to my fullest. I went to work pulling on every thing from my past, art training, past painting experience, life experience....and I painted literally from five in the morning each day to close to ten at night. I did that for three or four years. I worked to hone my gifts and my painting ability. From the amount of practice each day, my skills sharpened and my style developed. Had I not done that, I would not be where I am today.

Only recently did I adjust my schedule to try and break for about three hours from four each afternoon until seven...and then I work for two more hours before bed. So my day at work is only 12 hours a day now instead of 15-16. (Please remember, I also cook, clean and enjoy my music and my husband as well...along with all the bookkeeping for my business and our household.)

Being a full time artist is a commitment beyond, I CAN DO THIS. There are many weekend artists out there with full time jobs. They have incredible talent but have not made that decision to rely on their gift for their livelihood. I walk in faith every day that the Lord will not only inspire me (which he has never failed to do) and to provide me the strength to continue with my work.

When you walk in faith, you have to believe 100 percent that He will provide. If there is any doubt, it will not happen.


Grace,
Laurie

"But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind." James 1: 15-7
Labels:

Comments

Jimmie Anne Stephens said…
Ater reading your post today I was reminded of a statement an artist friend of mine made to me several years ago. I was grumbling about all the things I had been through over the years trying to get my artwork recognized when he looked me straight in the eyes and said "It takes twenty years to become an overnight success". Your are so right in the fact that everything that comes our way prepares us to do what we do. And it is always on God's time schedule. Like you,I have been doing this for over fifty years, and I am always amazed that people think I just wave a magic wand and the artwork appears. they just don't have a clue! Well I guess I had better get back to painting. It's what keeps me out of this awful Texas heat! Best wishes to you from Canton!
12:31 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Bit of Wonder Contemporary Horse Oil Daily Painting Art by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches of thick buttery oils! Contact me to purchase: Laurie "This is the day that the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it". Psalm 118:24 It was a day of celebration yesterday as Lauren Gracen was born. Stacey began her labor around nine in the morning and was ready to push by 12:15, but they held her off while getting things set up. Took four good contractions with multiple pushes and the baby was there! All grandparents accounted for to count the toes and fingers! My admiration is for my daughter and her bravery and calmness despite the tension and newness of what she faced. I was honored to be there as the baby was delivered seeing my granddaughter push out into the light and take her first breathe... and then cry... and that she did. Terry was able to participate and he and Larry helped with pushing and getting Stacey upright for the process and then Terry was hon...
3 comments
Read more

Arrival...Refrigerator?

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 Arrival Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whtever you do, and he will establish your plans."   Worrisome times laced with prayers.   The world seems like a scary place lately. Praying for everyone affected by the last two hurricanes.  My adventures today were the result of a dead refrigerator. I have loved my Kitchen Aid refrigerator very much. The first one in the 'French Kitchen' look died at 13 months. Hubby wanted the same refrigerator. Well this one made it four years and a few months. I cannot believe appliances are not made to last longer...but wait, is that because they make more money if we have to replace it in 4-5 years?  You replace your mattress at least every 7 years... and your washer dryer, you might get 7 years out of those... The stoves seem to make it closer to 10 years. We are Lowe's customers, and Robert ...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Marsh... of our lives? Walking with God.

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 The Marsh 6 x 12 inches Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   I did two of these paintings about three years ago. They both sold immediately to a Florida Collector. Simple and elegant for a horse painting.  Ephesians 5:1-2 "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma."  One of the biggest challenges in walking with God is trusting Him and not trying to out think Him or to do everything your way. It never works.  The Apostle Paul wrote of his own struggles in Romans 7 .  Romans 7: 22-23 “ So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the ...
Post a Comment
Read more