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Accept the Love . . . Contemporary Abstract Horses by Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Summer Horse 65   Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We accept the love we think we deserve." Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I had a client come by yesterday to pick up a painting. She is a professional... a doctor, with teenagers, soccer, baseball, a husband and her home. She stays so busy that I worry when I see her that she is burning the candle at both ends. I told her it took me to this age to realize only I could free myself from everything that binds me in my lifestyle. Somewhere a spiritual lights shines in each of us showing us the natural way. Are you ignoring it? True living is e

I See Everything . . . Contemporary Abstract Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Justus Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Summer Horse 58  Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."  C. S. Lewis  Friday...this morning marks an attitude of Faith. Faith to believe in the limitless and in abundance provided by God. So often we are pulled down by fear or doubt in our lives as our faith is nudged and knocked about. Accept that these times will happen. Accept that we are to be tested and accept that bad things happen to good people. Well, they are bad things to us, but to Him they are good as what happens bring

The Scars . . . Contemporary Abstract Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Summer Horse 57  Sold   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The marks humans leave are too often scars."  John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Ask any mother with grown children to talk about when they were in labor giving birth to their children and they will remember all the funny unique things, including the joy of the baby's arrival, but not very many will remember the vivid pain of labor and delivery. The growing years of that child will produce many painful situations as they struggle toward independence. I think of what Job went through in the Bible and know that there was a time after it all happened, t

Powerful Dreams by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Sunrise Run SOLD   Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”  Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know About Kindergarten This is one of my favorite horses that lives here in Texas The power of the sun rising and the power of the horse as it rises to great the sun. During the most trying times in our life, God rises before us. We may have our eyes shut, but He is

Trying to be Normal . . . Painting Pink Horses with Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Celebrating Life  Size: 8 x 10  Oil on Canvas. Sold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” Albert Camus Why I decided to paint with these colors I do not know. The Spirit led me. Right now floating in my mind is a yellow background with pink flamingos. So how do I get to horses?  I have this thing about color... I think that is why my Father infuses the world with color to give us energy and strength. We react emotionally to colors as well. Your home reflects you by it's colors. I have always bought white towels and white sheets, and lighter furniture and I

Is it Madness??? Contemporary Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Conversations  Size: 8 x 10  Oil on Canvas. Sold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” Allen Ginsberg I really enjoyed this painting as it evolved. I had a color in my heart, shades of green  - but of course in norm, color still tries to explode out in thick sweeps of palette knife and paint. I worked to contain it to my desired green palette.. The expression is movement and energy pausing as a horse debates for a split second his next move...just that sweet instant of pause. Pausing is something I need to do more in my life. Taking the time to become more mindful of who I am as

Always Better Together . . . Contemporary Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Always Better Together  Size: 24 x 24  Oil on Canvas. sold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.”  Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay Wednesday Morning… still Indian Summer here. Temps are near 100 and nights are at 77-80.  What happened to our cool summer temps?  Thank you Lord. It is not cool this morning, but I know in a few days, you are cooling us off again. This past weekend Terry took a journey to Mobile. AL and picked up a new used truck for my business. It is a Dodge Ram crew cab Laramie Longhorn.  It already has a bed cover and a top cover in the back.  I

Wisdom in Knowing . . . Abstract Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 River Bank  SOLD  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Socrates This beauty sold at MIrada Fine Art in Colorado... it reflects the life of the horse in the Rocky Mountains... the beauty of the area and the clean air!... I love Colorado.   Genesis 50:20  "You intended to harm me, But God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives."  #horsepainting  #lauriepaceart  #equineart Laurie Pace A Texas Artist          My Website          Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards   

Anything can be . . . Figurative painting by Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 A Walk in the Garden Sold  Oil on Canvas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn't, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... ANYTHING can happen, child. Anything can be."  Shel Silverstein I cannot remember if this was the original one done in about 2005 or the recreation done in 2011. Two young sisters walking in the garden. I am almost certain this is the older piece.  The young ones seem to follow in the footsteps of their older siblings as they begin to learn about life and their own strengths