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Storms in Life... with a beautiful spring painting of a pony in the storms! Artist Laurie Pace



  ©Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2023
Spring Storms
24 x 36  Oils on Canvas
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 by Laurie Pace  

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This gorgeous horse painting was done in 2010, probably in March.  We moved to the lake in April and I did not paint for about four weeks! Strong in color, deep with values, and full of energy! What is unusual, it is painted with a brush and not a palette knife! Fun looking back in time! 


“Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.”― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 

Storms 

The phone starts by giving me a loud warning "siren" and I know in Texas it means storms are moving in. If we are not home, we take the nearest route to get there. Living in the Dallas Ft Worth area, our population is a mixture of people and most of them are not from Texas.  Driving can present a problem in normal weather, and if you throw in a super cell of thunder clouds, hail, and a tornado watch...some folks just cannot drive at all. 

When storms hit... we all want to get to safety. It is easy to get frightened followed by fearful and at that point it is easy to get to faithless in the midst of the storm. (I wear my Daddy's army helmet when we take cover in our utility room.) I was around six when my Uncle Myron talked to me about storms and lightening and thunder along with tornadoes.  Dallas had a huge tornado around the time we moved here from St Louis. It was one of the first well documented tornados at that time. Read here.  My uncle explained enough to me, that I carried it forward in my life.  Even living upstairs.. I would roll over and know that God has me covered. 

Storms, whether they manifest in the weather or within our lives, possess a remarkable ability to stir our emotions and invoke change. A weather storm, with furious winds and torrential rains, easily mirrors some of the turbulence we face as humans in our lives. The power of a storm can change in seconds... in the air or in our lives. Our personal storms may actually shake our core beliefs and may even challenge our resilience. We grow through each challenge in our life... and In any storm, weather or personal, we can find beauty. 

With personal storms I rely on my faith and the belief the Lord walks with me in life.  I have discovered new strengths with every personal storm and I have learned to be still and abide with Him.

“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters." 2 Samuel: 22:17

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Laurie Pace - A Texas Artist 


             


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Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia, and Ecuador.  



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