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Two Black Horses by Laurie Pace
©Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2024

 Two Black Horses
 by Laurie Pace  

COLOR MOVEMENT 
When nothing else works!

The rich colors in this painting make me hungry to paint horses again. Is it the power of the paint moving through the sky area, or is it the power of the horses running over the land below? For me it is the movement of color. There is a swatch of blue from the sky scooping down in the back side of an arch to the horses... below it picks up between the front legs of the leading horse swinging up on the left edge to the sky moving upward. 

The red and yellow colors pop in on the right side edge midway up and travels between the back legs of the second horse... parallel on the ground and splitting up with dashes of red on the forehead of the second horse and on the back of the first horse. The yellow and red split in front of the horses with some heading 90 degrees straight up! The layers of bubbling color and overlays of accent colors create the energy in the painting, keeping the journey of the painted pony going in 2024.

Do you have STRENGTH TO STAND when going through bad times?

Psalm 37:24
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up with his hand. 

I was reading my daily inspiration and verse a few days ago and kept the verse and the prayer with the lesson to reflect on it. We all have dreams of what we want in life. We come to depend on people in our lives as well, just as they depend on us. So when things literally go south and sometimes upside down along they way, it is pretty certain you may stumble.

I know my reaction would be different than most saying "why me', Only God can answer any of this.  Life easily goes the wrong direction and you know it does not feel right.  I have been there for the past 18 months. Never this long before and it does not look like anything will be resolved in the near future. It seems to be the new normal. I have learned to trust and abide in God through these times.  I do cry.  The tears seem to help me shed my sorrow.  I remain deeply sad, but not depressed. Most importantly, I do not worry. God has this. 

Below is part of the lesson from Inspiration:

"People are imperfect. That includes me. And it includes you.

When the Psalmist wrote Psalm 37, he knew this. The whole chapter carries the antidote to a crumbling life: Trust in God. Wait for Him. Rest in Him. Yes, evil exists. Sometimes it feels overwhelming. But God’s got this.

People will let you down. You may even stumble and let someone else down. But Jesus never fails. God is the strength you never knew you had. His promises are sure.

God is your true friend. He will never betray you or forsake you. He comforts and cries with you, embracing your friendship. No matter how you have stumbled, He showers you with love. Confide your problems to Him. He will keep you from falling."   Read the short piece.

You would love this app on your phone. It is called INSPIRATIONS with the logo a circle of white with an inner circle of colors and a white cross.  I got it from the Apple Store. A simple Bible verse is what you see first. Next you can journal and or you can read the short message that goes with the verse.

ABIDE my friends. ABIDE and wait. The Lord has a purpose for everything in our lives. 

I want to send love and prayers to a fellow painter in Arkansas.  She lost a dear cousin with two of his friends. This was a major upside down in the landscape of their lives. 

We also attended services for a woman that was the joy and backbone of the church I grew up in. Terry took me to the services today. It was beautiful and I was suddenly back in my childhood church... and then a reception afterward in the Fellowship Hall, where I have many warm wonderful memories.

Take the time to celebrate those around you. Everyone needs the care and the love to make it through life.  All of us face the unexpected. We can make it together with God leading us forward and friends praying with us.  

"Thy Will Be Done on earth as it is in Heaven." 

Follow the Spirit of the Paint... with Laurie Pace


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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