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Rocky Mountain Herd
Sold 30 x 40 Oils on Canvas by Laurie Pace
Do I remember this painting? YES!! I had FUN painting it. Buffalo Run and total fun. Compared to my other buffalo pieces, this has motion. It Rocks!!! My favorite Buffalo painting! As I step back into painting I see authentic motion and not a 'pretty painting' necessarily. This piece went to Mirada Fine Art in Colorado, but Steve Sonnen, the owner, did not think it would sell. It did. It did right away at the show I painted it for! It actually makes me want to start one right now.... I do not think I have enough paint, but it might be worth finding out!
Layers of color and overlays create this entire painting, keeping a tiny part of the realism and loosing to abstract shapes throughout. This type of work brings joy to me as the painter and to you and your home. It has power in the paint, celebrating freedom and life.
"As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 (ESV)
2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 (ESV)
What Kind of Power and Freedom?
An artist's journey is closely mirrored to any person's journey here on earth. We are either over focused on our artwork, or only focused on one thing and ignoring the rest. Worry is one of the top emotions that drags humans down. Children learn it from their parents through all the fears and worries of everyday life. Today children no longer go out and play and have bare feet on the concrete or on the ground, developing callouses and tough feet. Children stay inside in the cool playing video games and watching TV. They truly know nothing about playing tag until sunset, or foursquare, or badminton etc... I remember walking three miles from my house to Flag Pole Hill to play on the swings and play equipment there. Basically we checked in with Mom for lunch at 11:30 and for dinner about 5:00 so we could help with anything she needed. We were outside playing with our friends. Even in junior high we gathered at each others homes and sat outside with guitars and wrote songs.
What has happened to us? Television, computers, electrical things right and left. People do not talk, they do Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and more. When was the last time you stood in your bare feet on the grass for 20 min? Try it. You actually will feel calm and rested.
Even these cell phones keep us from being connected to others. Eyes on, Hugs on, Talking on, connecting through life. We need it and miss it. Too much confusion in every direction. Get the electrical stuff down to a minimum in your home and your life. Walk away from all the 'transient stuff' and connect and rebuild your relationship in person and with God who loves you. Talk to Him throughout the day. 2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight.. "
Look at those Buffalo again... They naturally move together in the waves of grass in faith of that moment and not worried about what they cannot see. Not encumbered by this world.
Follow the Spirit of the Paint... with Laurie Pace
Laurie Pace - A Texas Artist
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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