©Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2025
Mare and Foal
Oil on Canvas SOLD by Laurie Pace
"Always be humble and Gentle. Be Patient, bearing one another in love." Ephesians 4:2
HURRY
This time of year finds everyone in a hurry. The days feel shorter, the lists longer, and patience thinner than we’d like to admit. From an artist’s perspective, I notice how quickly we move past one another without really seeing what’s in front of us. We rush to judgment just as easily as we rush through our errands. The mother struggling to manage three children climbing out of a shopping cart while balancing a newborn in a carrier becomes a moment of irritation instead of a moment of empathy. We ask ourselves why the children won’t listen, without considering how full her hands—and her heart—might already be.
What about the elderly man at the checkout, slowly unloading his basket, each movement careful and deliberate. In our hurry, his pace feels like an obstacle rather than a reminder. AND on the highway, cars weave and zoom, horns blare, and the urgency to arrive overtakes any sense of calm. Everywhere we are speed is rewarded, and slowing down feels almost like a failure. Yet, as an artist, I see these moments as sketches of humanity—unfinished, imperfect, and deeply human.
Be Patient, bearing one another in love, even for yourself.
When the hurry enters our own homes, it feels even heavier. A child forgets their homework, a dishwasher breaks down, and suddenly patience gives way to frustration. These small disruptions reveal how tightly we cling to control and how little space we leave for grace. Perhaps the real art to life is learning to pause, to observe without judgment, and to remember that everyone—ourselves included—is carrying something unseen. In the hurry, we may miss the beauty of compassion, but it’s always there, waiting for us to slow down enough to notice. Elle
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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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