Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Longhorn Two Painting Continues on my easel. 40 x 40 x 2 Oil on Canvas ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      The best laid plans we have do not always work. As kids, those card houses never stood long either. I borrowed the cards from another blog. You may click them to visit it. God will continue to work around us and sometimes we end up going places the wrong direction but it is needed to get back to Him. In other words, there are some experiences we are to have to learn who we are. Only then will we discover the direction for our lives. In these wiser years I am beginning to be very hesitant on pushing ahead with any ideas before praying about it.  Best to turn to Him before doing anything. You do not want to build another house of cards. God is needed for the foundation of everything we do. Words of my hear...

Longhorn in progress... 30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas by Texas Artist Laurie Pace This is one of my signature pulled paintings with a Texas Longhorn, or an Oklahoma Longhorn or even a Wyoming Longhorn!  I hope to finish it out today.  It is destined for the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, but is available i you love it when you see the final images. Longhorn Rising  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012 Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      "By His wounds you have been healed." Healing takes place on many levels in life: Physical, spiritual and psychological. Relationships exist on many levels in life: Physical, spiritual and psychological. There exists you on the outside. The "you" we all see and think we know. The "you" that you allow us to know.  We only seem to share parts of who we are with others. At levels deeper within ourselves there are ...

Coco and Lucky 66 x 86 inches Mixed Media on Canvas SOLD Okay, it is drying now and will be varnished and shipped next week to it's new home in Florida.  My studio is going to seem really empty without these two cheering me on each day.    ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Focus Okay, so things are going wrong. Everything is crashing around you.  What is one of the first things you do?  You pray.  If you have not prayed in a while... you begin to ask God to listen this once and your make promises to do better or be better.  You try and make a deal with Him.   Focus my friend focus.   Every day you are focused on everything but God.   Every day you are busy doing everything but without God.   So instead of focusing on the problem at hand, focus on God.  ...

Cat and Dog Portrait almost done! 66 x 86 inches of PAINT! Hopefully today I will put the last touches on this painting. I cannot wait to finish it and I know the collectors cannot wait to get it. I will be making their collectors book this week to. Those are hardback coffee table books created of the painting from first sketches to final varnish tied in with some family contributions. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012 Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Pit of your Stomach They say the 'pit of your stomach' is where fear or nervousness strikes first. Fear seems to be the thing that holds us back from enjoying our life or trying new things. Fear keeps some of us on the run. Terry has always said fear controls nations. Fear controls people in masses.  Post Game Mayhem Kentucky Let's face it, fear controls individuals daily. We empower others to control us ...

Still working on the Cat and Dog! 66 x 86 acrylic and oil on canvas Commissioned SOLD I hope to finish this today and be posting a final in the next two days! ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Jack's Red Carpet It is such a joy to attend our church with Paster Jack (my Episcopal background has to cause me to retype every time.. Father Jack comes out faster).  He has taken this season of Lent and truly led us through an emotional growing period tying together highs and lows,  suffering and grace, life and death.... unconditional love,  bringing our lives to the cross and taking us through painful back memories to help us learn the grace of forgiveness.  Yesterday it was about the 'red carpet' treatment.  As he spoke of his 'red carpet' walk as he retired from the Navy...it sent me off thinking about red...

Where Were You When They  Crucified my Lord? 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas Private Collection Sold This was painted back in 1998 if I remember correctly. I still have my sketches and have often thought about visiting the sketch again with a new painting. My style has changed and hopefully grown since this time. I know the person that has it literally found it too graphic. But when I think of the pain He endured for us... it was beyond our sight and thoughts. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Where were you when I needed you? Where were you when He was looking for you? Where were you on September 11, 2001? Where were you just before they crucified my Lord? Where are you today? Images from my heart, Laurie Job 28:1-4 "Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: ...

Progression on Cat and Dog 66 x 86 inches  SOLD I could not take pictures last night as the clouds darkened the room too much. This is not where I stopped but hopefully tomorrow I can snap some updated ones of the dog. I painted the cat furrier so she changed too....    ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie       Unfinished Heart Younger years without fears Strongly striking out the way that pulled Attitude making the difference. Only to realize I was fooled. Taking hits from wrong decisions Emotional devastation taking me apart Backtracking from stepping off the path Always finishing completely with heart. Or was I? Experience has chipped away from my heart Slowly with little pieces bit by bit. As I grew and found my way back to God He helped restore the broken pieces where they fit. ...

Progression Dog and Cat 66 x 86 inches Acrylic/Oil on canvas   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      In the Silence Deep night... the sound of crickets and frogs outside the window. Outside the drapes the brilliance of the stars lights up the forest where we live. To feel His Greatness is to simple walk out under the starry skies and know He has put every star in the sky.  It is here you can see the presence of God and find perfect peace.    When I am spiritually disconnected I immediately go outside.  Day or night. It is in nature that all the pulling and stress are dispelled from my mind and body. An inner peace begins to warm through me as I breathe in slowly and expel out the tension inside. I have invited that tension to be part of my journey this day and it is up to me to let go of...