Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2024 A Summer's Day Oil on Canvas  Gifted   by Laurie Pace  Dec 2024 This precious painting was one I started 11 years ago. I came across it penciled on my canvas and started working on it two months ago. It was a Christmas gift to her parents. John 16:33  “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”   I chose this verse to help us remember what Christmas is truly about. It was not just about Jesus' birth, but it is about our salvation through his birth, life and death here on earth as He was Risen from the dead after dying on the cross for our sins.  Jesus has overcome the world.  It is time to reflect and recognize the true blessings of God, which of course include the birth, life and death of His son, allowing our salvation through Him. The world is a fallen place and only through ...

'Being a Princess' 11 x 14  Oil on Canvas Click for pricing: Available through the Dutch Art Gallery Dallas. Contact me for Commission Paintings. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting :  I am preparing for a show at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas and this is a piece for this show.  Little girls have dreams of being a princess. This is painted from a photograph shared by a collector and I fell in love with the soft look of the little girl.  This is a TINY painting for me at 11 x 14 inches so I am a bit out of practice painting so tiny....but I hope you will enjoy it. The Thought:    I have several things in mind this morning.   First, How well do you take criticism? I think I wrote about it earlier this month, but I am hitting it again. Sometimes there are folks that find fault in everything.   I often think they suffer from being what we call "Grumpy Pants" in our family....

FIRST COMMUNION Child Portrait Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches SOLD, but not quiet finished! I am still working on this one... but didn't have anything quite finished to post this morning...so this is progression if you may! Contact me for work: Laurie " May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus. " Romans 15:5 Nurturing a healing peace right now during this construction next door, will be a priority as Terry and I begin to examine how we will refocus our home back to peace from this destruction of our privacy. Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary. I have known my dearest friend and love of my life since I was eleven years old. I am truly blessed. The world is filled with divergent people with different ideologies and thoughts, but peace can be achieved not just in our every day lives, but in the world. Each of us are created by God and begin with peace in our hearts....