Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 I Can Never Get Enough Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Have you ever wondered how many thoughts can run through your head at the same time? This morning after church, Hubby went back for a forgotten coffee cup. What I expected to be five minutes became nearly fifteen, so I stood beneath a tree and watched families pass by. I noticed children, exchanged greetings and discovered that apparently boots and dresses are VERY popular with teenage girls this year. Who knew? 😂 It reminded me how easily we become distracted. People. Food. Dogs. Traffic. Painting. Something someone said. Something we should have stopped thinking about three days ago. Then I looked at this horse from 2016. He has exactly one thing on his mind: whatever is in that feeder. Perhaps mindfulness isn't about stopping every wandering thought. Maybe it is learning to notice where our thoughts are taking us...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Racing Time Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Racing Time was painted back in 2013 during a 100 days of painting for $100.  We were moving back the the Dallas area and I cleared out canvas and paint during the move.  This horse takes the eye diagonally from the top right to the bottom left, mesmerizing the viewer with colors and thick paint!  Isaiah 53:5 "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed."  It has been a weekend into the mid week that my husband and I have been on our knees in prayer.  It was a battle today again for a loved one and I am weary from the battle. Only our Father can take it on, no longer are we doing it.  Addiction is a battle hard to conquer.  I never grew up in a family that faced these issues. It ...