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Faith... and the Leap of Faith

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Leap of Faith   Sold. This contemporary horse painting sold from Mirada Fine Art in Indian Hills, Colorado. Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “ “Faith is not about finding meaning in the world, there may be no such thing -- faith is the belief in our capacity to create meaningful lives.” Terry Tempest Williams I believe faith starts with God, not just with us. When I look at the condition of the world, all the fighting and accusing and tearing apart of our nation... I could not go through each day without giving it ALL to God. To live faith based we are living breathing examples of God in our words and actions.  During our lives here in this world, there are times God is pushing us past our safety zones and through his wisdom we grow from adversity and actually grow our faith.  Learning to walk in faith is one of the hardest jou...

Progression Wolf Wildlife Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Progression on new Canadian Wolf Painting Commission SOLD 24 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas      ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Pruning There are times in the cycle of my roses that I have to prune them back. While I hate disrupting the growth and the blooms, it is the right thing to do.  At those times in life when we cannot see beyond our nose we lose sight of what can be.  Turning it over to the Lord and following the lead of Jesus encourages you to do your own 'pruning'.  We have to let go and walk away from things that we are comfortable with; things that appear to us to be perfect for our life. But truly are they? We soon realize the jewels that fill our 'crowns in our life" are only of this earth and not of heaven or of God. Taking off the "crown" we realize we are not the important person we thought we...
No 50 Energy Red Series Contemporary Art Palette Knife Acrylic/Oil Overlays Horse Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 2/08/09 Thank you! 30 x 30 x 3/4 inch Gallery Canvas Oil overlaid over the Acrylics Contact me to purchase and mention the title of the painting: Laurie ""He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' " Matthew 25:45 Well, I posted my red Valentine painting a day late from the group... But my heART is here and in the swing of it all. Blasting into this season of love and Lent coming up I am exploring the contrast of dark and bright, seasoned with light and in future pieces just the opposite. The work will be centered around color theory. I think the question I am asked most, is "How do you come up with your ideas of what to paint?" I also remember discussing recently with another artist the days before... THE DAYS BEFORE.... This would be the days before stepping o...