Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Blue Boy'   12 x 12  Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 www.lauriepace.blogspot.com www.ellepace.com www.thepaintedpony.ne t The Painting: This was the first one I worked on the glazing. First it was sketching and a mono print process onto the canvas surface.(That needs practice for me) and then the glazing layers of color in a dreamy like application. Life at the Lake: Yesterday was Sunday and we made church and then home for scrambled goose eggs.  Yes, you read right, scrambled goose eggs.   I posted a picture above showing how the goose egg stacks up against XL eggs. Those other eggs are not small ones, but large ones.  The front left egg is actually a green egg.  Color is off in the picture.  Different kind of hen laid those.  The goose egg is snow white.  It is equal to at least two regular xl eggs, or three L eggs. I cannot eat a whole one.    The Thought:   Do

'Springing Free' 9 x 12  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: Soft oils and  wide brush.. The Thought: I think it must have rained for 48 hours.  The pond is full, the trees are green and it is good to be home.   My thoughts revolve around several things this morning and one is praying for a friend.  We have very similar prayer needs and we both believe we clearly know what we need in our situations to fix them.  But do we?  From our human viewpoint, we see what would clearly be the answer, but so far it is not happening for either of our situations.  It is so obvious that there is nothing else that could possibly happen to resolve the situation, except our concept of "the answer".    Sometimes this sets up an "uh oh" for me as it means my way is not His way and His way is not the easiest way all the time for me.  Those that know me, know I like the long

'Santa Fe One' 30 x 40  Acrylic on Canvas SOLD  Painted in 2007 but sold this spring 2010 to a new collector in China through the Red Tree Gallery. Contact me for commission work. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: Had to repost this beauty. I will be revisiting this style this week.  It is fascinating to work with so many of the acrylic additives and subtractives.  I was thrilled when Santa Fe Shipped to Shanghai two months ago. The Thought:  Turtle Races. The first thing that probably comes to your mind is the tortoise and the hare.  Close but of course not where I am going. I have learned by experience when I feed the fish, the turtles come.... their little heads peeping up over the surface of the water like a submarine slicing through the water.. .but the body is more cumbersome and more round than a submarine. Proven fact, they move faster in water than on dry land. Both the turtles and the submarines. I just g

'Late Sunset ' 6 x 6 Oil on Panel Contact the Dutch Art Gallery  PAM   Contact me for commission work. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting:  This piece is framed at the Dutch art Gallery and is a gorgeous idea for Father's Day. The Thought:   Not much yet this morning. Terry and I enjoyed feeding the fish together last night, throwing food out into the lake.  We watched turtles and fish both scamper after the treats. Life is full right now and seems busier than ever....and it is suppose to be retirement.  We did not get to sail today but hopefully tomorrow.  I was doing computer stuff most of the day creating collector books for my commission work. I leave you with PEACE in your heart...gather your joys today and give thanks to God.  He is good all the time, and He has you wrapped in His care.  To your own self be true. A man's character is based on their actions and their heart.  Honesty and truth is a strong reflecti

'Dancing in Color' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for commission work. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: Had to archive today... was not here to paint, but my canvas arrived this afternoon!!! YEAH!!!  Canvas comes from Rupen at www.canvasplace.com He has absolutely the best smooth surface canvas I have painted on. You have to ask for smooth surface.  His toothy is okay but I LOVE his smooth surface.  His canvas is well built and extremely sturdy. Never in 7 years have I had a canvas warp. NEVER. The Thought:  The Definition of Responsibility is..... ta da..... to respond. T he word has many of definitions, but I sort of like this one. In my brain to be responsible takes responding. Right? A Thesaurus definition says: An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion: To have an act or course of action is to respond.   Today I was finally on board the cat sailing.  Can&

'At the Ocean' 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas Available through the Dutch Art Gallery. Contact Pam . For commissions, contact me. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting:  I posted this last month.  I didn't paint the past two days. Terry took everyone sailing yesterday but me... but I still didn't get to paint.  I did get to enjoy the company of his dearest cousins and I learned how to play a new domino game. The Thought:   My thoughts are on disappointments this morning as this is something that touched my life recently.   Plans never seem to flow as we plan them, only as God wants them to go.  Although I do believe the humans in our lives affect some of that flow with their choices. Often those choices affect us. When the disappointment hit me, it was after something was promised that was not delivered. There was a logical reason for it, but that didn't lesson the disappointment. It hurt at first and anger boiled up and I ha

'Organic Horse 3' SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting:  This is a partial picture from a larger one.. but is sold this weekend. The Thought:  God Made Little Green Frogs In Coffee Cups That is a true statement. God did make little green frogs in coffee cups.   When I was cleaning off the kitchen counter and picking up a coffee cup to put in the dishwasher, low and behold there was this little green frog.  This cup had not been outside...only on the counter by the kitchen sink. Where did the frog come from? I know where the frog ended up! Those little unplanned things in life are humorous.  God definitely has a sense of humor.  If you think of what is humorous ( Terry loves the Three Stooges), it is usually something unexpected, incongruous and preposterous.  As a child many of us laughed at clowns, learning from an early age that these colorful costumed, face-painted peo

'Desert Storm' 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting:  Another wild child dimensionally coming off the canvas. Terry laughs when I do these as I patiently build layers and layers of paint. The Thought:  Yes, I used the Pace Dumpster yesterday...twice. Should have used it more! We went into town late yesterday for the 100 year celebration and saw one of those fabulous gun fights by the TEXAS PISTOLAROS.  They start out by teaching Gun Safety and they were swearing in their deputies that were assigned the job to keep the people watching the show in line. Awesome....just like being in Jackson Hole at 5:30 pm when every night in the summer there is a showdown at sunset.  I took some great shots last night in Mt Vernon that probably will become paintings. Makes me wonder how God does it with out Deputies to keep us all in line.  If you were given that commitm

'Free Spirit Horse' 4 x 6  Mixed Medium on 140 lb Watercolor Paper Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: Just for fun!!! The Thought: I guess summer is here.  We were sitting outside again last night and there was a small thundershower building over the lake. It missed us.  Paddy was barking and there were deer running every which direction.  He wanted badly to go on a 'deer run' to try and catch those elusive long legs streaking across our yard. It didn't help that there were fire flies...yes they have arrived...the fire flies.  I have not seen them since I was much younger.  In Paddy's mind, he doesn't get it.  The deers are running and the fire flies are lighting and lighting and lighting in different spots.  He is busy chasing them and trying to snap at them with his mouth and as you know he cannot catch one.  I guess he could...but they are really messing with his

'Sunset Herd' 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSION Contact me for commission work. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: This baby will go to live in Missouri...my home state, also known as the 'Show Me' State. The Thought: Last night Terry and I were sitting outside on the swing about 8:30 p.m.  That is when the symphony of frogs begins each night and Paddy the dog begins to freak out.   I noticed last night that the Old Bull Frog starts the evening out with a few low croaks.  Then the older frogs all begin their part in the music. This lasts about five minutes and they get totally quiet and the tiny frogs begin their chirping.  This continues in repetition for the entire night.  After those baby frogs sing... total silence. Then Old Bull Frog croaks three times and immediately the old frogs begin to sing...and lastly the tiny frogs. Such magnificence is from the Almighty and only He is the creator of this chorus.

'Summer Grass' 9 x 12  Oil on Canvas SOLD TODAY! THANKS! Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting:  This was a delightful piece I enjoyed painting yesterday.  It was raining heavily and the natural light in the study had to be helped along with artificial. The Thought:  Bridging is the word that came to me today.  Did you ever think about yourself being a bridge to someone else?  I know I have written about people that come and go in our lives, friends for a season you might say...but what about those that are there to bridge us, or we to bridge them? How often are you the connector getting people together or sending one friend to another for some reason? This is bridging.   God does this to us in our lives as He actively uses us to be a bridge for someone else.  What ever the reason or the season, we are meant to be there for different people in their journey helping them cross from one t

'Bowl of Flowers' 5 x 7 inches  Acrylic on Canvas SOLD from the Blog...Thank you. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting:  I have enjoyed picking flowers and putting them in vases and bowls and then painting them. The Thought:  Love overcomes fear.  It is part of being human that leaves us vulnerable to fear.  Our bodies are created to be on alert and ready to react to survive.  This is a built-in instinct in the human and in animals.     It is the fear feeling that triggers your heart to beat faster and your blood to surge through your body.  Some of us fear all of the time, and some of us fear rarely.  Different personalities handle survival differently and in accordance to how we view ourselves individually. More timid people will tend to have a quicker response to fear and flight.  More aggressive personalities will reason things out longer and retain calm longer before giving into fe

'Journey One' 9 x 12  Oil on Canvas I posted this in my new link above and someone bought it last night! Thank you Katherine. SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: Thick paint embraces the energy of this pony. The Thought:  Tired but home late last night from a funeral of an old family friend. He was in that group of "Uncle" status.  A man well loved by many with his wit, his sense of humor and his intelligence. A man of God and a man of goodness to all who knew him. He touched many lives. He is already sorely missed by many.  As I sat in the church looking up, I first noted there was no stain glass window in the front sanctuary.  It was a huge window with large panes.  You could look up and see the sky...the blue sky with snowy white clouds billowing by.  At first I thought it strange not to have stain glass, but the longer I sat and pondered it, the more in awe I was

'Dancing in the Moonlight' 24 x 24  Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting:  Energy... night... passion... it all seem to appear on the canvas. The Thought:  A lot of stuff appears at night... just ask my Kerrie Blue Terrier, Paddy.   We moved to the country and this dog does not like the outside and especially does not like the outside at night.  He is not a tiny dog... He is about 40 inches tall and almost 60 pounds.  We already established he cannot catch a deer, but he is swift and can out distance us pretty quick. Night time is not his time anymore.   He used to love night life.  We never could get him to come in. I remember going out in the backyard in Justin (Where we had two acres) and using a flashlight to herd him and Annie back in the house. They loved the nighttime.    If it is after seven PM.. Paddy is NOT going outside.   The noise is deafening on t

'Tommy' 24 x 24  Oil on Canvas COMMISSIONED PAINTING SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: This painting is for Christine in the UK...her sweet Tommy. The Thought: Christine wrote me and ask me to paint Tommy. She sent quite a few photos for me to see how lovely this sweet gelding is. Christine wrote me that Tommy is a 14.1hh piebald cob gelding who is about 25 years old.  He spent a large part of his life pulling carts along busy roads.  That tells me he is like those grazing cows from yesterday's blog.  STEADY.  When he 'retired' from this he was a pony for a young girl and Christine has him four days a week.  She spends that time riding through the country side exploring and enjoying the sheer freedom of time spent with Tommy.  It was told that he loves to feel the wind in his mane.  This is an intelligent horse that has served his time working and now in ret

'Mystery Horse' 24 x 24 Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: From 2008 now available, just contact me. The Thought:  This is an older piece that is available from an estate sale.  The folks contacted me and I said I would place it on the blog. I believe they will consider all offers. Do you think God says that about us?  He will consider all offers?  Have you offered anything up to Him lately? Prayers? Service? Work? Your life? Your time? Your love? Just something small to think about today as you start off the new week.  What can you offer up to Him today? Laurie "In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD ." Genesis 4:3 Laurie The Verse

'Playing for Papa' 22 x 28 inches Mixed Media on Canvas Available... contact me if you are interested. THE ORIGINAL that started the entire series now available. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: This was painted in June 2008.   It is a layering of antique music from late 1800's and early 1900's from my grandfather's music collection. The next layers are varnish and painting and more varnish and painting.  The Thought:  I was sitting at the table this morning watching the birdfeeders and I chuckled and said to Terry, "We have new customers."  He laughed back and said "Not new customers, but patrons of the seed." Here are these two bird feeders (Three if you count the hummingbird feeder) that I keep filled with fresh seed.  It is selfish of me to do it because I love watching ALL the different kind of birds that flock to it all day long.  Some specie

Beginnings of 'Home on the Ranch' 4 ft by 5 ft  Oil on Canvas This is a commissioned painting for an Appaloosa Ranch owner here in Texas You can follow the progress... Contact me. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: I posted the sketches of this piece last week and I began it this week. The Thought:    My thought this morning is finding Joy in every moment. Sounds simple but it definitely a daunting task.  Or is it? All the best plans never work as we think they should and not much joy will abound there. When we lose hope we normally lose joy.  The joy can only be found in the release of the "plans and wounds"  that tie us to these worries.  That is not meant to say you are not responsible in this world as we all are responsible to live today as it counts to our commitments and our direction.  The suggestion is to be open to the joy that is already there. He offers up joy in our daily experience an

'Spirit of Fire' 24 x 24  Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: This was completed yesterday and I love the contrast of the blues and oranges. Make me an offer and I will send it your way. Okay, I do not know why, this blog did not post Saturday morning when I wrote it.... we have been with out internet...so I am going to set this to post for Tuesday morning, but know it was written on Saturday morning. The Thought:       Are you strong and courageous?  Now when it comes to God and the words strong and courageous many things come into play.   God speaks to each of us and encourages us to do certain things in our lives with our gifts.   Many choose not to stop to listen when He is sharing with us, certain in our destiny as we go our own way and not His way. He looks to you to encourage you . Are you listening?  You must count on your personal courage to carry through

'Early Sunflower' 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas This is a perfect Mother's Day gift...   $125 with free Shipping. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 The Painting: I posted this earlier this month. The internet has been down here...so this is late being posted today.  The Thought:    Don't Worry, be Happy. I sung that song a bit yesterday when the internet crashed. We have not had good phone lines in three weeks and to lose it too was a bit disrupting.  Finally this morning People's (People's telephone) arrived and 30 minutes later found the two cramped wires causing the issues. YEAH.  Hopefully we are up and running. I lost about an hour yesterday in worry and I should know better, don't worry, be happy.  Terry took us into town for an ice cream and that turned it all around.  Then, remember we just got TV back, I was able to watch Brothers and Sisters last night... Don't w