Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 San Jacinto River Gathering 5 ft by 8 ft  by Laurie Pace - Sold Commission.  Contemporary Abstract Horse Painting Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   In the early fall of 2012, I was approached by a law firm in Houston, Texas to paint three large pieces, two were five ft by 8 ft in size. I did one in three canvas pieces making one nine feet in width.  The paintings were to be centered around a Texas theme, horses and the land. No people.  I did the series with well known rivers in Texas, this was the first piece completed, San Jacinto Gathering.  You can watch the video of the making and my painting in action  Here .  If you are interested in a commission, I would love to work with you. On my website I explain the process and it includes you being a part of the entire process as it happens. Read more here.  “ And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almight

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Three at the Watering Hole   Sold.  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” Jane Austen We are weaving into another contemporary horse painting done at the same time as the last watering hole. The colors seem to be where my heart was as I continued using that palette. Dee  Love the quote today. Women have much strength and resilience. Some do not even realize how deep it is woven within them.  Our Father created woman with all her gifts to be a strong mate for Adam.  It does not seem to matter the 'generation' you were born in or the circumstances of the times, we were hand crafted by God.  I know the women in our family have generous hearts and are capable of almost anything. Sometimes we sell ourselves short, or step back w

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 River Bank 24 x 30  Oil on Canvas  SOLD - Commissioned Painting.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MY BLOG  ON INSTAGRAM     @lauriepaceblog Available Paintings for sale by Laurie Pace          “The river flowed from century to century, and human affairs play themselves out on its banks. Play themselves out to be forgotten the next day, while the river flows on." Milan Kundera  The Unbearable Lightness of Being Do you ever worry about your personal safety?  Do you worry about your children, your adult kids, your grandchildren, your parents... do you fear that they could be hurt in some way? Do you believe Satan may be laying for you or your family?  Are you worried about this country with all the conflict in Washington? God does not want us to feel that dread.  It is a wide swing here from the river bank to fa

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Descent 9 x 12  Oil on Canvas  SOLD Pure Justus Contemporary Horse Painting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MY BLOG  ON INSTAGRAM     @lauriepaceblog Available Paintings by Laurie Pace          “Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.”   Franz Kafka I almost shivered when I came across this quote about writing. "The cold abyss of oneself"...  For me writing and art and music...the three gifts I have been graced with, are not about me, but about the celebration of the Father who chose them for me.  It is only through him that I can find my path through my work, be it writing, playing music or painting. Creating is for this artist, a powerful charge of the Holy Spirit within me coming out in words by mouth or through my hands on my guitar, piano or with my paint brushes or palett

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Herd of Carousel Ponies 30 x 40  Oil on Canvas  SOLD  Pure Justus . Contemporary Abstract Horse Paintings  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MY BLOG  ON INSTAGRAM     @lauriepaceblog Available Paintings by Laurie Pace          “So often the pain of our life is no more than a reminder to take our hand off the stove.” Richard Paul Evans "The Carousel"   We are often faced with great pain throughout our lifetime. It can be physical with our bodies or something hurting deep inside of our mind or heart.  It is a fact that times in life are uncertain. I have written often, the only thing you can count on is change in our lives. Pain is part of that change.  What if life is stagnant?  What if your pain is caused by indecision or inactions? God designed us to grown and learn by our life choices. All growth comes with

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Determination 8 x 10  Oil on Birch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MY BLOG  ON INSTAGRAM     @lauriepaceblog Available Paintings by Laurie Pace          “ “It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.” Oscar Wilde  Dictionary result for determination  de·ter·mi·na·tion /dəˌtərməˈnāSH(ə)n/Submit noun 1.  firmness of purpose; resoluteness. "he advanced with an unflinching determination" synonyms: resolution, resolve, resoluteness; When you think about the cleaned up diet I have been eating since Thanksgiving, you have to know my resolve and determination.  I wanted to capture that feeling in the new painting above.  It came off of the photo that I used for the large yellow and gold composition I did earlier in Janua

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Beneath the Branches 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas  SOLD   Contemporary Horse Paintings . Pure Justus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MY BLOG  ON INSTAGRAM     @lauriepaceblog Available Paintings by Laurie Pace          “Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.” A.A. Milne   Beneath the branches... beneath the bridge... beneath the stars... God's beauty surrounds us. We should instantly be reminded of Him... He surrounds us with His gifts and creation. Sometimes I wonder how I can forget how He is part of me constantly with all the reminders. He is aware of everything that takes place in our lives. He knows our thoughts before they form in our mind. He knows the words before we speak them.

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Traveler 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas  SOLD   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MY BLOG  ON INSTAGRAM     @lauriepaceblog Available Paintings by Laurie Pace          “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” Anita Desai   Yesterday I left you a list of things that jumped off the page for me. The one that holds my attention the most was "Take your hands off your life".  Whatever you are facing, juggling, or trying to resolve, stop and take your hands off and disengage your problem solving skills.  How can something so simple be so hard? " True faith is living without scheming. "      In the verse below that has those precious words we have heard thousands of times, BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD...    The Hebrew word translated "be still" actually means "take your hands off."