Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

FOUR BLACK HORSES Contemporary Modern Art Horse Equine Daily Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God." Colossians 3:16 What is your attitude today? Let start this week with a positive attitude of gratitude. Affirming gratitude brings greater good into your own life. Proven fact. Gratitude is more than thankfulness; it is true awareness of God's presence in every person and every situation in life. Remember you are in Him now and He is good. He has your ultimate needs in mind as this day unfolds. Be grateful for such a loving Father and give thanks! Our Tink is coming today... her daddy has more medical tests...and we are ready to get in some more quality hugs and loves! We are full of joy! Keep the attitude of gratitude... Laurie "

FOLLOW THE LEADER Contemporary Equine Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 24 x 36 Private Collection Colorado Springs, CO. Contact me for Commission Work: Laurie "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live."--John 11:25 Rain greets the Easter Morning here in Dallas. Much needed rain, but not exactly the ideal thought of a brilliant sunrise on Easter, where you go to early sunrise service and watch or celebrate the SON risen in the sky... So much is deeper than that and I am only just beginning to grasp it at my age. A sudden light bulb turned on in my head this weekend. Always, ALWAYS, I have shared a testimonial of when I heard God speak to me and the situation I was in and He most clearly said, "I will be there with you, you will not be alone. I will be walking next to you." For my entire life I have believed that He walks with me and He is with me always. I have written in this blog many t

PINK POPPIES in the Wind Contemporary Floral Flowers Art Oil Painting SOLD Contact me for commission work: Laurie "Stop judging others, and you will not be judged. For others will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged." Matthew 7:1-2 I truly dislike can's of worms. Worms are really creepy to me. Seems like "The Shack" started up some grumbles with some folks and others sing praises of the book. I did finish it early yesterday morning and it was good to the last page. GOOD AS IN FICTIONAL READING GOOD. I do not want to misrepresent anything when I have suggested you read the book. IT IS NOT meant to be read for teaching of the Word. It is a good fictional story of how one man deals with tragedy in his mind. Did any of you all see Gone with the Wind? I am a history teacher...certified history teacher in the state of Texas to teach any flavor of history from American, to Texas to

WILD FOUR HORSES Contemporary Western Horse Art Daily Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 48.. HUGE in size.. and all oils! Wide brush and lots of contrast Contact me to purchase and mention title of Painting: Laurie SOLD THANK YOU! "Christ Himself is the Creator who made everything in heaven and earth, the things we can see and the things we can't; the spirit world with its kings and kingdoms, its rulers and authorities; all were made by Christ for His own use and glory. " Colossians 1:16 Jonathan was over yesterday to visit. Mom and I went to church and after church met my eldest son Justin and my grandson, Jonathan for lunch. Then it was a quick trip to Barnes and Noble for THE SHACK for mom to start reading hers. I can't say enough about this book, except GO BUY A COPY of it. Home we came. Jonathan wanted to make Chocolate Chip Cookies, so we used Aunt Stacey's favorite recipe and that was my downfall as I ate two cookies and they were good! Terry

Mother Heart Contemporary Heart Art Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 9 x 12 x 2 inches Acrylic on Canvas SOLD Contact me about commissions of the heART. Laurie Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply" (Gen 1.28) There was joy and love last night at the wedding anniversary party we attended of some close family friends. There were crowds unbelievable celebrating the happiness of the occasion. The pictures below were taken by my brother Kirk on his phone so they are a bit blurry...but the sentiment is here! We attended a mass at St Patrick Church in Dallas as they recommitted themselves and renewed their vows before family and friends and then off to a private club for a feast you would not believe. Their eldest son, Mike, has several restaurants in the Snyder Plaza area of Highland Park... that alone should say enough... Pat and Andy, daughter Mary Elizabeth to the left. This is Mom and Pat together...their friendship

Wonders of the Heart 2 Contemporary Heart Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 12 x 12 inches of collage layers of paper and color. Books of an old bible that was falling apart grace the background.. Ecclesiastes Chapter 11, Proverbs and Song of Solomon. Add in bits and pieces of other old books that I am dissecting and you have Wonders of the Heart 2~ Contact me to purchase and mention title of painting. Laurie "Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. " Ecclesiastes 11:1 Yesterday I made a quick trip to my mothers to meet with the landscape architect that was giving her ideas for her backyard. He is a grace to all who know him...kind, considerate of others all the time, and very hard working. His story was one that amazed me as he once travel extensively, made huge salaries and had actually gave it all up to follow his love...working with people, designing water features for their homes, landscaping etc. He told us yesterday he ha

No 124 Meeting Down South Revisited Contemporary Horse Equine Art Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Contact Kevin at Gordon Phillips Galleries. “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:5-6 Facing mistakes is something we all have experience at. As hard as we try, none of us live God's way in everything we do. I hope that might make you feel better. I know it does make me feel better as I am far far from doing it right. With age I am learning not to carry so much guilt and realizing that I have to ask for forgiveness and move on. With our lives today it is much to easy to reason out guilt and condemn others...funny how we do not apply this to ourselves. God doesn't want us cond

TEARS OF RAIN Contemporary ART Horse Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 20 inches Acrylic/Oil Overlays on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity." Psalm 133:1 Family. Family. Hummm, such a broad subject. We are related by either blood or life to those we call family. We share genes and experiences and we try desperately to stay in harmony with everyone. I struggle often as I am the peace maker. I cannot stand to have ugliness or meanness in any situation. I do appreciate anger and understand the need to vent, but loud aggressiveness and direct attacks are not appreciated. It goes back to my rose colored glasses. I see the best in everyone all the time. Every family has elements of ugliness and beauty. Every family is uniquely created to balance harmoniously together. It takes all kinds to do that. If you can this week, take harmony personally and use it daily. Be ready to offer compassion a

ALERT Contemporary Horse Equine Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 16 x 20 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase or commission a painting: Laurie "So God blessed the seventh day and Hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that He had done in creation." Genesis 2:3 All during the week when you are working or caring for others I believe you are on Alert. I know I am .... it is the little stress thing that keeps you waiting and watching. You stay on edge and you are alert. You can accomplish things and mark them off your list and hopefully a bit more stress falls away. I can't help but wonder how God was as He created everything... if it was a fabulous creative high, or stress as it began to form around Him. Whatever it was, our world is an outstanding place. His work is mighty. The seventh day of rest was a day of completion and reflection. This should be a sign to us that this day should be set aside specifically to give thanks to H

Bound by the Night Contemporary Art Horse Equine Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 30 inches thick brushed oils Contact me to purchase: Laurie "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35 Well, I forgot to take pictures of my swing yesterday, but I did enjoy sitting in it for several hours. I painted out side yesterday using the new little table and an older extra chair. I actually dozed off laying in the swing surrounded by the twitter of my own birds in the house and the birds outside. HUMMM, I will have to tie a string around my finger to remind me to snap some pictures once the sun comes up. Yesterday I wrote about healing and breathing in God's presence to be restored. Today I am thinking Party Time to celebrate the coming of SPRING! Just sitting in that darn swing relaxing and taking in the breathtaking colors of the flowers in the hanging baskets and the three blooming bushes I have not planted

No 106 Curious Contemporary Art Horse Daily Painting Oil by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches THICK OIL SOLD...Commissioned by collector in the UK Contact me for something special for your home or office! Laurie "I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." Isaiah 41:10 Always present...always with you...God is there. Even yesterday morning at 3:45 when I woke up and Terry was so restless I thought, "I need to get up and work." I distinctly heard HIM say, "Oh no, there is nothing you need to do but rest." I did the normal deep breathing exercising Jan and Arlo taught me to oxygenate the body and began counting backwards from 650 and only made 590 area when I must have gone back to sleep. God sustained me... and kept me right there in bed. I did not get up until 8:00 am. I had blog on auto post, which I have been using on our days off. I highly recommend the deep breathing from Jan and Arlo. It works wh

No. 108 Urgency Contemporary Horse Equine Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace ALREADY SOLD! THANK YOU!!!! 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me for more information or to purchase: Laurie "And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them." Exodus 25:8 Mom and I went to Target yesterday. Of course I went with a list. It was a small list to buy Morgan a toothbrush, get some dental floss, some floor cleaner and Kleenex. Somehow I spent $184.00. I haven't been brave enough to unpack the bags, but I know I added Benedryl for Terry, light bulbs, an extension plug, some dish towels on sale, Target brand gallon freezer bags, and I bought some face moisturizer, eye cream, eye shadow....etc. I normally buy Clarins or MAX at Dillards, but that stuff is way expensive. So Mom and I decided to try Botanicals from the Target aisle. That is what is in my bags. I was good, no clothes for Lauren, Stacey or me! Once home I finished cleaning up and started ea

Spring Forward Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 x 2 inches Oil/Acrylic overlays on canvas. No frame needed. Contact me to purchase: Laurie "The Prophet Jeremiah said to them, 'very well: I am going to pray to the Lord your God as you request, and whatever the Lord answers you I will tell you; I will keep nothing back from you.'" Jeremiah 42:4 Yesterday we visited my dad. If you read my blog regularly, you know he has been blessed with Alzheimers and the journey is not a pretty one. He is doing fairly well right now and seems content with his existence despite the FOG he lives in on a daily basis. Have you ever felt like you were lost in a fog of confusion? Thankfully God comes to the rescue and the path we needed to take was usually right there in front of us; this works unless we were thrashing around trying to do our own thing instead of being patient... you would find me out in left field. The journey back would be harder o

Stride Contemporary Art Horse Equine Daily Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD as it posted! Thank you. 18 x 24 x 2 inches Contact me to purchase. Laurie "But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever." Psalm 52:8 I am going to remind you to count your blessings today. If you must, make a list so you can see them all. Don't leave anything out. God has blessed each of us richly in this life, but most of the time we see what we do not have and what we think we need, instead of thanking Him for what is in our lives at this moment. Once you realize the great riches you do have, share them. Take time from your day today to phone someone that might need to hear from you. You may need to share comfort or encouragement, or you might need to share hospitality. Open your heart or open your home. Share what has been given to you that others so desperately need. Take nothing for granted. Staying open and aware

No. 95 Pride Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 20 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "My purpose shall stand, and I will fulfill my intention." Isaiah 46:10 Why are you here? Have you ever wondered why you are here on earth, or what your purpose is? I know many people who never even entertained that thought as they are really into enjoying their life and the pleasures of life around them. Personally I believe God created each of us for a purpose. In this lifetime it is our goal to find things that fulfill the purpose of our being. As we are knitted together in our mother's womb, God has put together the genetics that are required for us to live this life. There is a wide variety of personalities in our one family alone. Some recognizable traits are there and others are not. Being in the right place at the right time will result in everything falling together as it is meant to be. Our talents and contributions wi

Through the Eyes of Autism Contemporary Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas Donation to FEAT of North Texas for their Fall HOE DOWN to raise funds for area families with Autism in their lives. Contact me for Commission work: Laurie "...strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God." Acts 14:22 We have all heard the story about the young boy that found a cocoon. He watched as it struggled for over an hour trying to force the butterfly out of the small opening. The boy was truly upset and distressed so he ran inside the house and found a pair of scissors. He hurried back to clip the remaining bit of the cocoon to free the butterfly. His smile turned immediately to tears as he saw the butterfly. It had a swollen body and small shriveled wings. He crossed his fingers and hoped it would change and begin flight off into the air. An hour

No. 89 SUNLIT Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 19 x 47 inches of color Contact me if you are interested in purchasing this one! Laurie "I will never leave you or forsake you." Joshua 1:5 Happy Birthday Ben! To the man in my life with the sweetest whistle and always a smile and a good story to share. I have been writing much about the wonderful friendships I have in my life, both male and female. I believe friends to be God's promise keepers to each other. The power of friends coming together in His name honors God. Good friends will never leave you or forsake you. Friends are life givers when you need them. In return you should be a life giver back to them. Jan wrote to me about the different stages of friends in her life, from the early friends as a child, through the first married friends, and onto the middle age and old age friends. She described the joy of her adult children becoming friends to her as well. Friends are an honored r

No. 87 Geraniums Contemporary Art Flower Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace SOLD to a California Collector!! Thank you! 18 x 27 inches of gorgeous color! Can you feel Spring yet? Contact me to purchase : Laurie "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." John 15:15 Do you value your friends? Some of them are closer than others. Loving intimate friendships that grow over time are the ones that survive the good and bad times. Those friends are often the ones that bring calm to our lives. Leave it to a good friend to celebrate all the different victories in our lives, small and large. The connection to this wonderful person crosses all boundaries and often fills the emptiest part of us. It is that friend that sticks to you through thick and thin. They are the one encouraging you when you are dragging your feet through th

Billie Jean's Pots Contemporary Flower Art Floral Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Reflections if the posting theme for DP today. and my Reflections post will be added to this blog later. CURRENTLY, my reflection is memory...and today I will add a painting reflecting the thoughts and painting below! This is an older painting, probably 15 x 30. My mother in law used to keep colorful pots and every spring she filled them with flowers. I decided I would paint a few of these this spring.. so be prepared!!! This one sold three years ago... but I love painting commission pieces, contact me: Laurie "Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart." 1 Peter 1:22 Spring is here in Dallas..early but it is here. I have spoken about ABUNDANCE continually through out the past months and now want to challenge you to plan something for others in your life. Make JOY abundant

Mama's Boy Contemporary Art Long Horn Bevo UT Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches Oil/Acrylic layers on Canvas SOLD. Thank you. Contact me to purchase. Laurie " Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day." Timothy 1:12 When I woke up with a leg cramp at 3:30 this morning, in my prayer time I came across the thought of... Are you a participant or a victim? Okay, so those are weird thoughts for that time of wee hours, yet when I think of living life as a believer I am a participant in God's plan. I am never a victim. I work on finding the positive side of everything and constantly buff off my rose color glasses. A victim is an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance. In our lives God definitely confronts each of us with adverse circumstances....are you a participant or a victi