Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

No 185 Into the Night Horse Equine Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me if you are interested: Laurie SOLD FROM THE BLOG> THANK YOU! " And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. " Philippians 4:7 When I crawl in bed at night, a welcoming sigh or a release of breath usually comes. The day is over, the night is here and rest is soon to be. It is a welcoming time of prayer and meditation and the joy of reading my bible and the book at my bedside. The world ceases for this time as I draw into the centering moments before sleep connecting to the peace and quiet of the night. It is here I welcome the arms of my Father to hold me as I fall asleep with His comfort. The mornings bring anticipation of a new day and new beginnings and the celebration of His world waking around me. This is a time to stop and collect your racing thoughts of what needs to be done this day... a

Windows of My Mind Abstract Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD "Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have in mind , go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you. " 2 Samuel 7:3 Exercise today. Keeps the body and mind young. Think today of all the people in your life that are important. Some might be important for good reasons, some other for not so good reasons. Jot down their names, the relationship and then what might need to be worked on to ensure the relationship is healthy. What is a healthy relationship? For years studies have shown that people with healthy relationships really do have a deeper sense of contentment and less stress. With each of the people on your list... do you have a feeling of contentment when reflecting on the full relationship? 1. Expectations. This applies to your self and the other person. No one can be everything we want them to be. That is how we set ourselves up for disappointment. Realizing

Red Contemporary Horse Equine Painting by Laurie Justus Pace The Power of Red 18 x 24 x 2 inches SOLD Contact me if you are interested! Laurie " I am doing a new thing; now it spring forth, do you not perceive it? " Isaiah 43:19 Yesterday was filled with Lauren....and lots of smiles. She is such a happy baby! We stayed closer to the house today. The bad news we got is our neighbors are adding a second story to their garage. Right now in our bedroom we have soaring ceiling with windows from the roof to the floor...literally. There are beautiful trees that fill out and lace over the window and when you look up you only see sky and leaves. IN TWO MONTHS...we will see only brick and windows looking into our bedroom. ANY IDEAS??? Please email me. I am way bummed. I have to find a new way to deal with this as my healing home depends so much on the beauty of nature outside spilling through. I cannot allow myself to get stuck in a rut of "oh my gosh, it is going to b

Path Way Landscape Garden Oil Garden Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 12 x 24 inches Contact me to purchase: Laurie " You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn. " 2 Samuel 22:37 Monday morning the air was a chilly 53. Thank you Lord. It is not as cool this morning, but yesterday was glorious with the chill of spring. Lauren arrived early and Dad left us with instructions that she is eating more at each feeding. New challenges. We took our first grocery store trip with her. After we bungled around in the parking lot trying to get the stroller to unfold; then failing to be able to figure out how to adjust the seat, Terry popped her into his baby carry pack on his chest. She loved it! She was his best friend as we toured the store filling the basket with groceries. We discovered everything takes twice as long with a baby and is definitely twice as complicated. Another reason why God gives babies to the young.... The path ahead for you I pray is filled

FIVE UP FRONT Horse Equine Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches THICK OILS! Contact me to Purchase. Laurie " Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. " Luke 17:15 Next shot on the the children on the beach...stay tuned. When I woke yesterday morning I celebrated the joy of Sunday. Sunday is a day that symbolizes God's Day. A day to rest, honor, reflect, heal, praise and release to Him everything that is burdening me at the time. It was on this day yesterday that I spent the day in quiet mediation through out the day, in between the normal activities, focusing on healing and be ready for the week as it arrives this morning. With that healing prayer came health and strength from the Father. His serenity filled my mind, heart and soul. There was no room left for anxiety. I am sure before this day is over, anxious moments will return. Mondays and Tuesdays we have our 3 month old granddaughter to care

PINK FLAMINGOS Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Contemporary Art for the Home. 18 x 27 Oil on canvas SOLD from the blog! Thank you. " I say this for your own benefit, not to put any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the Lord ." 1 Corinthians 7:35 Okay I had to get some pink flamingos out of my system. The Florida Tourist folks have a WONDERFUL commercial out about visiting the state and this scene with thousands of pink flamingos flashes by on a soft yellow background.... and wow. Drove me crazy the first time I saw it... at dinner during the news. Then again the next night and the next night and by golly I had to paint pink Flamingos. Consider yourself PINKED . I had fun painting it and probably no one wants to buy pink flamingos....but if you do, contact me! Meanwhile it will hang in my garden room and I will sit back with a cool glass of water and have dreams of Florida where I spent my honeymoon. Sitting back to dream on my

Contemporary Horse Equine Abstract Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Thinking it Over 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas SOLD Already...THANK YOU!!! Contact me if you are interested in this painting. Laurie " The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me. " Isaiah 61:1 I really enjoyed this painting as it evolved. I had a color in my heart, shades of blue - but of course in norm, color still explodes out in thick sweeps of palette knife and paint. This is a spiritually full painting. The expression is energy pausing as a horse debates for a split second his next move...just that sweet instant of pause. Pausing is something I need to do more in my life. Taking the time to become more mindful of who I am as a spiritual being. Next, examining my influence on those around me, setting a spiritual example with word and deed. His divine gifts are active through my day, nurturing and inspiring others from my inner spirit. It truly is a peaceful place as I connect with our Father being one with Hi

EXPRESSIONS OF THE HEART CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE ART CHILD IN WONDER OIL PAINTING BY LAURIE JUSTUS PACE 6x6 inches Oil on Panel Contact me to purchase $100 or best offer. Laurie " Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. " Ecclesiastes 11:7 They are predicting more rain this weekend. It would probably takes months of this to raise Dallas out of the drought situation we have been in for about 8 years now...but days and days of clouds is beginning to get old. Throw in 90 degrees plus in temperature and you have a humid sticky day. Yesterday was the same I think. It was one of those days I worked in the studio from 5:30 am until 7:30 last night. Somewhere around five pm I realized I had not had ANY WATER all day. I had not been out of this room but one time for some cheese and fruit around noon. No wonder I was a basket case. Today Terry and take our Behavior Management Classes to keep our license for foster adopt here in the state of Texas. We are

Black Mane Contemporary Art Horse Equine Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD FROM BLOG! THANKS> 16 x 20 inches Contact me to purchase: Laurie " Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you. " Mark 11:25 Hard to get a grip and swallow on this one. If you have anything against ANYONE....forgive. How often in your mind does the image of someone pop in and immediately you associate a negative connotation? It happens for me. I am often indignant over a reaction or a happening and the association with that person clings to their image in the "file" in my brain. To forgive is suppose to be to forget...but do we? Do we forget? Obviously I do not or that file would be deleted in my memory. Then I have to reclaim lessons from my Grandmother and Mother. LOOK for the good in every one. Celebrate the best of what is inside that person. You may have to keep repeating that exercise, b

Under the Stars Contemporary Equine Horse Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 VERY thick Acrylic Paint SOLD! Thank you. Email Me: Laurie " Our inner nature is being renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16 I agree our nature is renewed day by day, but I also need my sleep by night. That certainly recharges my batteries. These horses are playing under the starlight while I sleep. Every new day brings to you a new chance. Today you can begin again. Yesterday is over. Forgive and forget what needs to be left behind and begin anew this morning. Every day I have intentions to do things and they slowly fall to the side as priorities step in front of them. Sometimes I feel at the end of the day I am further behind than when I got up. Today I will aspire to be an expression of my Father. Generosity shall be upfront today, mingled with love and kindness. He will support me as I go through this day. Sometimes my memory fails being in my mid fifties... yes it will h

Contemporary Flower Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Cascading Color Palette Knife Delight! Contemporary at it's best. 16 x 20 inches of THICK THICK oils! Still Available $299 Email me: Laurie I guarantee this painting to be filled with Joy, Laughter and Love. " Lay aside immaturity and live, and walk in the way of insight. " Proverbs 9:6 Here is a pondering question for the day. Fill in the blank in the next sentence. I am a powerful expression of __________. Who are you and what are you? What do people feel and see when they are around you? In my mind's eye, I believe we reflect to others in the same manner we see the world and life every day. For example, if you are a worrier that keeps fear at bay and worries about tomorrow, you will reflect anxious out to others. If you have been hurt in the past and you pull in your emotions and build walls where others cannot know who you are, you reflect not hostility but the feelings of untouchable, as if you were bet

Curb Sitters Contemporary Art Children Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 6 x 6 Oil on Panel Contact me to purchase: Laurie " The Lord Jesus Christ gave us the definition of a true friend: "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. 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 15:13-15 Best friends. Do you have a best friend? During different phases of your life, people seem to drift in and out of your journey. God has placed them there for different reasons, to accomplish for them and for you a connection which becomes part of your life story. We all have those "best friends" from elementary school, and maybe even different ones from high school. Most certainly you had different friends after you left home and maybe marr

SUNRISE Contemporary Art Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for Commission Work. Laurie "When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remian faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion." Acts 11:23 This is one of my favorite horses that lives in Illinois. The power of the sun rising and the power of the horse as it rises to great the sun. During the most trying times in our life, God rises before us. We may have our eyes shut, but He is there. Divine grace reveals itself unfailing as the Spirit that fills your life. The sunrise is a building of this divine inspiration as the strong colors ignite across the sky wakening the world with its vivid colors. Let the sunrise banish your anxiety. Allow the grace of God to move you beyond the self-doubt and fear that fills you today. The light will fill your darkness and give you hope even in the most desperate times. Let the power set you free

IN THE PASTURE revisited Contemporary Abstract Art Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 x 2 inches TRIPLE THICK PALETTE KNIFE PAINT Contact me to purchase...on special this week: Laurie SOLD "Let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill, to understand a proverb and a figure ." Proverbs 1:5-6 Oh my what a fabulous day with the baby. We met Larry early yesterday in a huge thunderstorm to get Lauren. She came back to the house cooing and grinning. We played almost two hours and she went down for a nap oh so quickly...she is growing so fast. I can't wait to see her again today! She slept well in the afternoon too as our power was out and the rain was coming down. Terry and I enjoy napping at the same time. Dreams of past moments shot through me holding her soft downy head under my chin. The soft smell of baby waffling up to fill my breath as I inhaled her gentle fragrance...BABY. Dreams and memories seem to cross in my hea

FLOWER SPRAYS Contemporary Palette Knife Flower Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 20 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas...THICK OIL! Contact me to Purchase: Laurie SOLD " Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. " Exodus 3:5 "Uncreated One" by Chris Tomlin is playing on my itunes right now. "There is none like you." Some mornings have to start with celebration of music and praise. Today the Tink (Our granddaughter, Lauren, is coming. Actually today and tomorrow. So much for working... we will be otherwise busy. When Chris Tomlin sings, he truly is passionate...there is none like you God...none like you. This is true for us in His eyes. There is none like you in His eyes either as He created each of us in a unique way; each here on this earth to be in a great relationship with Him; each of us giving our gifts to other; each of us coming together to celebrate His greatness. When Lauren is here, Te

Early Spring Pears Contemporary Art Pears Fruit Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches of THICK Palette Knife Oil Painting SOLD "I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever." Psalm 45:17 Yesterday Uncle John worked all day prepping walls in my studio. I have been out painting in the garden room discovering that painting while standing on concrete is NOT my favorite thing. Today he will return and begin putting the color on the walls. It is a simple light grey tone that is in the house everywhere else but our room and one bathroom. With this house being a contemporary, but a Frank Lloyd Wright type, we went with calm grey through out allowing the decor to bring in the color. Most of his architecture was designed around nature and the home fitting into the environment. In all my other homes I have splashed color everywhere. Color is contemporary, but this home is a healing calm home. I need to

INQUISITIVE BOXER Contemporary Art DOG BOXER Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 6 x 6 inches oil on watercolor paper. Needs no glass, just slip it into a frame! Contact me to purchase. $65 includes shipping. Mention the name Boxer of course! Laurie "At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask! What shall I give you?" 1 Kings 3:5 Remember that child-like wonderment as you thought things over, or if you just saw something you have never seen before? Total inquisitive power pumping through your body and brain. Are you inquisitive of God? Do you ask Him for things that you need and want? Personally I do not believe there is anything wrong with asking God for things needed or wanted. The actual results are already known by Him as He knows what lurks in your mind and dwells in your heart before you even begin to know. The important thing before you is the asking; the coming to God in the relationship you have with Him and trusting Him

No 149 Painted Ponies Contemporary Horse Equine Art by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me for more information or to purchase. Include the title of the painting. Laurie "People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Luke 18: 15-17 Today is Lauren's christening. Tomorrow I will have pictures of course! She will be christened by a minister our family dearly loves. He married Stacey and Larry; he and his wife, who is also a minister, prayed and stayed with the family through Grant's death (Grant died two years ago at age 11.); and now he will christen Lauren, their daughter. Pastor Keith is one of kind in y

IN FLIGHT Contemporary Greyhound Dog Art Oil Painting SOLD Commission 15 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me for Commission work: Laurie "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17 In the spirit of the painting I wanted to stir my thoughts to the absolute freedom that you felt the day school let out for the summer. Do you remember back then? Three months off of no homework, tests, getting up at 7 am to be a school by 8 am. I do not imagine you look forward to prayer that way do you? Maybe we should... I don't but these thoughts are making me climb out of my box again. Our minds are such powerful tools. We can accomplish so much active imagination...and are free to express ourselves in so many ways through our gifts. Now think about the freedom to pray... to honor Him as the Father of all creation and mankind, and then to be excited to share with Him your day. Just as you do your spouse, your best friend, y

THEY HEARD THE CRY Contemporary Art Horse Equine Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 24 x 30 x 2 Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase. Laurie "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." John 15:7 Tuesday...this morning marks the attitude of Faith. Faith to believe in the limitless and in abundance provided by God. So often we are drug down by fear or doubt in our lives as our faith is nudged and knocked about. Accept that these times will happen. Accept that we are to be tested and accept that bad things happen to good people. Well, they are bad things to us, but to Him they are good as what happens brings us closer to Him. So when adversity surrounds you, know this is time for you to renew your faith and confirm your belief in our Father. Begin to learn how to tune out the pull of the adversity and turn from the fear and believe in abundance... He will provide. Jesus showed us over and over again in His te