Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Tiny Pink Roses 5 x 7 inches Oil on Canvas    ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting  or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Living with HeArt Our granddaughter was visiting this week and I have to share a picture or two from the visit.  Bampa aka Terry says she is a spirit to be reckoned with. When she is slightly aggravated with a situation she knits her eyebrows, grits her teeth and begins to shake in defiance. You want to laugh but you dare not to.  On the other side, this sweet Lady L reflects much of me in her with her immediate draw to the piano within the first 60 seconds she is in the house.    From there she works her way to the harp , an instrument she was drawn to at 3 months of age. See first picture to your left.  She would crawl or scoot her way to the harp as we placed it near her blanket on the floor.  She loved reaching out with...

Group Gathering 30 x 40 inches This beautiful palette knife abstract horse painting is SOLD.        Contact me for your own Abstract Horse painting. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011   H armony is the word that comes to my heart this morning. Everything seems right with the world with warmer temperatures bringing our Texas Winter back to what we are accustomed to.  65 degrees yesterday brought everyone back outside in the neighborhood and it was like a gathering of friends you had not seen in years...actually only weeks.  We walked Paddy twice yesterday soaking in the warmth and enjoying being outside. Yesterday morning it was only 18 degrees outside when we woke up... and today it is 65.  Living in the world today there are often conflicts and misunderstandings both in our families and in our communities. People often react with out thought. You have that choice not to rea...

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...