Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Through the Color Contemporary Art Palette Knife Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD ALREADY Stay tuned for more! When you see one you like, email me quickly! Good morning! Today is a travel dad to go up to see Dad at the VA Home. I am going with Stacey, my daughter and we are joining several other family members for a small birthday party for dad. My birthday is Wednesday and his is Thursday. I know Mom, Bill and I will go up again on Thursday, but on the weekend is the only time family can come. Bill stopped by yesterday to drop off a picture of David and Jamie, his eldest son and wife. I needed them for the giganto poster 30 x 44 inches I made dad of family pictures. He can hang it in his room. Bill and I visited before he left; both of us examined our feelings and fears for Dad so far away yet knowing he is in the best care there that can be found. We talked about growing old and sometimes it seems so depressing watching the ones we love ...

FROM THE WEST revisited Palette Knife Contemporary Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 22 x 28 inches Contact me if you are interested in this painting! I do accept payments. Laurie Repainting, Rebuilding, recapturing. I repainted this one to bring out more color. This happens when things hang around the studio. In life I think we should constantly be growing changing and building. Sometimes we have to back up and rebuild. I am not sure how to explain where my brain is today, but I can almost feel it. Be it things in your life you have neglected or ignored, or people that you have neglected or ignored...now is the time to repair and rebuild a stronger situation or better relationship. When I have a painting that has so much potential and it hangs around here and I continue to see it, suddenly one day I know what has to be done and I begin repainting. So today look around you and see what needs to be taken on that needs repair, things, places, people, relationships etc. ...

REBOUND Study 1 Palette Knife Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 36 inches SOLD ALREADY! THANKS! 1/2-3/4 inch thick paint from Buttery pulls of Oil! The night sky still shrouds the earth in the early cool of the morning. It is not quite six o'clock. One would think the city remained asleep but it never went to sleep. That is one of the things I dislike about living in town....There is a time to rest and from my earlier life I remember Blue Laws that kept stores closed on Sunday. Our lives have become stressed only because we allow them to be this way. Our lives go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks in a year for how ever many years God grants us on this earth. I believe we all need more rest. Rest in Him. Since the creation of Adam and Eve, man has had this built in need to challenge God, challenge life and do it our way. Often our actions are in direct disobedience to God's word We have failed to recognize before us the tremendous benefits and blessings t...

FALL CHANGING COLORS Equine Horse Palette Knife Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches Contact me to purchase. $650 Or make an offer. Laurie UP EARLY and I intend to work on books today. I might work on one painting though... at least get into a little paint this morning. I was suppose to go shopping with Stacey but she canceled out last night. SO a work day it will be for me. This is Saturday, some of you are off from "work" and some of you like me "work" all the time. Some like my hubby are at "work" today. No matter what you are doing today, do it for the Lord. God has a purpose for each of us. If we use those gift, talents and abilities that God gives us and use them in our lives or our professions it is through this use we are fulfilling His Sovereign purpose for us. He calls us to our individual work to give direction to our creativity. If your greatest desire is to use your gifts in his name then you will find success. Hard work wi...

VIOLIN PRACTICE "What I want when I want it" Music Mixed Mediums Child on Violin ART by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches Acrylic Varnish Overlays Contact me to purchase: Laurie This is from my music series and priced nicely for the Holidays! Contact me above. Below find my ad in November Western Art Collector and in the back of the issue the feature on my SOLD work! Click ad to see it larger. CLICK THIS to see it larger to read it! I was praying and meditating on what to write this morning and I received one of my daily arrivals and knew immediately I would have to jump on this one as it tugged immediately at my heart. First, I want to thank you for your prayers for Sharon. She traveled on in Spirit to live in the full embrace of the Lord. He added another angel to kingdom. Yesterday was filled with high emotion and continual prayer as the families traveled to reach home to be together in celebration of such a wonderful woman and her life of giv...

HIDDEN Horse Painting Acrylic Varnish Overlays by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches Donated Commission piece for Texoma Club Contact me for something similar! This is my new series of old western book pages behind the painting! Laurie Click Here For great prices on new artwork: SPECIALS Wednesday is here already! My day is already laid out before it starts but that is okay. God is in charge and I trust in the path he has ahead for me. I immediately am asking prayer for my sister-in-law's mother, Sharon. I cannot share much as I only have sketchy information, but she is in intensive care following a pretty bad car accident late yesterday. From one minute to the next we never know what is unfolding in our lives. We can only live for this moment right now and trust in Him to know what is in the path ahead. There were always be obstacles and challeng. Some will be tougher than others. That is where I am today as many of you, in a crossroads of insecurity not knowing what will ...

DANCE WITH THE MOON Horse Palette Knife Abstract Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 x 2 Acrylic on Canvas SOLD THANK YOU! NEW LINKS. CLICK HERE to see all my Holiday Sales Pricing on Available Paintings on my website. CLICK HERE to view what is available at Earth Works Art Gallery, framed and ready to wrap for you! I am not sure about this one. There is a huge deeply crusted full man in the moon behind the horse. It did not pop through very well on this photo.... and the horse is dancing in the moonlight... I am not sure if I will paint more of not, but if for some reason you are attracted to this, email me and I will sell it at a good price this week. The colors celebrate but are not outspoken and the texture is unbelievable~ trust me on this one as I spent an hour alone carving and creating this huge moon behind the horse that stick out in impasto thickly. Wish I had more to share this morning. Still sleepy. I slept nine hours straight and I am just starting my day. I a...

THE PAINT Horse Palette Knife Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 20 x 20 inches SOLD Contact me to purchase: Laurie We are back from Marble Falls and a relaxing time with Marnie and John at Patina. It was a wild ride home....we went a new way in the dark...and remember that AFTER you watch the slide show! Last night on the way home from Marble Falls, we decided to take the back way home. We had done it quite often when Morgan was in school at ST Edwards in Austin, but that was 4 or 5 years ago. We left around 5:30 and headed north on the Highway. We truly enjoyed the small towns we drove through as well as the gorgeous sunset to the west. We drove into Hico around seven and it was growing dark. We stopped to grab a snack for the car and headed out but I think we went the wrong direction. Terry had studied the map but we missed a quick turn turn to cut out about 15 miles and we suddenly were heading into Stephenville and I knew we were NOT suppose to be there at all. We eventua...

GLORY Horse Oil Palette Knife Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 x 2 inches of very thick paint. SOLD! Oct 16, 2008 Contact me to purchase and mention the title of the painting: Laurie It is only six thirty this morning. Terry is still sleeping soundly and I am up to blog. At least we did sleep last night sort of...they had a king room but the location was by that noisy ice machine that kept us awake the last time we stayed here. This is a huge resort. Problem this weekend which we did not anticipate because of Texas OU weekend, is there are four wedding parties here. This resort is packed. They found us a quiet room on the seventh floor, water front view, very nice, but only two double beds. not even queen. I think it is like the second side of a suite or something. So we started out on two beds, and of course after all these years of marriage, that didn't work. So we crammed together on one bed. I had the smaller side. The opening at Patina last night was wonderful. ...

FACING THE SUN Horse Oil Palette Knife Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 16 x 20 inches SOLD Contact to purchase and mention title of Painting: Laurie Friday morning has dawned and I felt this painting appropriate to share as it is FACING THE SUN. I finished this painting this morning before blogging. We are packing up the work we have to take with us to Patina down in Marble Falls. The Dog Sitter is here, the ever constant Morgan. He will be in the studio painting most of the time and spoiling the dogs of course. The mini SUV PASSATT is packed and Terry is fitting in the last of the luggage. The books for the show are in there. The books are available at LULU.com It is a combo of my work and Diane's work. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL . or you can Click here and see all of my available books: BOOKS Trust is what we must have right now as we proceed everyday with our current economic crisis. God would want us to have the knowledge to make wise decisions each day. Please keep Him...

FROM THE WEST Palette Knife Horse Art Contemporary Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 22 x 28 inches of creamy oils. To purchase, please contact me and mention the name of the painting. Laurie This morning is not a painting morning. I have to do house cleaning, bed sheet changing (Three beds) dusting, etc. At Noon it is hair time to make sure all is well for the weekend in Marble Falls. The painting above was like something from a dream. The colors are very unique, the horse is there and yet not there... the colors of Nevada seem to thread through the painting. NOT the dry colors but the warm colors. Can you feel it? I know I have shared many times I have rose glasses. That is the only way I can view the world and people, always seeking the best of what is there in both people and situations. Terry said he would engrave it on my tombstone..."She lived her whole life wearing her Rose Colored Glasses." I often pride myself on this ability. BUT, pride goeth before the fall....

Molly and Jerry Colorful Cow Art Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD OFF DAILY PAINTERS! THANK YOU! 9 x 12 inches of color Contact me to purchase. Laurie Woke up early. We had storms last night and I guess it disrupted the sleep pattern a bit. The dogs are restless. I put them out and of course the grass is wet so they have to do their business right outside the door. When daylight hits I will be out there scrubbing the patio. Terry is sleeping. He seems really tired for some reason. I do not think he feels well. We are both pretty worn out from life the past two weeks. My show in Marble Falls has crept up suddenly. I still have not made room reservations and will do that today. I need to get all the paintings ready to travel as well. We will not be gone long though, Terry is only going to take two days off from work for the trip. Stacey felt life this weekend with her pregnancy. It is so much fun to watch her experience these changes in her body. The best is yet to come. Go...

MORNING BLAZE Abstract Oil Palette Knife Painting Horse ART by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Contact me to purchase: Laurie Only a quick thought this morning and I know it is late. Just returned from delivering Morgan back to his apartment. We had to get his stitches out of his head this morning. Terry and I just arrived back home and face massive boxing for the afternoon. The house is quiet and our visitors are all gone. Then preparations for the Show that opens in Marble Falls on Friday evening. It has been raining since five this morning and it is really something we needed here in the area. God is good in His wisdom and He always provides. May your day be filled with joy. It is there waiting to be found, waiting for that smile to crack across your face, and the full release of breath from your tense body. Grace, Laurie “Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.” Isaiah 26:4

Colors One Horses Five SOLD A Painting a Day Painting day! Yes, I will be working on some Arabians today and some Appaloosas as well. Have some images I need to get roughed out on canvas. When thinking and praying this morning about thoughts to share I was remembering the parable where the owner of a vineyard needed workers to pick the grapes. He hired workers early in the morning, late morning, noon and mid afternoon. Even at the dinner hour he was still hiring workers just before quitting time at Six. It didn't matter what time of day the owner hired the worker, he gave the same pay to each of them. Think about those pros and cons. If I was the 8 am hire on worker and I put in 10 hours and I found out you were hired in at five in the afternoon and only worked one hour and we go the same pay.. yeah I think I would be a bit upset. That is how our society seems to work on a whole. Everyone out for their own survival. God seeks us out full time. He seeks out the good, the bad and...

MARILYN AND FRIENDS Guitar Music ART with Palette Knife by Laurie and Morgan Pace 18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSION Contact Me for commission pieces. Laurie Paint, something I did NOT do yesterday and for the next two days we are blessed with two 14 year old guests in the house. I promised them they could paint today, but I have to clean up before we can mess up. I wonder if God think about that with us too. He is constantly trying to clean up our messes and just as He begins to right our world, we always take off on another tangent with one of our desires; not our needs, but our wants jumping in. The infamous line, "Is it a need or a want?" that was common with the kids growing up. As adults we should stop and ask ourselves that same question. What direction are we heading in? What do we NEED, not want. How can we serve the "needs" of those around us and in our community? Most of us tend to go off on these tangents of want involving ourselves in d...

NIGHT FLIGHT Abstract Horse Oil Painting Palette Knife by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD off Daily Painters! Thank you for your support! 24 x 24 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas. Contact me to purchase, mention the title of the painting: Laurie Friday. Yes I watched the debate last night. Did you? Learning and gaining insight and wisdom should be our job right now. I am watching the economy wavering thinking in my 55 years on earth I have never seen anything like this. I don't think my kids understand how dangerous it is right now. I am not one to panic but rather to gather what I need and make careful decisions with prayer on where to go and what to do. Our future depends on American Airlines for Terry and for me just folks that can still buy artwork. When I think of the parable of the talents from the bible it gives way for reflection. A man calls his servants together in a meeting. He hands each of them some money wanting to see how they will handle the money. One servant received five ...

DEEP MEMORY Horse Oil Painting with Palette Knife by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD before the paint was set an hour! Contact me for other work: Laurie Good morning Friends! It is five forty this morning as I begin this blog. I am determined to finish a painting after I finish this blog! Morgan is still asleep. We have a doctors appointment this morning to change out his dressings etc. around eight. Then he will be painting the rest of the day. The painting above was one I finished yesterday morning. I knew as I stepped back from it that it was special. I started another to finish today...but yesterday's has such depth to it's beginnings that it is almost alive and breathing with the spirit. Not mine but His that passes through me. All morning yesterday I emailed back and forth with someone concerning my work and purchasing some pieces. When we finally spoke on the phone, they chose the guitar six pack, a commission piece from Morgan and Through the Mist, a painting destined f...

The Horse Within Abstract Contemporary Acrylic Horse Palette Knife Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 x 2 inches Contact me to purchase and mention title of painting. Laurie Are we sure it is Wednesday? I know I slept last night but I don't know how or why. I am not prepared to blog much this morning with the happenings of yesterday so I will first blog about the painting above. All along I have seen only two horses in it, this morning I saw three. Take some time and study it... you might find four at this rate. Want to add a quick post to have you check out our friend Paul Fletchers two new sites. He is running for sheriff of Franklin County Texas. His blog is www.paulfletcherjr.blogspot.com and his website is www.paulfletcherjr.com I have been reading a book for our CPS license for RESPITE FOSTER credit called hummm , that I don't remember and I sent it to work with Terry today. In the first few chapters it talks about behavior and the basis that there are only two ma...

Practice Makes Perfect... Music Mixed Mediums Music Child Piano Art Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches of 1909-1945 music from my grandfather's collection, layered with varnish and acrylics and more varnish. Probably 10-12 layers of work! Contact me to purchase and mention title: Laurie We slept in late. I guess you realize that since it is almost ten and I am just now blogging. Yesterday I worked on a new commission piece for the 10 cow story man that contacted me, so you will see that one in the next few days. We returned Morgan to his doctor for bandage change and then drove him home to his apt. We stopped on the way at Whole Foods and grocery shopped. We only bought essentials and got out for $149. That is fresh fruit (eight varieties) a chicken to barbecue, fresh veggies, onions, etc and a few core items like Rice milk etc. I do not skim on the organic fruit and veggies. I believe you are what you eat. No different that you are what you watch and you are what ...

GUITAR SIX PACK Guitar Music Contemporary Pop Art by Laurie Justus Pace Six Canvas, Each 4 x 6 inches in size OIL on Gallery Wrap Canvas, ready to hang. Contact me to buy: Laurie Too early for my eyes this morning. Terry doesn't work today and I sure should not be up working at this hour... 4:50 am. WHY? Well he got up complaining to be hot and turned off the fan. Most women do not know this fact, but somewhere around four in the morning or four thirty in the morning EVERY morning, your hormones take a dive. Guess it has something to do with the sleep cycle. So when you finally hit menopause, that is usually when the hot flashes are the worst... four a.m. Well even now I still get warm and so when the fan goes off I get warm, I am awake, and I can hear everything in the room. Now Terry is one of those TV men. We have all the necessities of TV, DVD, VCR, CABLE BOX, etc. in our bedroom. I am NOT a TV person. So, when the electronics are left on at night and it is only a few...