Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Snow Dance' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas This is the painting for you if you like things carved out of thick thick paint. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011   Click on Details below to seek the thick paint.   My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Really enjoyed playing in the paint on this one.  Have no idea if it will even appeal to a heart or not, but it was an enjoyable journey of paint. I spent most of yesterday afternoon with wet feet (54 degrees outside) as we began power washing the deck the hot tub use to live on. This is going to take a bit of work.  Warmer weather would be better. I can see some use of having a power washer...windows, eaves, cars etc.  Father's Day is ahead of us. Stuck morning yesterday morning. I was up early working on the new www.artistsoftexas.org site. It is not uploaded yet and is about ...

'Racing The Sun Across' 20 x 30  Oil on Canvas Available Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie  © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 Details:    My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Sharing the love. What does it mean to you?  When God in His creative mode used His wisdom and power and love to create the universe, He did this for you and me. He wanted to share His love with someone.  As His mind began to expand with the thought of creating a being to love, He began His plan creating the moon, the sun, the stars and this world.  He carefully carved out every detail in each formation and creation. He made sure we had exactly what we needed to live and as He then created man, He created him in His own image....with a heart and mind to accept that love and be able to love back.  Open your heart to God today.  Give back some to Him who has given it...

'Catching Up' 20 x 30 x 2  Oil on Canvas In Progress but this is Available  Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards It got really really cold again and we saw some light sleet late yesterday. Thank goodness today's high is in the forties!  Power is holding and for that I am grateful. I started this painting and worked on it most of yesterday. Had the heaters going in the studio and classical music playing.  The smells from the kitchen were extraordinary.  (Did I spell that right?) Terry was cooking while I was painting.  We dined on Salmon, baked potato and fresh carrots and mushrooms.  We spent the rest of the evening sprawled in front of the fire playing backgammon.  Bliss. The only thing that would have rounded it out would have been something from Stacey Beth's kitchen. (Just ...

'Sunset Sail' 6 x 6 Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards I always thought of myself as a patient person. I may have to reevaluate that self opinion.  On our way to Bonham yesterday I realized that life was like the two lane road we were on.  Sometimes you get behind a tractor in the country and you can't pass for almost a mile... and then you get around the tractor and you just get up to the speed limit to get behind a truck hauling hay traveling at half the speed limit. You wait and watch for a safe time to  pass him because there is too much danger passing in a no-passing zone. You could kill yourself and everyone else around you.  Carefully you pass the hay truck and travel about 20 miles and find yourself behind a long line of semi trucks trying to change gears going up a hill...

'Purple Rain' 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for commission work.  Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards White Bliss is the word I gave to the feeling of coming out of my ' faint' on Sunday morning at one a.m. I think I told you that I fainted while I was sick and woke up half in the bathroom and half in the bedroom on a pillow with Terry sitting at my head watching me. Fortunately he caught me as I went down.  As I began to wake from this white realm I was resting in, I did not want to come out of it...it was quiet, serene, very comfortable and my stomach was not hurting.  I closed my eyes shut and began to retreat back and I stretched and realized I was not on a cloud but on the floor with the door jam in my back.  Still the white bliss called to me and I closed my eyes as the thoughts began to resurface, I remembered I was sick and...

'Blooms' 30 x 20  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards As we were lying in bed last night still on the mend from bad food, we began to count blessings. Then we got off track of blessings on to God's grace. That too is a blessing.  I believe God's grace is unconditional for all of us, but if we are not connected to Him to accept it, we never fully receive it.   Did you realize that today this moment "YOU ARE ACCEPTED" ?  You are accepted just as you are. You are cherished and loved with out condition.  God's grace is yours just as it is mine. It is His love for you and for me.  When we become headstrong and take things into our control we head off on our own ignoring God and from this comes bad choices and often sin.  We are always given the freedom to cho...

Horse 30 x 30   Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Still writing from my laptop in bed. Hoping to gain enough strength to take a shower after this. Whatever hit the two of us, hit us really hard. Terry had a rough night.  Hopefully today we will start eating and gaining back some energy. Promise to return to normal blogging in the next few days. Obviously this is going to be a slow process. MAKE SURE YOU VISIT STACEY"S BLOG today for an awesome Choc Chip Recipe.  I like softer cookies so I use more brown sugar and less white sugar. That is the secret to soft and chewy! http://justplainsweetforyou.blogspot.com Laurie “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generatio...

 Four Black Horses 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD I will not be posting for a few days. We seem to have a bit of food poisoning following our trip to Dallas and eating at a local deli.  I say that because this affected my mom, brother and Terry and I. It was the only food we ate that day and we were sick all yesterday, all last night and still today.   As soon as I can return to painting and posting I will.  I did see Stacey listed a really neat gadget on her blog today:  http://justplainsweetforyou.blogspot.com   Laurie   “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” - Galatians 5:16

'Hearts for Hospice' 10 x 10  Mixed Media on Canvas  Click here to Contact to place a silent auction bid.  Make sure you mention HEART PAINTING for Cypress Basin Hospice. Will explain below the cause! Contact me to commission a set of hearts for your sweetie for Valentines Day. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards  This is the other donated painting for the auction. It is a live auction but if you want to place a bid, contact Karen.  Tell her in the email it is for the music painting. This painting includes a beautiful custom frame. Those of you that follow my blog know that Hospice means much to us after the death of my father-in-law Ben Pace. Hospice is no longer just care at the end in the last six weeks of life. Hospice today is care for all levels of need and is in place for the comfort of the patient at all times. Ho...

'Evening Dahlia' 20 x 20  Oil on Canvas Available Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards It turned out rather peaceful as I finished it up. I have a few more touch ups and then in a few weeks some varnish, but it is done and available. It was a refreshing experience to just paint and feel like I was on a path toward a vision. Often in contemporary abstract pieces the painting evolves totally on its own and you begin to see paths to follow as you paint. With a composition like this you begin with a sketch on the canvas and proceeding with paint. There is a comfort there knowing the direction is before you and the map is laid out for the journey. We must be confident the grace of  God supports us at all time.  We are given life enriching opportunities every single day. If we are open to God, we are open...

'Progress of Evening Dahlias' 20 x 20  Oil on Canvas Available Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards The snow is still on the ground. We ventured into the store yesterday to pick up some chili meat so Terry could make some chili.  I taught piano and then later spent the evening working on this painting above. I have a close to final picture for tomorrow morning to share as well...but step by step is always good.  Where do you find peace in your life?  At night when I wake up and can't go immediately back to sleep I begin to pray. I pray for every one on our prayer list; or I pray for blessings for each person I can remember to bless; or I do my prayer beads quietly in the dark.  This is a time of blessed peace and quiet.  Terry is always asleep when I am awake, and altho I do not want to necess...

'Spring Dahlia in Progress' 20 x 20  Oil on Canvas Available...  Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards It was way to cold to work in the studio yesterday. It never got above 24 degrees outside and I have six floor to ceiling windows and a large glass door that are on the northwest side of the house. BRR.  So I chose to paint on my small easel in the den. Have not been able to convince Terry to build a fire but maybe he will change his mind today. He is already out early this morning walking Paddy the dog.  I declined the invitation to join them as right now it is 16 degrees outside. I am not sure I seek warmth and comfort because it is so cold outside, or if that is just part of being human.  What physical things would make you comfortable right now?  I am smiling at my warm fuzzy...

'Flowers of the Sun 2' 36 x 36  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards The snow continued yesterday. Terry and I took Paddy out for about a mile walk and my fingers were frozen despite my gloves.  Even my feet were a bit cold.  The day was spent doing washing and cleaning up wet floors between Terry and the dog.  BUT all the wash is done and clean sheets were on the bed last night.  We even added the heated mattress pad under the sheets. Stacey bought it for me three years ago when I had the flu and I was home alone with high fever, chills and NO HEAT in the house.  We had electrical power but our gas heat was out.  We have not used it since but last night we took a vote and it was 2 to nothing to put it on today. Sheriff Paul called last night to see if we were all righ...

'The Dance' 24 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards The day yesterday was full of snow.  So I am going to share a slide show of God's glory in Texas, a sight rarely seen. We must have had 8-10 inches of snow. It is a big thing in this area of Texas to even get one inch a year, so to get a full day of snow and have this much on the ground and it is in the mid twenties outside... wahoo, time to build a snowman... HONEY are you awake yet?   Laurie “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” - Matthew ...

'Orange Sneakers' © 2005 24 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD back in 2005 and live in LA!  Had to grab something from the archive... Let it snow let it snow let it snow. Contact me for commission work. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Too cold to stick my nose out the window... it is still dark outside. I still have power but blogging quickly as the wind is strong.  The kids came Friday and Saturday but everyone cleared out by five.... heading back to Dallas before the winter storm was breaking. They have sleet this morning.  We survived a mean game of Monopoly that Terry won, and wonderful Ribs in beef and pork that Justin made and grilled veggies... of which th sweet potatoes were my favorite.  I made a huge salad. We call my salads the OMA salads.  They are well known and loved. I have everything in them from raw corn to oran...

'The River' 24 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD  Contact me for commission. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards There is not much to blog... the KIDS are here from Dallas. I promise to blog more after they are gone. They will only stay through today as there is a winter storm advisory in place from midnight tonight on through late Monday.  We have a forecast of 90% chance of sleet and snow.  It was 80% chance of snow last night but this morning they changed it to  90% and sleet mixed with the snow.  The kids were all staying until tomorrow afternoon but I told them they were leaving late today. Terry and I will bundle up, light the fire and pray we don't lose power.  My thoughts to you:  Your words affect people much beyond what you realize.  The thoughts that you think and the words that you speak outloud have tremend...

'Beginnings of Flowers of the Sun' 36 x 36  Oil on Canvas SOLD COMMISSIONED PAINTING Contact me for commission work.  Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards BTTJ... that was the acronym that came to mind last night as we drove from home to our first meeting with the Franklin County Art Alliance.  We took CR115 into town to take the south Loop. (Are you impressed? We really do have a south loop.)  At the junction of Interstate 30 and the South Loop is a huge LOVE's TRUCK stop.  What more could a trucker want??? How about a full sized truck car-wash?  That didn't sound right.  How about a full size truck-wash for those 18 wheelers?  As we rounded the corner coming into the intersection there were trucks everywhere. There was a log jam of trucks making a right turn into the Truck wash. Is Thursday WASH YOUR TRUCK DAY?  So we h...

"He Lives" 18 x 24  Mixed Media on Canvas This painting has been donated to the Hearts for Hospice Charity Ball in Mt Pleasant, Texas. It is up for auction at the ball February 5th.  If you are interested in bidding on this painting just email me and I can get you in touch with the Ball Chairman.  The background is full of hymns from an old hymnal. Contact me for commission work. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards What is that noise? Yesterday Terry called to me to hurry up as we needed to walk down the street to see what all the noise was.  I hurried to the coat closet for my mid weight jacket and my long knit scarf Kimberly Conrad made me two years ago... Kimberly I still love it... and headed out the door to catch up with him.  We walked south up our street which is a hill and saw quite a few trucks gathered at the top on ou...

'More Layers The First Race' 5 ft by 5 ft   Oil on Canvas Commissioned painting SOLD. Contact me for your very own painted ponies. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Yesterday I did not work on The First Run very long.  I had to turn my time to a donation piece for the Hearts for Hospice Ball in Mt Pleasant, Texas .  I chuckled at the committee as we discussed a donated piece for their project.  I am collected internationally for horses and my second collected pieces are my music pieces .  Here in the Piney Woods of East Texas they were worried that the abstract Ponies might be a culture shock.  What do you think? I think not, but we settled on a music piece, which is sad because the horses definitely demand more attention.  So tomorrow I will post the image of the painting I will finish up this morning. Yesterday was prep work ...

'Continuation of The First Race' 5 ft by 5 ft   Oil on Canvas Commissioned Painting SOLD Contact me for your very own painted ponies. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011     This is Jace, the son of one of our friends here at the lake. He has an awesome command of his paint brush.  The painting will evolve slowly over the next month, but I will post his progress.     My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards   New Year, new life each day, new breath each moment, all filled with the presence of God. If I suggest anything to add this year I would say learn to let go and breathe.  With each new breath comes new life and a time to affirm the power of God.  With each new breath will come a calm as you affirm the greatness of God. You are in His presence 24/7, but is He in your presence? Stop holding your breath and exhale.  Think back over the past y...

'Continuation of The First Race' 5 ft by 5 ft  Oil on Canvas COMMISSION SOLD The work continues in my studio. I have to heat it up with electric heaters every morning for about two hours before I can paint. Contact me for your own Painted Pony. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards   Do we ever really know what is on the road ahead?  When you drive you still cannot be totally confident what is ahead. Even using your IPhone for traffic maps showing accidents etc, things can change in a blink of a second.   In life I believe we all have plans and goals. They begin indoctrinating you at a young age to plan ahead, or make a list of goals, or a to do list.  What should be on that list?  I am not sure as everyone's is different.  The list I am interested in is not filled with goals and plans but it is a list of simple affir...

'Beginnings of THE FIRST RACE'   5 ft by ft feet  Oil on Canvas Commissioned Painting  Contact me for your special painted ponies this year. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards   I had seen just the first two lines of this poem posted in several places in my life. I had never found or read the entire poem.  It truly is something to take to heart this first Sunday in the new year 2011. The will of God will never take you, Where the grace of God cannot keep you, Where the arms of God cannot support you Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs, Where the power of God cannot endow you. The will of God will never take you, Where the Spirit of God cannot work through you, Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you, Where the army of God cannot protect you, Where the hands of God cannot mold you. The will of God will nev...

'Heart to Heart' 10 x 10  Mixed Media on Canvas  SOLD Contact me for a 'heart to heart' of your very own. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Happy New Year from Laurie and Terry on our Golden Pond We are celebrating many wonderful years together. This one was 1965.  “This is what the LORD says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:16, 18-19

'Night Dance' 8 x 10 Oil on Canvas Decided to do this as a NEW YEARS give away. Please email me if you would like it. It is wet and cannot ship for a week. ALL READY SPOKEN FOR!  Will be shipping this one out next week. Watch for the next give away. Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards   It was a long day yesterday at the computer but I have finished outlining and preparing the written areas of my first workshop for 2011.  Now to decide where to have it.  There are beautiful places to stay here in Mt Vernon and I can teach it at our Franklin County Arts Alliance building, or I can have it with Dena Wenmohs at her ranch in Cypress Mill, TX , or begrudgingly I could have it in Dallas. Not too much for decompressing in that congested place!   Have also considered a special place here in Mt Vernon c...