Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'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...

'New Morning Race' 12 x 12  Oil on Canvas $125 includes Shipping in the US. 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 Changes in the New Year... and Terry unloaded my new tool box.  He wanted me to buy it from Sears but I didn't want to wait as long as it would have taken. I found this a Lowe's and I love it.  I was able to retire my wire basket holder from the container store and my big four drawer plastic holder from Target .  EVERYTHING fit in here.    We had thick Plexi-glass cut to fit the top. I have part of it long and part of it square. I use the smaller piece to mix my paints on and it is washable.  The box also has electrical outlets so I have set it up with my ipod charger and player on it... and actually painted yesterday.  Just a start in preparation for the big painting....

'The Race is On' 24 x 36  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for commission work. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards I know I wrote about the donut hole not too long ago.  That is where you focus on what is not there instead of what is there.  When we focus on what we lack we become very hollow inside and we feel defeated and at a complete loss.  The importance is in acknowledging the 'donut' or the real things in your life that are there now.   We are all blessed to live our lives in abundance.  Our main problem is focusing on the missing things or our perceived holes in our lives. Take a deep breath today and remind yourself you are full of the spirit.  You are blessed with His love and then let Him know how grateful you are for the things you do have right now.  You have exactly what you are suppose to have...enjoy it. ...

'Two from the Herd in the Sun' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas Contact Steve at Mirada Fine Art to purchase.   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 We are home!!! We even slept in our own bed last night. MUCH to do today to get caught up.  Much to do before the 31st of December.  ALL of it in His hands and truly not to overtake my life. Do you tend to let things overtake your life?  It think is is sometimes an obsessive behavior that flares up occasionally.   All of it is in that controlling category. Slow down and quite moving so fast. Make the best of this day and find the happiness welling up inside of you.  Give yourself the break and do not do so much. Maintain the Spirit of Christ to be an inspiration to you and give to yourself the peace you deserve. This inner attitude of a peaceful...

'Pot of Color' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas  SOLD 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 Heading home early this morning. It has been so much fun being with Stacey and her family. Tink is totally attached to her BAMPA (Terry). She gets up in the morning looking for him... "Bampa where are you?" I posted the POT OF COLOR because it ever reminds me of the world filled with God's color.  Let some of this magnificent color spill into your life this next year.  Open your heart to receive the light and energy of His Power. Next post will be from home sweet home. I will be starting a 5 ft by 5 ft horse composition for a collector in Arizona...   Laurie “Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes...