Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

THREE RED APPLES Fruit ART Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 8 x 10 inches on Linen Panel contact me: Laurie Bright and early...no wait, dark and early. It is 5:49 a.m. as I begin this blog. Terry left but his face was really green. We went out and ate for Justin's birthday last night and Justin, Terry and Morgan all ate VEAL CHOPS. Personally I do not eat much beef. Especially when I do not know where it came from. I won't eat baby Cow at all. An occasional hamburger is okay and when there is steak, I eat about six bites but that is it. SOOO, my man did not have a restful night and I hope he does better today. I did not have to fix breakfast or pack his lunch. Today Mark Bryant is flying in for my show tonight at the Dutch Art Gallery. I think it is meet the artist from six to nine. He wants to see a collection of work and watch me paint for a day. I like gallery owners that take an interest in your work and your life. He is just getting his gallery up and going i

Dreaming in Color Abstract Horse Art Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 x 2 inches Contact me to purchase and remember to include the name of the painting! Laurie Okay I was painting so hard today I forgot to blog. I have been gone out to dinner with the kids as it is Justin's birthday today... my oldest son is 33. We enjoyed a great dinner. Tales to tell will have to wait for morning blog. Sleep well, until then, Grace, Laurie "Be strong, and let your heart take courage."--Psalm 27:14

Morning Haze Peace 1 Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for Commission work. Laurie Well I have been up for an hour and a half and not really accomplished much. I weeded through my mail box which was stuffed full. I visited the Grand Canyon with my friend Jan and her husband, I traveled to New York with photos from our trip to visit Billie, I saw owls my little brother photographed in his back yard...visited with friends in Argentina, Denmark and Hong Kong and I think I could climb back in bed and sleep again now! It is amazing how much the internet fills our lives at times. I love it and hate it... too much time is spent in front of this screen. Terry and I are heading out to do two miles. It is in the fifties here, VERY unusual so we want to take advantage of it. God give these special gifts to us to keep us going...have you noticed lately? We have had two things, rain and cooler weather. Believe in miracles and gifts. They are all around you,

Gathering the Morning Wood American Indian Painting By Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas Available, contact me and mention the title: Laurie Just returned from a mile walk this morning. Temperature here are in the low sixties. IT WAS WONDERFUL. Walking by the elementary school and all the parents that walk the kids to school.... what a joyful way to start the day. My only message that came to me while I was walking and praying was WAIT UPON THE LORD. I know there are several things in our lives that we are in waiting for, and I am sure you are as well. When I wait, I wait in hopeful thoughts of what is to come with God's plan. Almost like knowing there is a present on the table but I cannot open it until the appointed time. If I get impatient and begin to try and work things out on my own, I know my life becomes a mess. I have learned at my ripe age to wait upon the Lord when in prayer. God will place upon my life the right events, the right people and the right

Blue Moon Rising Horse Absrtract Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 x 2 inches Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase and mention title of painting: Laurie The moon is huge outside this morning. Terry just left for work and I walked him out to the truck. I have not seen the stars this bright since we lived out in the country, and the Moon, it is full and bright enough to look like the sun in the night sky. After the rough night of weather this is a glorious gift to receive this morning and I give thanks. Yesterday I was painting and listening to music and it was a Christian Rock section on my IPOD. I heard the words of a song I have heard a thousand times and something clicked in my head. There are times you search for ways to explain things to grandchildren and children I guess and you can't always grasp how to explain it. The verse went on about Jesus wearing the Crown of Sin and when I heard the words something happened within me. Remember a time in your life when y

GROUP HUG Family of Horses Art by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me for Pricing. Laurie Well, the hurricane is on all channels. My brother and mother are going to drive north to Bonham this morning to visit my dad. I am 50/50 on going as I spent the day shopping with mother yesterday and I really need to stick around here and I am not the best car rider in the back seat when driving through major weather. They are predicting the rains to be here later this afternoon. At the rate the storm keeps changing paths, we may not see as much rain here in Dallas at all...but where Dad is, is north east of here and that is in the path of heavier rain. Last night we dropped by The Dutch Art Gallery after my brother called and said, DID YOU KNOW there is a wine and cheese party tonight? NO we did not. We were sitting at the table eating homemade brushetta, homemade speghetti and meathballs and thick yummy desserts from Henk's in Dallas. I was even miserable wh

PSALMS 1 Mixed Medium Angel Art Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches Contact to purchase and mention the title: Laurie This is a close up of the facial area and the background. This was the experimental first piece on Psalms, but it is not where I want to be, but once you lay the layers on, they truly do not come off, so this piece will have to find a good home to enjoy it and love it. For me it has too much control. My control. I only have one more painting to deliver to the Dutch Art Gallery. She asked me to do a Poppy and I did, but it is still wet. Easy to pop in a frame though as it is 11 x 14. Stacey stopped by yesterday after her latest Doctors appt and we dropped by the gallery for her to see the work hanging. Makes a difference for sure to see it on their walls rather my walls. Most of this work will travel to The Red Tree in Atascadero California and to my show in Marble Falls at Patina. Are any of you writers out there? Are you TV/Movie watchers? Having a go

MUSIC MONDAY STRING NUMBER 3 Guitar Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace and Morgan Haskell Pace 24 x 18 x 2 Oil on Deep Canvas, Needs no frame. Contact me to purchase and mention the title: Laurie Morgan was over last week and as always he picks up a guitar and hits it hard. He broke another string. He will be banned from my guitars at this rate. It is a pain to go buy strings. AND what I do not get is his generation basically is not responsible. IF I broke something of my mom's I would be falling all over myself to fix it. He will do nothing...so I will be changing my attitude with him now. At 27 he should be responsible...right? This painting we did together. He needed to paint and I sketched it out and his remark was, I don't want to paint guitars, and I said, OK, I will. I started pulling the layers and he got really excited and jumped in to work with me. This piece ROCKS. IT has paint a half inch thick in places. The little knobs to adjust sound are dimensional as t

WITH AN ATTITUDE Abstract Horse Mixed Media Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 22 x 28 Overlays Collage Paper, Acrylics and Varnish Contact to Purchase and mention title: Laurie I experimented further with plain paper, layering it patiently with varnish layers and then painting in layers over it. I guess there are about four layers of paint. Today I will add at least five more layers of varnish to the top. This has been a mission with me to try different things for expression. I have a question and I am sure I will get various answers and probably many of them. What would be your feelings if I used old bibles that are basically in tatters. No spine left, pages deteriorating etc...I am giving thought to using them in a piece of art that would last hopefully another century or more. Terry and I talked about this in depth how reactions could vary. I would only use pages from bibles that are basically in pieces. Almost reminded me a making a quilt where you use pieces of fabric from you

Pretty Sunflower Sunflower Floral Art Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 6 x 6 inches of Oil on Board SOLD OFF DAILY PAINTERS! THANK YOU FOR COLLECTING! Contact me: Laurie Rainy Tuesday today, but we are still waiting for the rain to arrive. This will be a short blog as I want to get a walk in before it comes our way. Before we walk though, I will sit in my garden room and prepare for the day. Close my eyes, try not to fall back asleep, relax and imagine myself surrounded by God's light. It is from this meditation I will receive the necessary tools to make this day and to serve Him as I should today. What is to be done? I know it will appear to me through out the day with out me looking for it. What is to be done, will be done. He guides us all through our days if we just stay focused on Him. Grace, Laurie "By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in

FALL ROUND UP Horse Abstract Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD COMMISSION PAINTING 18 x 27 inches Contact me for your special Painted Pull Ponies! Laurie Monday Monday, Just LOVE that day! We have six paintings to ship to new homes today and we will be taking my work up to the DUTCH ART GALLERY for the upcoming show that starts this weekend. Remember if you are in the Dallas area, meet the artist is on Thursday night the 18th. Yesterday we scooted out of Dallas and drove east to Mt Vernon to visit Paul and Vicki Fletcher. Paul went to jr high and high school with us and Miss Vicki is his wonderful wife and the love of his life. That man takes such good care of her it just amazes me. They do not make husbands like Paul anymore. My Terry is good, but not that good! We saw the horses, cows, donkeys, rabbits, cats and dogs...enjoyed swimming and then a fabulous cook out with yummy hamburgers. I am going to put together a sight for Paul for his internet presence... he is running

HIGH MESA Horse Art Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Mixed Mediums Acrylic Overlays of Paper, Paint and Varnish Contact Me to Purchase and mention the title of this piece: Laurie I was experimenting yesterday and like the direction I am going. Tomorrow I will try something similar but different. I have two shows coming up, one here in Dallas and one in Marble Falls, so it encourages me to step out of the box. Yesterday we tried the electric collar on Paddy on a walk. I prefer not to walk my first walk with the dogs. You spend too much time worrying about loose dogs in the neighborhood with Paddy. Annie is great. She can go nose to nose with any dog smiling. Paddy, well lets say Terry kept raising the zap level. It was sad. He is definitely a special needs dog. Stacey phoned yesterday. She has made 14 weeks now with her pregnancy. Little Tink is reported to have precious little feet. She saw those the best on the last Doctor adventure. It will be another month before we know for