Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

no 56 Miniature Roses Contemporary Floral Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 11 x 14 inches Oil on Linen Panel Contact me with title for purchasing information or to commission a painting. Laurie "For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother." Mark 3:35 I truly do not know the direction this blog is going but I am praying as I do go forward. Two things keep streaming through my mind, "My Brother" and "Crowds of People". When my kids were young their favorite Seuss book was Are you my mother? We wore the cover off several editions in short time. Do you know the story? There is a mother bird that leaves baby bird in the nest to go find him something to eat. Baby bird wakes up and looks around and begins to wonder? and WANDER. He goes looking for his mother. He approaches bull-dozers, dogs, cats, etc and each thing he encounters he asks the same question, "ARE YOU MY MOTHER". Finally the end of the story h

LEAVING No. 55 Contemporary Palette Knife Art Horse Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me with title to purchase or for commission work. Laurie "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 STORMS rolled through from 9 till about 11 last night and we have been with out power until just now. Forgive the late and short post. I am off to fix breakfast for my daughter, work on my taxes and then paint paint paint. I took some pieces up to the Dutch Art Gallery for the Feb 21st show. I hope if you live in the Dallas Ft Worth Area you would come by and see all the work from local Dallas Artists. Last night we celebrated my parents 58th wedding anniversary. We had dinner at ST Cafe near the house and it was wonderful. Most every one enjoyed chocolate souffle while I munched down one of their wonderful shortbread cookies. Makes my eyes roll shut remembering. They are sooo good. I feel that way about God as well. Sometimes things are so good and

No 59 Ponies Contemporary Art Palette Knife Daily Horse Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 20 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me with title for purchasing information: Laurie "and I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily." Ezra 7:21 The verse above reported to be the only verse in the entire bible that has every letter of the alphabet in it. Stacey spotted no "J" above so it might be only in a certain version. Trivia I realize, but just one for your Tuesday morning. We found this information in (Grandmother) Annie Pace's bible, which has been rebound, and was presented to her many years ago by Terry's Dad, Ben. This particular chapter in Ezra is explaining why Artaxerxes exempted temple workers from paying taxes. He recognized that the religious leaders played an important role in

GOD IS LOVE Contemporary Art Child at Piano Mixed Medium Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 16 x 20 inches Antique Music with varnish layers, acrylic layers and more varnish layers. Contact THE DUTCH ART GALLERY to purchase. "When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?" Psalm 56: 3-4 This piece is entitled GOD IS LOVE because that is the music I chose from the collection of antique music from Great Granddaddy Haskell. It often seems in days filled with so much outside stress that much fear builds within each of us. It starts small and begins gnawing away at our confidence and our hope. Eventually it takes over in our every day life and actions. Psalm 56 was written when David was sized by the Philistines. His writings through the Psalms to me are so inspiring because he bears his heart to God. He literally cries out in his pain and his passion as well as in his celebration of his li

TWO BLUE Contemporary Art Palette Knife Horse Contemporary Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase and mention the title: Laurie ""They will be mine," says the Lord Almighty, "in the day when I make up my treasured possession, I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."" Malachi 3:17-18 Sunday has caught up and I am behind and wanting to spend time out of the studio and not painting today. Forgive the short post and know I will return with my endless writing tomorrow! May He bless your day with the richness you deserve as you serve Him in all you do and say. Laurie

No. 49 Energy Red Series Contemporary Palette Knife Art Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 2/08/2009 THANK YOU! 30 x 30 x 3/4 inch Oil overlays on Acrylic Contact me to purchase. Laurie "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1 Looking Forward to Date Night Well Terry asked me out on a date for tonight. We are going to go to the boat show. I have always dreamed of living on a huge sailboat...NOT...but maybe enjoying one with sides at least. We have two English Dart 18 ft Racing Catamarans. When I hit fifty I told him I needed a boat with sides. We are in no position to buy one right now, but I absolutely love looking at them. So we have tickets to the Dallas Boat Show! I might wrangle dinner out as well, but with it being flu season... I may think twice. My mom and brother were both hit by the flu bad this week. Mom is almost recovered. My younger brother had it hit as he

No 44 Landscape Hill Country Contemporary Art Landscape Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD early this morning! Thank you. 2/06/2009 15 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to Purchase and mention the title: Laurie "The man said,' The woman you put here with me, she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.' Then the Lord God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.'" Genesis 3:12-13 The Blame Game When this phrase first came to mind a few moments ago and I began to pray about it, a vast ocean of thought washed over me. Did you realize the blame game started with Adam and Eve, our first ancestors? Eve blamed the serpent, Adam blamed Eve... How many years ago was that? And we still play it today. There are articles on natural disasters and who to blame...God? There are stories on women killing their children and who do they blame....God told them to do it. When spouses play the b

No 50 Energy Red Series Contemporary Art Palette Knife Acrylic/Oil Overlays Horse Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 2/08/09 Thank you! 30 x 30 x 3/4 inch Gallery Canvas Oil overlaid over the Acrylics Contact me to purchase and mention the title of the painting: Laurie ""He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' " Matthew 25:45 Well, I posted my red Valentine painting a day late from the group... But my heART is here and in the swing of it all. Blasting into this season of love and Lent coming up I am exploring the contrast of dark and bright, seasoned with light and in future pieces just the opposite. The work will be centered around color theory. I think the question I am asked most, is "How do you come up with your ideas of what to paint?" I also remember discussing recently with another artist the days before... THE DAYS BEFORE.... This would be the days before stepping o

BOYS ON THE BEACH Contemporary Palette Knife ART Dog Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD 24 x 48 inches of strength and color, Oil on Canvas FRONT COVER of The Sighthound Magazine Issue 9/10 Winter 2008-2009 :::THE COVER::: "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God ." Psalm 42:1 It was such a surprise to get the mail in today and find a package with two copies of the newest SIGHTHOUND Magazine in my mailbox. One of the paintings I did last year for a collector in Sweden last year is the front cover of the Winter 2008-2009 Magazine. MY BABIES!!!! I love it! GOD IS GOOD! I truly have to give thanks to a collector in Ohio, Anne, who advised me last year to begin painting these wonderful dogs because of their grace and build being so similar to the horses I paint. Thank you Anne for giving me another purpose and direction with my artwork. When I think of the connections of so many generous people that came together for this to happen, I

THE YOUNGEST Contemporary Palette Knife Art Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD (No.4 out of 4) This is the last of the four in the Series. I just finished it this weekend and took pictures. Contact me if you are interested in commission work: Laurie "I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak His praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are discouraged take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord's greatness, let us exalt His name together. I prayed to the Lord, and He answered me, freeing me from all my fears." Psalm 34:1-5 Have you ever had FEAR creep in? I mean really fear that makes you quake in your shoes. Some fear you can describe as uneasy and some fear you can describe as panic type. Fear, as someone once wrote, False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear tends to grip all of us at different times in our life. It is definitely a human thing. Many things happen in our life times that can create an environment that breeds insecuri

No. 45 Blue Iris Contemporary Art Flowers Iris Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace 15 x 30 inches oil on canvas SOLD Contact me for purchasing. Mention the title of the painting. Laurie "In everything set them an example by doing what is good." Titus 2:7 By Example. Do everything knowing you are setting the standards for those around you and it is important for you to set a Godly example for others. Knowledge is an important thing in life. Knowledge leads to wisdom...but more important is to teach the basic example of living an exemplary life honoring God. Others pick up on your examples observing how you walk the walk. Through self-control when you are presented in a tight situation, you provide leadership and positive action to resolve the situation. Maintaining integrity is also a wise step. Always be eager to do good and help out others around you. The example you set affects many other lives. You never know who is watching you. When your patience is being tried,

The Young Stallion Contemporary Palette Knife Art Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD (#3 out of 4) This is the 3rd piece in a four piece commission group for a collector in California. If you study the colors in "The Sire" and "Ma Mere" you will find this painting to be an even blend of the two. Just as a child would be of their parents. I would welcome doing custom commissions for your home, just contact me: Laurie "You will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you." John 8:32 A short blog with a great dawning. Yesterday was a full day as I almost caught up in the studio. I had the false pleasure of thinking at 2 pm that I was done for the day and started cooking dog food (another story for another time) and took Annie for a walk and enjoyed the 65 degree sunny weather here in Dallas. I didn't realize by 5:30 before all my dinner guests arrived I would have studio melt down with shipping issues and gallery