Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

No. 80 Lightning Contemporary Art Daily Horse Colorful Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches of thick oils! Contact me if you are interested in this painting: Laurie SOLD SOLD SOLD. Thank you! "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song." Psalm 28:7 I had another thought already composed when I realized I wanted to go a different direction and totally deleted it all! We are now in Lent. For new believers a quick definition of Lent as a period of fasting and repentance. It is commonly practiced by Catholics and certain Protestant denominations in preparation for Easter. History traces it back to the 4th century when it was given the period of 40 days. I always associated that with Jesus time on the mountain where he wen to prepare, fast and pray for his journey ahead. From my early childhood days I remember Mom always encouraging us to give up something during t

A Bit of Wonder Contemporary Horse Oil Daily Painting Art by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches of thick buttery oils! Contact me to purchase: Laurie "This is the day that the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it". Psalm 118:24 It was a day of celebration yesterday as Lauren Gracen was born. Stacey began her labor around nine in the morning and was ready to push by 12:15, but they held her off while getting things set up. Took four good contractions with multiple pushes and the baby was there! All grandparents accounted for to count the toes and fingers! My admiration is for my daughter and her bravery and calmness despite the tension and newness of what she faced. I was honored to be there as the baby was delivered seeing my granddaughter push out into the light and take her first breathe... and then cry... and that she did. Terry was able to participate and he and Larry helped with pushing and getting Stacey upright for the process and then Terry was hon

No. 78 March of the Toreador Rose Contemporary Art Daily Painting Rose by Laurie Justus Pace 20 x 24 inches of Acrylic and Varnish layers on antique Music "March of the Toreadors" SOLD FROM THE BLOG! Thank you! Contact me for information to purchase.. . Laurie " The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;" Song of Solomon 2:12 Curiously Flowers are not really mentioned often in the Bible. There are words of things flowering and blooming, but only three flowers are mentioned, the lily, the rose and the camphire. The Song of Solomon contains all three. In the New Testament, Jesus spoke to the people of the lilies of the field in one of His parables. He also spoke of the vine, the orchards and gardens, but not specific flowers. Easy to understand that flowers we have here in North America are going to be different from what was grown in that region 2000 years ago. The Camphire was

Bevo Bound for the United Kingdom Contemporary Western Art Longhorn Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD and on its way this week to the UK 24 x 36 inches THICK OIL on Canvas Contact me for Commission work: Laurie "Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." 2 Timothy 2:22 This bevo is going to go on a long trip from Texas to the UK. He is Texas Born and Bred. Not sure where the BORN and BRED came from, was it a movie? I know in the UK they had a show entitled Born and Bred about four years ago. I think this little fellow will like his new surroundings and will take a bit of Texas with him; he was after all born/created on Texas soil. You were born here on earth, on God's soil. This is God's turf isn't it? If you were blessed you grew up in a family that took care of the "Bred" part and brought you up as a His child in His word. Or maybe later in

No 74 In Thought Very Contemporary Art Figurative Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 15 x 30 inches of Pizazz. Varnish and Acrylic Overlays A little off the wall, but truly an interesting piece on my easel. Contact me if you are interested. Laurie "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." Proverbs 16:24 Writing from bed as I am puny again. This has been a different week for me. The gallery opening at The Dutch Art Gallery was really nice and I wish I would have been there. My mother and brother went and stood in for me. I will run by on Tuesday to see the show as it is set up so nicely from pictures my youngest brother sent me. So my thoughts today are on healing...the power of God to bring healing into our lives. Not just healing for our worn bodies, but healing all through our lives including relationships we might need to work on. May your day be blessed richly with His Grace. Joyful Abundance, Laurie "Then your light will break f

HIS BOOTS Contemporary Western ART Boots, Cowboy Boot Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 20 x 24 inches of Mixed Mediums, lots of acrylic, varnish and other stuff! Contact me to purchase. This is the FIRST in this series. Mention the title in your email: Laurie “He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.” Proverbs 17:9 There is something comforting about seeing my husbands cowboy boots on the floor by his chair. Usually his socks are stuffed hanging out of the top of each boot. It tells me he is home and when he is home I feel his protection and love surrounding me tightly. I am no longer alone at home.... he is with me. What is your comfort from the Lord? What do you have visually that reminds you He is home with you, both in your heart and your home; what do you see before you that He is filling your every need, loving you and protecting you? Is it your bible? Is it a cross hanging in a room? What visually reminds you of Him

No 73 DUST Contemporary Horse Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches of layered pages from a western novel, varnish layers, acrylic paint layers and more varnish. LOTS more varnish. Thanks! Painting is sold this morning. Contact me for Commission Work. Laurie "Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,..." Genesis 18:27 Through the Dust Even in Dallas we get our fair share of dust storms from west Texas. You can see it coming across the horizon in the west and the sky begins to turn a murky yellow. You have about 20 minutes to get where you are going and get everything buttoned up and shut in the house. The dust begins blowing through and it is worse than fog because it hurts if you are out in it. It stings and bites as it hits your face and your arms. You definitely should not try and breath and it will scratch your eyes if you allow it to hit your face unprotect

Her Favorite Polka Dot Shoes Contemporary Pot Art Daily Painting Shoe Art by Laurie Justus Pace 8 x 10 inches of Slick Acrylic Color Varnished heavily. Contact me to purchase and include title of painting. Laurie "And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind." Genesis 1:20 Polka Dots God created the polka dot. Dots appear on so many things from the bark on some trees, to hard mottled rocks to flowers and feathers. When you think of animals that change colors and different types of foliage and camouflage... dots and polka dots are in all of it. Oh and how about those beautiful blue speckled eggs found in the early nests in the spring? Have you ever flipped over some of those ferns that come from the florist? On the underside there are spots (spores) and what about all the animals with spots? Can you name some of those? Go to the beach and see fish and sea shells all gorgeously decked out in spots. My f

Longhorn Herd Contemporary Palette Knife Art Daily Longhorn UT Bevo Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches Oil and Acrylic Overlays SOLD just as I posted it here on the blog! THANK YOU! Contact me for commission work for Longhorns. Watch this week for the Longhorn traveling to live in the UK! Laurie "Let's sell Joseph to those Ishmaelite traders. Let's not be responsible for his death; after all, he is our brother." Genesis 37:27 STRESS Did your parents ever tell you the old phrase, "You made your bed, now lie in it?" Humm, really can hit home can't it. Even when you are trying to do good, if you are not leading your actions by prayer, things really do backfire on you and you end up being responsible. Uncomfortable situations that cause stress in us are usually brought on by our own unwise actions. Joseph's brothers faced this problem. They wanted to eliminate Joseph; he was quite irritating to them. Their action to "sell hi

No. 67 Running Contemporary Palette Knife Art Daily Oil Painting Horse by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches Oil Contact me for purchasing information and include title of painting: Laurie "He does not ignore those who cry to Him for help." Psalm 9:12 I am there. I think I reached that over saturation point of doing too much. I think I hit the wall. I know there are others out there in much worse shape. I only have to listen to the news to here that. The world is a frightening place filled with scary things. At the same time the bible promises me that God is able to protect us and help us and often He has to use miracles to do it. I hang on to my faith this day; I know and acknowledge His assurance that He is at work in my life and in the lives of those around me. Terry pushes on in the kitchen with the back splash. I did most of the pre boxing stuff he does and then he and I hit it hard boxing yesterday afternoon and dashed everything to FEDEX. Then I got an order f

No 63 Headstrong Contemporary Palette Knife Art Wild Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches Oil and Acrylic on Canvas SOLD from this blog! Thank you! Contact me for purchasing and include the name of the painting: Laurie "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God." Acts 15:19 RESPONDING In my every day world I usually lose it over things like, "If people would just do their jobs." That is my typical response to most situations. Us humans tend to go off on tangents and we do not do what is obviously our responsibility to do. Yeah at home or work. I am one of those over focused left brained (only when I am not painting) people that will always ALWAYS put work over play, rest or relaxation. Sometimes to the painful realization that I should stop for a bathroom break occasionally. Responding is a huge word today for my thoughts. It is an action taken daily by all of us in ever

To The Rescue Contemporary Art Child Figurative Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 9 x 12 inches Oil on Linen Panel SOLD THANK YOU> Contact me to purchase or for commission work: Laurie "I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.'." Lamentations 3:24 Trusting the Father. Terry and I were walking yesterday and circled the nearby elementary playground where no less than eight different mini soccer teams were practicing. So many little legs kicking soccer balls while siblings played happily on all the wonderful playground equipment. This area is full of families, happiness and tons of children. This is where both Terry and I grew up. As we continued our walk out through the neighborhood, we saw in front of us and across the street a little boy with a red cape tied around his neck. The red cape partially flew behind him trailing slightly on the concrete. He was holding his father's hand as the father pushed a baby carriage wi