Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Surviving the Storm Contemporary Horse Equine Art Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD ! Thank you! 12 x 12 inches of affordable contemporary art! Contact me to purchase. Laurie "Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in truth; ;give me an undivided heart to revere your name." Psalm 86:11 Sometimes in life it seems things are going along in a survivable fashion and WHAM, situations change in an instant. Often we will react immediately to the WHAM, having no choice but to do what instinctively comes to mind and to action. More often in life things take a turn to change, and altho it may be sudden, we have time to consider the overall situation and think about how we should react. This could be anything from discovering a new baby is on the way to receiving a diagnosis concerning your health, or unexpected financial challenges...like our dropping stock market. This is when we take the time to turn to thought before we react. We have a choice in all matters, and

Morning Bright Contemporary Art Horse Equine Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 12 x 12 inches of oil These smaller sizes are to provide some affordable smaller paintings to some new collectors! Contact me for information on purchasing this painting. Laurie "From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way." 2 Corinthians 5:16 From Perfect Fit yesterday to Divine Order today. One of my favorite moans is WHY? I really draw out the word when I say it and add in an expressive whine to go with it. Things just seem to happen that are off the wall or sometimes what I term as discouraging. Time to change the whining tune of "why" and make it ..."Thank You." Even though I do not have any clue "why" I am thanking God for the "WHY?" situation... I need to approach it in a different direction. I tend to be self focused and o

No. 95 Pride Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 20 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "My purpose shall stand, and I will fulfill my intention." Isaiah 46:10 Why are you here? Have you ever wondered why you are here on earth, or what your purpose is? I know many people who never even entertained that thought as they are really into enjoying their life and the pleasures of life around them. Personally I believe God created each of us for a purpose. In this lifetime it is our goal to find things that fulfill the purpose of our being. As we are knitted together in our mother's womb, God has put together the genetics that are required for us to live this life. There is a wide variety of personalities in our one family alone. Some recognizable traits are there and others are not. Being in the right place at the right time will result in everything falling together as it is meant to be. Our talents and contributions wi

No. 91 Patio Geraniums Contemporary Floral Flower Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD to a California collector! Thank you! 12 x 16 inches Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie "I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world." John 16:33 Have you noticed the hay day the media has taken off on? "Stock market has closed at the lowest rate since 1987" or "Unemployment Rates are up to 11% in the state of California" or "Over 500 people stand in line to apply for a janitor position." The Sky is Falling... THE SKY IS FALLING!!! "Chicken Little was eating lunch one day and suddenly she felt a "PLOP" on her head. Golly that truly hurt. (Little did she realize it was an acorn from the tree nearby.) She decided immediately she had to tell the King that the SKY WAS FALLING and she had been hit by a piece of sky. On her journey to t

Through the Eyes of Autism Contemporary Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas Donation to FEAT of North Texas for their Fall HOE DOWN to raise funds for area families with Autism in their lives. Contact me for Commission work: Laurie "...strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God." Acts 14:22 We have all heard the story about the young boy that found a cocoon. He watched as it struggled for over an hour trying to force the butterfly out of the small opening. The boy was truly upset and distressed so he ran inside the house and found a pair of scissors. He hurried back to clip the remaining bit of the cocoon to free the butterfly. His smile turned immediately to tears as he saw the butterfly. It had a swollen body and small shriveled wings. He crossed his fingers and hoped it would change and begin flight off into the air. An hour

No. 89 SUNLIT Contemporary Art Horse Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 19 x 47 inches of color Contact me if you are interested in purchasing this one! Laurie "I will never leave you or forsake you." Joshua 1:5 Happy Birthday Ben! To the man in my life with the sweetest whistle and always a smile and a good story to share. I have been writing much about the wonderful friendships I have in my life, both male and female. I believe friends to be God's promise keepers to each other. The power of friends coming together in His name honors God. Good friends will never leave you or forsake you. Friends are life givers when you need them. In return you should be a life giver back to them. Jan wrote to me about the different stages of friends in her life, from the early friends as a child, through the first married friends, and onto the middle age and old age friends. She described the joy of her adult children becoming friends to her as well. Friends are an honored r

No. 87 Geraniums Contemporary Art Flower Oil Painting By Laurie Justus Pace SOLD to a California Collector!! Thank you! 18 x 27 inches of gorgeous color! Can you feel Spring yet? Contact me to purchase : Laurie "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." John 15:15 Do you value your friends? Some of them are closer than others. Loving intimate friendships that grow over time are the ones that survive the good and bad times. Those friends are often the ones that bring calm to our lives. Leave it to a good friend to celebrate all the different victories in our lives, small and large. The connection to this wonderful person crosses all boundaries and often fills the emptiest part of us. It is that friend that sticks to you through thick and thin. They are the one encouraging you when you are dragging your feet through th

Billie Jean's Pots Contemporary Flower Art Floral Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Reflections if the posting theme for DP today. and my Reflections post will be added to this blog later. CURRENTLY, my reflection is memory...and today I will add a painting reflecting the thoughts and painting below! This is an older painting, probably 15 x 30. My mother in law used to keep colorful pots and every spring she filled them with flowers. I decided I would paint a few of these this spring.. so be prepared!!! This one sold three years ago... but I love painting commission pieces, contact me: Laurie "Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart." 1 Peter 1:22 Spring is here in Dallas..early but it is here. I have spoken about ABUNDANCE continually through out the past months and now want to challenge you to plan something for others in your life. Make JOY abundant

No 84 Brown Horse Contemporary Palette Knife Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD. Thank you! 18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase: Laurie " I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth." Genesis 9:11-13 Don't you often think about the storms that roll through your life and the battles you fight against the heavy rains and winds? As a small child living in St Louis, I remember sitting at the tiny kitchen table on a chair next to the basement door....waiting. Tornado warnings were on the black and white TV in the living room; Mom was in the kitchen making food, and I sat petrified

Mama's Boy Contemporary Art Long Horn Bevo UT Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches Oil/Acrylic layers on Canvas SOLD. Thank you. Contact me to purchase. Laurie " Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day." Timothy 1:12 When I woke up with a leg cramp at 3:30 this morning, in my prayer time I came across the thought of... Are you a participant or a victim? Okay, so those are weird thoughts for that time of wee hours, yet when I think of living life as a believer I am a participant in God's plan. I am never a victim. I work on finding the positive side of everything and constantly buff off my rose color glasses. A victim is an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance. In our lives God definitely confronts each of us with adverse circumstances....are you a participant or a victi

No. 85 On The Run Contemporary Palette Knife Oil Painting Horse Art by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 27 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase or for commission work: Laurie SOLD from my BLOG! Thank you!! "Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles He does for His people." Psalm 66:5 A friend sent me the daily posting for Neale Donald Walsch. In his daily posting were the words, "If you think you are looking at struggle, struggle is what you will experience. If you decide that you are looking at a gift (even if you can't see it clearly in this exact moment), a gift is what you will get. Just wait. You'll see." The sheer simplicity of this thought is HUGE. This morning I applied it immediately as I had gotten up early and cleaned house expecting an 8:00 am appt to arrive. At 8:30 I was still waiting. I felt I could not go in and paint as I would loose the energy built into the painting if I was interrupted. ... I waited and waited. Finally

No. 83 Play Boy Contemporary Daily Oil Painting Horse Art by Laurie Justus Pace 20 x 24 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD from the blog! Thank you! Contact me for more information: Laurie CLOSE UP WITH THICK OIL PAINTS... no Impasto on this baby. Will take extra time to cure to ship...look at those edges! LOL...I had fun today. "Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Matthew 4:1-4 Okay, I hope some of you thought out some things to let go of for the next 39 days. Believe me, you will be tempted to forget one day and I am praying for you that God will tap you lightly on the shoulder to remind you that every one has to go through temptation in their liv