Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Contemporary Horse Equine Art Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace TRIGGER 3 ft by 4 ft OIL on canvas COMMISSIONED SOLD " They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither ." Psalm 1:3 Is it possible to prosper in today's economy to prosper? I guess that would depend on your definition of prosper. What is prosperity for you? Definition: a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune. Well, if you notice, it says especially, BUT NOT ALWAYS. Our greatest riches are found not in things, possessions or money, but in our relationships. When you think of plants and trees drawing their nourishment from rain or nearby water sources, they grow prosperously feed continually from this source. We grow prosperously from our direct nourishment from the Father as well as our care we give to each other. When you open your mind and trust to God, prospering ideas will begi

CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ART RIDER AND HORSE OIL PAINTING BY LAURIE JUSTUS PACE Sunset Strip 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas COMMISSIONED... SOLD " Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. " Ruth 1:16 ONE THOUSAND BLOGS.... this is actually 1000 blogs entries. One thousand days of painting, blogging and sharing. I give thanks to my Father. I give thanks to you for the continued inspiration of this miraculous journey. In our life times we have so many different journeys to make. It begins early in life as we begin to crawl and then walk. Next comes talking and learning more about relationships with people...our mom and dad or siblings; then we begin to be aware of our environment. We grow every day in the grace of Him and all He created. We continue with journeys of the heart in our family and friend relationships and eventually some of us with our soul mate in marriage or a long term relationship. We journey

HEAT OF THE DAY Contemporary Art Horse Equine Acrylic Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 36 inches Contact me for more information: Laurie SOLD ... THANK YOU! " The Lord is my strength and my might, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him. " Exodus 15:2 Why I decided to paint with tangerine I do not know. The Spirit led me. Right now floating in my mind is a yellow background with pink flamingos. I have this thing about color... I think that is why my Father infuses the world with color to give us energy and strength. We react emotionally to colors as well. Your home reflects you by its colors. I am unusual that I have always bought white towels and white sheets, and light furniture and I allow the artwork and accents of pillows and accessories to make the room come alive. This allows me to change the mood of a room easily. In this healing home we went with a soft dove grey on the walls. Some rooms pop with colors of RED RED and white a

EXPRESSIONS OF THE HEART CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE ART CHILD IN WONDER OIL PAINTING BY LAURIE JUSTUS PACE 6x6 inches Oil on Panel Contact me to purchase $100 or best offer. Laurie " Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. " Ecclesiastes 11:7 They are predicting more rain this weekend. It would probably takes months of this to raise Dallas out of the drought situation we have been in for about 8 years now...but days and days of clouds is beginning to get old. Throw in 90 degrees plus in temperature and you have a humid sticky day. Yesterday was the same I think. It was one of those days I worked in the studio from 5:30 am until 7:30 last night. Somewhere around five pm I realized I had not had ANY WATER all day. I had not been out of this room but one time for some cheese and fruit around noon. No wonder I was a basket case. Today Terry and take our Behavior Management Classes to keep our license for foster adopt here in the state of Texas. We are

Black Mane Contemporary Art Horse Equine Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD FROM BLOG! THANKS> 16 x 20 inches Contact me to purchase: Laurie " Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you. " Mark 11:25 Hard to get a grip and swallow on this one. If you have anything against ANYONE....forgive. How often in your mind does the image of someone pop in and immediately you associate a negative connotation? It happens for me. I am often indignant over a reaction or a happening and the association with that person clings to their image in the "file" in my brain. To forgive is suppose to be to forget...but do we? Do we forget? Obviously I do not or that file would be deleted in my memory. Then I have to reclaim lessons from my Grandmother and Mother. LOOK for the good in every one. Celebrate the best of what is inside that person. You may have to keep repeating that exercise, b

Under the Stars Contemporary Equine Horse Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 24 VERY thick Acrylic Paint SOLD! Thank you. Email Me: Laurie " Our inner nature is being renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16 I agree our nature is renewed day by day, but I also need my sleep by night. That certainly recharges my batteries. These horses are playing under the starlight while I sleep. Every new day brings to you a new chance. Today you can begin again. Yesterday is over. Forgive and forget what needs to be left behind and begin anew this morning. Every day I have intentions to do things and they slowly fall to the side as priorities step in front of them. Sometimes I feel at the end of the day I am further behind than when I got up. Today I will aspire to be an expression of my Father. Generosity shall be upfront today, mingled with love and kindness. He will support me as I go through this day. Sometimes my memory fails being in my mid fifties... yes it will h

Contemporary Flower Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace Cascading Color Palette Knife Delight! Contemporary at it's best. 16 x 20 inches of THICK THICK oils! Still Available $299 Email me: Laurie I guarantee this painting to be filled with Joy, Laughter and Love. " Lay aside immaturity and live, and walk in the way of insight. " Proverbs 9:6 Here is a pondering question for the day. Fill in the blank in the next sentence. I am a powerful expression of __________. Who are you and what are you? What do people feel and see when they are around you? In my mind's eye, I believe we reflect to others in the same manner we see the world and life every day. For example, if you are a worrier that keeps fear at bay and worries about tomorrow, you will reflect anxious out to others. If you have been hurt in the past and you pull in your emotions and build walls where others cannot know who you are, you reflect not hostility but the feelings of untouchable, as if you were bet

No 160 Midnight Contemporary Horse Equine Art Oil Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 6 x 6 inches SOLD Thank you! " Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word ." 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Lauren was here yesterday. She has grown so much in the past week and the changes are evident. She is starting to pull that head in every direction and her neck is stronger. She played with us for several hours yesterday morning and then happily took her bottle and went to sleep. Babies draw comfort from soft voices, smiles and from nursing or taking a bottle. They think nothing of where they next meal will come from, or who is holding them next...they trust and they are comforted by us. Lauren and her Bampa. Where do you go for comfort? Do you give comfort to others? If something begins to stress you today, acknowledge it and give it

Curb Sitters Contemporary Art Children Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 6 x 6 Oil on Panel Contact me to purchase: Laurie " The Lord Jesus Christ gave us the definition of a true friend: "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. 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 15:13-15 Best friends. Do you have a best friend? During different phases of your life, people seem to drift in and out of your journey. God has placed them there for different reasons, to accomplish for them and for you a connection which becomes part of your life story. We all have those "best friends" from elementary school, and maybe even different ones from high school. Most certainly you had different friends after you left home and maybe marr

Dipping in Lake Ontario Contemporary Art Child at the Beach, Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD! THANK YOU> $100 or best offer. Laurie " With you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. " Psalm 36:9 What do you do when you need to be energized? In the studio I will opt to crank music up and the beat will energize me into action. In the same sense, when I need to be quiet, I will put on quiet music to soothe the soul and rest the heart. Prayer is something that is used to quiet myself just before falling asleep and again just as I wake up. During the day I have continual conversations with God, but concentrated prayer puts me in a meditative state where I listen as I pray. God provides His Divine Energy to refresh and renew us. I think I often miss it. It may be the red rose blooming on my JFK rose bush, or the wind blowing outside the studio rustles the leaves and branches on the huge trees in the back yard. It might even be the water at Lake Ontari

Elements of Surprise Contemporary Western Art Horse Oil Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 18 x 24 inches OIL on Canvas SOLD From the Blog, Thank you! " Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. " Psalm 19:14 Here is a slide show with close ups of the painting. Have you ever heard someone say, "Wishful thinking!"? I know today I was out in the garden cutting roses. I had high hopes of collecting a vase full for the weekend. That was literally wishful thinking. I found two roses, one yellow one from our Orphan Rose that belonged to Terry's mom, and one red one from my JFK rose bush. I also cruised by the peach tree and last year we had hoped to have a few peaches but it was newly planted... wishful thinking...ahah, this year that tree is loaded with peaches. I do have wishful thinking when it comes to adult children making it on their own. Hasn't happened with all of them yet. Als

No 157 Intent Contemporary Horse Oil Art Daily Painting by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches PALETTE Knife painting very thick paint! Contact me to purchase. Email me your highest bid and that is where the painting will go! I will accept bids through Sunday night at 8 pm. SOLD FROM THE BLOG. THANK YOU! "I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now." Philippians 1:3-5 CLOSE UP PALETTE KNIFE WORK Email: Laurie You are a blessing today... a blessing to everyone around you. You bless others with a smile and a kind word. You bless with a kind act and a prayer. God blesses you as you bless others. May the warmth of the sun fill your life today... may the rains be gentle as they fall to the earth. May the wind bring with it positive news and may y