Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Pressing On' 5 x 7 inches  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie © Laurie Justus Pace Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   I DO NOT LIKE BLOG STILL. I had to switch to the OLD editor to load the picture this morning.  Short blog... guess why?  We are heading into Dallas for our High School Reunion.  The house sitter is due shortly and we will try to endure another road trip. I am pretty out on riding in the car after the last three weeks.  The bills are still rolling in. Yesterday I finished the inside of the book for ArtistsofTexas.org for November.  It took 10 hours for my internet connection to upload it to LULU.  I have to finish the cover and order one book before I order a bunch of them.  I may not blog until late tomorrow. I am not going to take my computer with me...  enjoy your weekend. Find something small and simple and give God praise for the beauty in your life. May abundance be yours always. Laurie

'Ribbons' 9 x 12 inches Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   Painted Ponies       I thought I was getting up early this morning and would start proofing the 90 page book for the ArtistsofTexas.org Second Annual Art Show.  BUT, as I pulled open this blog to blog I faced a new picture load that didn't make me smile and took forever to get to work correctly.  If things are not broke do not fix them. Not sure why BLOG had to do this. I imagine that might be one of God's favorite mantras.   Here on earth we are all little 'tinkers'.  We 'tinker' with this and we 'tinker' with that and we end up deeper in the 'tink' pile with very complicated lives. With the passing of Terry's Dad, so much has surfaced in our lives with memories and photos and books....I am hoping Terry is inspired to let go of so much of his stuff he

'Purple on Gold' 4 x 6 inches  Watercolor on paper SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   It was a 16 hour day at the computer yesterday, but the CFAIntl.com site is updated as is ArtistsofTexas.org.  My next huge project that is suppose to be done already but was delayed with our sudden change in our lives... was the book for the AOT show. I have 1/3 of the pages done... but much more to go and then submit it to LULU for printing.   THEN I HAVE TO PAINT for the show.  I keep singing my mantra, My God is so good, so strong and so mighty there's nothing my God cannot do.   These little watercolors were done earlier this summer. I am going to start giving a painting away every week to clean out some back work.   Terry and I have talked about traveling a bit more. He unearthed a bunch of pictures from 1926 and he wants to get everyone identified.   I guess this is g

'Green Watercolor Horse' 4 x 6   Watercolor on Paper. SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website       We are home. We slept on our own bed last night.  There are mountains of wash and lots and lots of boxes to unpack.  We worked over at Ben's until late afternoon and then drove home through Dallas nightmare 5 pm traffic.   God brought us home safely and Paddy was SOOO excited to see us. Today is time to get back into some semblance of work order. I have not painted or drawn really in about three weeks and I am ready to roll into work for the gallery show coming up in November at the Dutch Art Gallery. I also will be doing some new pieces for Fine Art America. I again appreciate all the wonderful emails that have kept Terry and I going over the last week.  It was a week ago that we were in Roanoke VA waiting for our car repair to be complete.  This past week has been a blur

'Petite Flowers' 8 x 10  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   Painted Ponies      On Golden Pond Blog   IT has been a day and feels almost like two days.  We had the memorial service for my fatherinlaw Ben yesterday afternoon.  It was a celebration of a life made special by the blessing God gave this man. He touched the lives of EVERYONE he met every single day of his life. This morning we are heading to the VA cemetery for an honorary military funeral.  Terry will be presented with the flag from his father's service. This means so very much to him.  I told him last night that God has graced and blessed him with some of the same fine gifts of his father.  I am blessed to have him as my husband ( and sometimes there are times I bless him more than others!)  Stacey recited a beautiful poem for her grandfather and Terry stood and gave a wonderful trib

'Blue Horse on Orange' 9 x 12  Acrylic on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010   My Blog My Website   Painted Ponies    Today we lay to rest a dear loved one from my husband's family. His father Ben was 84 years young and his death was sudden. We were on the way back from New York as it all began to unfold.  God has a plan and ours is not to question. We celebrate the life of Ben today with family and friends at a memorial service and tomorrow we continue to honor him at a graveside service at the Veterans Cemetery in Dallas, with military honors. Ben served our country in WWII in the Navy and during the Korean Conflict, he served in the US Airforce.  Not many veterans serve in more than one service.  Thank you again for your kind emails and words of encouragement for both Terry and the family.   Laurie   “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only wha

'Zoe's Ponies' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for commission work. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website     Painted Ponies    Another long day yesterday. Five hours at the funeral home.  Then lunch and more packing and clearing out.  It was seven last night before we arrived home and we were bushed. Found out yesterday that the grandbaby has the chicken pox.  I am waiting for pictures.  Stace thinks it is a light case as she just had the shot for chicken pox a week ago.  Most of her pox are on her body, not her face or arms.  We are hoping she doesn't understand about scratching yet. There are many irritants in life... all of our lives.  How we react to those irritants matters.  Things can really itch and we can scratch away at the bothersome itch.  What happens next? Infection.  Our nails are always carrying dirt on them so when we scratch the dirt and bad stuff enters the blood stream.  The

More shots from Saugerties New York.  She was the youngest rider in the final competition day. She was beautiful on her horse. Contact me for commission. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 We are in Dallas with Family.  We lost a loved one yesterday morning from our immediately family.  There is so much going on right now, tears, laughter and lots of memories.   Hospice was involved. Faith Hospice here in Dallas. They were wonderful to work with.  You could not find more tender care than we experienced with the wonderful nurses that were there for our family. I may be absent from blogging for a few days, but I will try and post here and there as I can.   There is a new angel whistling in heaven right now and holding us close as we walk this path. Laurie He took bread; and giving thanks to God in the presence of all, he broke it and began to eat.--Acts 27:35

HITS Saugerties New York Contact me for commission work. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   Painted Ponies       On Golden Pond Blog   Not sure I have many "rested" thoughts in my head.  I spent time reading in James last night before falling asleep in my own bed. Today I will be in Isaiah.   This morning will find us back on the road again into Dallas to check on family that has fallen ill.   So please keep us all in prayer right now.  It may be a few days before I will be painting and posting new paintings from all of the images I took in New York. I believe this one was the winner of the event this past weekend, but truly did not have time to sort through my shots.   May His light shine upon you this day... May you find peace in the beauty that surrounds you and rest in His arms, Laurie   “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children”- Ephesians 5:1

'Collecting Shells' 30 x 40  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for prints. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010   We spent the night in Memphis last night. We had decided to stop in Jackson TN but every single hotel was booked.  So it meant continuing on at 9 pm for Memphis about 80 miles away. We arrived about 10:20 and fell into bed by eleven.  I felt so bad for Terry  as the truckers are thicker than bees on honey on interstate 40 and they are doing an avg of 80-85 mph with NO state highway patrol around.  It was extremely stressful.   I was able to have Justin locate a Marriott for us to stay in near the Memphis airport... and from this very comfortable bed, I am blogging this morning.  We have about six and a half hours to go and we have to stop in Mt Pleasant to pick Paddy up. ... and maybe some groceries somewhere to take home. We are both excited to pick up our dog. We have not seen him in 9 days.  LONG time.   There is much to do co

'Race to the Lake' 18 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for commission work Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website   Painted Ponies       Wish I had good news this morning and could tell you we were almost to Texas, but we are not.  When we arrived at the VW bug shop in Blacksburg yesterday morning, the wrong part had arrived for the Passat.  More damage was discovered from a tree we had hit several weeks ago... and more parts are being flown in from New Jersey. We could not even stay at the Marriott in Blacksburg because there was a game last night and all hotels were booked with reserve lists.  We ended up at the Marriott at the airport in Roanoke, but had to pay full price for the LAST ROOM available. We did explore some gorgeous back country roads that Jamie would have loved to have painted. I took some images along the way.  The views were incredible.  This morning we will go wait for the part to arrive at the

'Summer Grass' 8 x 10  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for commission work. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2010 My Blog My Website     Painted Ponies      We are back in Blacksburg VA.  I did not blog yesterday as we left New York before seven and literally drove most of the day to get back here.  The car was not ready when we arrived....but should hopefully be done by noon today.  It is still 14 hours home from here... and most likely a two day drive. We are heading down to the pool for an early morning swim and then will eat breakfast and maybe explore downtown. I did post some new pictures on Facebook for the Don Fogerty concert.  I have not unloaded the pictures form my camera from Sunday's show, but by the weekend I will share some with you. God is good as He continues to watch over us.   Laurie Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.”-