Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

'Purple Rain' 30 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me for commission work.  Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards White Bliss is the word I gave to the feeling of coming out of my ' faint' on Sunday morning at one a.m. I think I told you that I fainted while I was sick and woke up half in the bathroom and half in the bedroom on a pillow with Terry sitting at my head watching me. Fortunately he caught me as I went down.  As I began to wake from this white realm I was resting in, I did not want to come out of it...it was quiet, serene, very comfortable and my stomach was not hurting.  I closed my eyes shut and began to retreat back and I stretched and realized I was not on a cloud but on the floor with the door jam in my back.  Still the white bliss called to me and I closed my eyes as the thoughts began to resurface, I remembered I was sick and what had happened. I truly

'Blooms' 30 x 20  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards As we were lying in bed last night still on the mend from bad food, we began to count blessings. Then we got off track of blessings on to God's grace. That too is a blessing.  I believe God's grace is unconditional for all of us, but if we are not connected to Him to accept it, we never fully receive it.   Did you realize that today this moment "YOU ARE ACCEPTED" ?  You are accepted just as you are. You are cherished and loved with out condition.  God's grace is yours just as it is mine. It is His love for you and for me.  When we become headstrong and take things into our control we head off on our own ignoring God and from this comes bad choices and often sin.  We are always given the freedom to choose. when we do not take the '

Horse 30 x 30   Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Still writing from my laptop in bed. Hoping to gain enough strength to take a shower after this. Whatever hit the two of us, hit us really hard. Terry had a rough night.  Hopefully today we will start eating and gaining back some energy. Promise to return to normal blogging in the next few days. Obviously this is going to be a slow process. MAKE SURE YOU VISIT STACEY"S BLOG today for an awesome Choc Chip Recipe.  I like softer cookies so I use more brown sugar and less white sugar. That is the secret to soft and chewy! http://justplainsweetforyou.blogspot.com Laurie “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like

 Four Black Horses 24 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD I will not be posting for a few days. We seem to have a bit of food poisoning following our trip to Dallas and eating at a local deli.  I say that because this affected my mom, brother and Terry and I. It was the only food we ate that day and we were sick all yesterday, all last night and still today.   As soon as I can return to painting and posting I will.  I did see Stacey listed a really neat gadget on her blog today:  http://justplainsweetforyou.blogspot.com   Laurie   “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” - Galatians 5:16

'Hearts for Hospice' 10 x 10  Mixed Media on Canvas  Click here to Contact to place a silent auction bid.  Make sure you mention HEART PAINTING for Cypress Basin Hospice. Will explain below the cause! Contact me to commission a set of hearts for your sweetie for Valentines Day. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards  This is the other donated painting for the auction. It is a live auction but if you want to place a bid, contact Karen.  Tell her in the email it is for the music painting. This painting includes a beautiful custom frame. Those of you that follow my blog know that Hospice means much to us after the death of my father-in-law Ben Pace. Hospice is no longer just care at the end in the last six weeks of life. Hospice today is care for all levels of need and is in place for the comfort of the patient at all times. Hospice is family based for quality end of life

'Evening Dahlia' 20 x 20  Oil on Canvas Available Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards It turned out rather peaceful as I finished it up. I have a few more touch ups and then in a few weeks some varnish, but it is done and available. It was a refreshing experience to just paint and feel like I was on a path toward a vision. Often in contemporary abstract pieces the painting evolves totally on its own and you begin to see paths to follow as you paint. With a composition like this you begin with a sketch on the canvas and proceeding with paint. There is a comfort there knowing the direction is before you and the map is laid out for the journey. We must be confident the grace of  God supports us at all time.  We are given life enriching opportunities every single day. If we are open to God, we are open to recognize those moments and

'Progress of Evening Dahlias' 20 x 20  Oil on Canvas Available Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards The snow is still on the ground. We ventured into the store yesterday to pick up some chili meat so Terry could make some chili.  I taught piano and then later spent the evening working on this painting above. I have a close to final picture for tomorrow morning to share as well...but step by step is always good.  Where do you find peace in your life?  At night when I wake up and can't go immediately back to sleep I begin to pray. I pray for every one on our prayer list; or I pray for blessings for each person I can remember to bless; or I do my prayer beads quietly in the dark.  This is a time of blessed peace and quiet.  Terry is always asleep when I am awake, and altho I do not want to necessarily be awake, I always praise God d

'Spring Dahlia in Progress' 20 x 20  Oil on Canvas Available...  Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie    © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards It was way to cold to work in the studio yesterday. It never got above 24 degrees outside and I have six floor to ceiling windows and a large glass door that are on the northwest side of the house. BRR.  So I chose to paint on my small easel in the den. Have not been able to convince Terry to build a fire but maybe he will change his mind today. He is already out early this morning walking Paddy the dog.  I declined the invitation to join them as right now it is 16 degrees outside. I am not sure I seek warmth and comfort because it is so cold outside, or if that is just part of being human.  What physical things would make you comfortable right now?  I am smiling at my warm fuzzy slippers and my big furry robe.  If I were a coffe

'Flowers of the Sun 2' 36 x 36  Oil on Canvas Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards The snow continued yesterday. Terry and I took Paddy out for about a mile walk and my fingers were frozen despite my gloves.  Even my feet were a bit cold.  The day was spent doing washing and cleaning up wet floors between Terry and the dog.  BUT all the wash is done and clean sheets were on the bed last night.  We even added the heated mattress pad under the sheets. Stacey bought it for me three years ago when I had the flu and I was home alone with high fever, chills and NO HEAT in the house.  We had electrical power but our gas heat was out.  We have not used it since but last night we took a vote and it was 2 to nothing to put it on today. Sheriff Paul called last night to see if we were all right and if needed anything. That was sweet. We did no

'The Dance' 24 x 24  Oil on Canvas SOLD Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards The day yesterday was full of snow.  So I am going to share a slide show of God's glory in Texas, a sight rarely seen. We must have had 8-10 inches of snow. It is a big thing in this area of Texas to even get one inch a year, so to get a full day of snow and have this much on the ground and it is in the mid twenties outside... wahoo, time to build a snowman... HONEY are you awake yet?   Laurie “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” - Matthew 6:19-21

'Orange Sneakers' © 2005 24 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD back in 2005 and live in LA!  Had to grab something from the archive... Let it snow let it snow let it snow. Contact me for commission work. Laurie   © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards Too cold to stick my nose out the window... it is still dark outside. I still have power but blogging quickly as the wind is strong.  The kids came Friday and Saturday but everyone cleared out by five.... heading back to Dallas before the winter storm was breaking. They have sleet this morning.  We survived a mean game of Monopoly that Terry won, and wonderful Ribs in beef and pork that Justin made and grilled veggies... of which th sweet potatoes were my favorite.  I made a huge salad. We call my salads the OMA salads.  They are well known and loved. I have everything in them from raw corn to oranges, raisins, cantaloupe, lettuce, tomatoes, a

'The River' 24 x 30  Oil on Canvas SOLD  Contact me for commission. Laurie     © Laurie Justus Pace     Graphics One Design 2011 My Blog My Website   Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards There is not much to blog... the KIDS are here from Dallas. I promise to blog more after they are gone. They will only stay through today as there is a winter storm advisory in place from midnight tonight on through late Monday.  We have a forecast of 90% chance of sleet and snow.  It was 80% chance of snow last night but this morning they changed it to  90% and sleet mixed with the snow.  The kids were all staying until tomorrow afternoon but I told them they were leaving late today. Terry and I will bundle up, light the fire and pray we don't lose power.  My thoughts to you:  Your words affect people much beyond what you realize.  The thoughts that you think and the words that you speak outloud have tremendous power.  You have expectations when you open your mout