Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

November Days 24 x 36 inches  Oil on Canvas SOLD Abstract Horse Painting by Laurie Pace  Palette knife painting of Horses on smooth canvas with Holbein Duo Oils. Built up in Layers of blues and violets, this beautiful painting is a reminder of cooler weather to come. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011  Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Pre-Packaged  by Texas Artist Laurie Pace From our birth God has knitted together the genes and the particles of our being that come basically 'pre-packaged' to earth as we arrived.   He has taken care to choose exactly what we need for our lifetime in our earthly journey.   O ur life experiences shape this soul to be who we are as others see us.     We learn by example as well as by experience and if we are blessed with parents that are believers, they instill in us from birth their beliefs and together they help us build the foundation of who we are.       READ MORE

Canadian Three Pack 24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD Wolf Wildlife Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011  Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      What Comes First First thing on the mind ... when you wake? Morning meetings or carpool for school Maybe emails you have to remember to send off. Finish painting today in the kitchen. Next clean out the cabinets, but first don't forget to start the dishwasher. And move the wet clothes to the dryer. Lives filled with busy.  That is all God hears is the 'busy' signal. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE . Laurie           My Blog    My Website     Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards      The Five Graces     The Artists of Texas      Daily Painters      Contemporary Fine Art International    Artists of Texas Blog     Daily Painters of Texas Blog     GALLERY LINKS Mirada Fine Art Denver CO ,   The

Progression on new Canadian Wolf Painting Commission SOLD 24 x 30 inches  Oil on Canvas      ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Pruning There are times in the cycle of my roses that I have to prune them back. While I hate disrupting the growth and the blooms, it is the right thing to do.  At those times in life when we cannot see beyond our nose we lose sight of what can be.  Turning it over to the Lord and following the lead of Jesus encourages you to do your own 'pruning'.  We have to let go and walk away from things that we are comfortable with; things that appear to us to be perfect for our life. But truly are they? We soon realize the jewels that fill our 'crowns in our life" are only of this earth and not of heaven or of God. Taking off the "crown" we realize we are not the important person we thought we were. Perhaps we are nothing more

Morning Haze Ponies 3 ft by 3 ft  Oil on Canvas   SOLD  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      LOOKING AWAY Sometimes we are literally too close to a situation to see it clearly.  We concentrate hard on every aspect before us. We always have an answer or comment...but it is from our vision of what is seen by our eyes and our mind. Take the time to look away from what has you captivated or worried. Lord knows you have analyzed it, worked it over at least twenty times or more and you have studied every detail and every scenario. You are so focused on the problem you are now apart of the problem instead of being or having an answer to the problem. Walk away and turn from it all. Give it to Him and plant the seed of faith that He alone has the answer. Laurie           "When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very Spirit bearing witness with o

Spirit of Fire 30 x 40 Inches Oil on Canvas Palette Knife Horse Painting by Laurie Pace SOLD       ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      A Psalm of David  Early this morning when I woke before sunrise, I began to pray. As I did these words came to my mind and heart... Psalm 23  A Psalm of David.  The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters,   he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths    for his name’s sake. Even though I walk    through the Valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,    for you are with me; your rod and your staff,    they comfort me.   You prepare a table before me    in the presence of my e

The Moon Sold 5 x 7 inches oil on canvas   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011    Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Blessings of Rain   Oh the joy of rain in a parched land... our trees were literally reaching up to the rain falling from the sky.  We were just leaving for the store to buy some chives and parsley for the chicken Terry  made yesterday and their was a loud rumble from the sky.  Then the heavens opened and the rain poured down.  I posted immediately on Facebook praising God for the rain.  Even last night we had thick rain clouds and occasional sprinkles.  The temperature hovered in the sixties most of the day and topped out at the high of 72 degrees. There are not enough words to express the relief of this rain today and the release of the heat. My marigolds are weeping and growing in abundance in their tub out back.  The pond levels are up and our paddle boat awaits us when we are ready.  No different a

Golden Morning SOLD Beautiful Abstract Horse Painting by Laurie Pace 24 x 30 inches Acrylic on Canvas    ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting : Laurie      Cool Breath of God We woke this morning to God's gentle breeze of cooler air across East Texas. I caught a glimpse on facebook postings of neighbors that everyone had been out in the cooler air and smiling this morning. I give thanks to God for this wonderful weather. They have discovered most of the east Texas fires have been set by arsonists. One has been caught, but another remains on the loose. I then saw a facebook posting that three people were shot in Justin, Texas where we use to live.  One was a police officer.  Our prayers are surrounding that community where we lived for seven years as well as the folks that lost their homes in these fires. I was outside with my camera this morning and caught Annie with my viewfinder.   She is still

Four Black Horses 24 x 36 inches Color Oil on Canvas SOLD  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting or  to purchase this piece: Laurie      Record Setting Temperatures Today in Texas AGAIN! I am late posting today and probably will miss posting tomorrow...but you never know. Much is happening and we are in and out of Dallas.   Today is another bruiser day of 105 degrees outside. I breaks records all the way back to 1930 they say.  Never been this hot this long and I think it puts our area way over 80 plus days of 100 plus temperatures.  A small cool front is due through for a bit more relief. I had jumped in with cooler weather and started walking up to four or five miles and I obviously injured my body doing it too quickly...so as the cooler weather does come, go easy as you begin walking again if you are in Texas. Terry spent the morning watering all the vegetation out back to make it through

Old House Sunrise 6 x 6 Inches of fun palette knife House Landscape  by Texas Artist Laurie Pace. Not sure why or where it came from...but I had some old photos and I was playing with colors and contrasts on small canvas and this is one I finished last Thursday. $125 includes Shipping in USA. Contact Laurie.       ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting or  to purchase this piece: Laurie      Monday Monday For some reason the Mamas and the Papas  song is churning in my head: Monday Monday, so good to me, Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee That Monday evening you would still be here with me. When we stopped by to see my Mom this past weekend she reminded me of something... with the let go and let God.  What about the times you are so lost or caught in illness or pain that you cannot get there rationally?             It does h

Autumn Sky 6 x 6 inches   Heavy Palette knife Oil paint on this beautiful horse painting. $125 includes shipping in the USA on this one. contact me to purchase. Laurie   SOLD this morning to a new collector.  Thank you!   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011   Contact me for your own commissioned painting or  to purchase this piece: Laurie      Continuation Day A short blog on this day of remembrance.  While we have always considered someone's death day a day of 'continuance' spiritually, Terry and I talked about  9-11 2001 and how it changed so many lives.  In reflection it falls to all of us to 'continue' on their memory  and think back to that day that is burned vividly in our memories of where we were at that hour when the America came to a standstill witnessing the horror in the sky.  Fly your flag to honor our freedom. May God's grace bless you and yours on this day.  Laurie “Even to your old age and gray