Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

Trotter Pen on Paper Sketching from the studio for future horse paintings. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Renovation I was browsing through Amazon and came across the title of a book called  Renovation of the Heart  by Dallas Willard. The reviews were very strong for the book and there were 65 of them.  Seems like it was written to help you through exactly what it says...renovation of your heart as you find what is truly in line with where you should be with God. Our home today. Terry and I have had our fill of renovating houses. We did it for awhile flipping a few houses and making some money ahead, but then we lost on the last one because of the drop in the housing market. It was a pretty hard hit for us.  It came just as we were thinking of retiring but with the plunge in the economy we consulted a higher power, called our CPA and took the lo

Blue Horse 12 x 12 inch  Giveaway Painting Free shipping in USA. If you enter and live outside USA, you must cover the shipping. She is small but joyful in character and color. Email Me and mention you want to be in the drawing for  the BLUE HORSE. I will accept entries through Tuesday night at 6 pm. Sheriff Paul Fletcher will draw the winning name for me Tuesday night. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie      Forgiveness The sharp pain of betrayal and the hidden hurt weigh heavily on heart, Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy from the start.   Peter asks, “Lord how often shall my Brother sin and I forgive?” Jesus answers Peter, “Seven times seventy” or as long as you shall live. When you pray to the Father while holding things against some one, You must forgive him first, before the Father forgives what you have done. “Do not jud

Determined Horse Painting by A Texas Artist Laurie Pace 12 x 12 inches  Oil on Canvas Panel $249 Purchase it here. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie Rainy Days After almost a full year of drought... it is AWESOME Lord to have rainy days and several in a row.  So Terry and I had a Rainy Day Meal and worked on it together. It is one of those you eat on for several days. Menu: Homemade Chicken Sweet Potato Soup with Mesa and Chili Peppers Homemade Russian Rye Bread Rainy Days are days I feel like God has tucked us in to rest.  We stayed off the computers because of lightening and storms and stayed and worked together in the kitchen. Makes it cosy and you feel safe at home... In His Hands, showered by His Love. Words from my Heart, Laurie "Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit." Jame

Winter Appaloosa Lights 8 x 8 inches Oil on Canvas Panel $199 Click here to purchase.      ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie       I wrote a short verse of the stone earlier this week. Pastor Jack wanted more...and this is what come from his gently prodding.  God seems to prod us in the same manner.... Thank you Jack for believing. Grace Possessed Weeping tears wash dust from rock but not from hearts of gray Silent thoughts scream with echoes of memories past, blocking light of day As mounting high out of reach piling beyond the limits of my mind. Can I climb the pile to the highest point to see what I might find? Only through the giving of His grace can I clean my heart of hurt. Only then will I see through grace the cleansing of the dirt. A single stone to remind me of the light that falls across my face A single stone to hold that pro

Early Sunflowers 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas Available at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas.  Email Pam for information. ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      For the Beauty of the Earth With spring arriving so early this year our trees are budding out already.  Terry moved my wood swing yesterday and I promise upcoming pictures when it stops raining. Pictures I do have are of my parents home for over 40 years. The Hymn, For the Beauty of the Earth" was one of my Dad's favorite to sing when I would play it on the piano for him.  The gusto in which he sang rings clearly in my heart as I sit and see the beauty bursting forth around me. The earth enriches our lives and we are to be good stewards of the lands around us. The earth has supported our needs for centuries and we in turn must nurture the earth with love and support to care for what we have.

Moose on Paper 7 x 10 Ink on Paper $35   ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      Surrender Darkness and difficulties cloud the day. Often they cloud your entire life. In the face of any challenge you do not have to be alone. There is hope even in the toughest time. It is when we are at the lowest point that we are the most open and unguarded... a time to hear and learn.  Our defenses are totally crumbled.  We are now reachable.  We are now teachable. As we make our way from that dark pit of difficulty, back to the light, we appreciate new understanding about ourselves and situations in this life's journey. This gives us the strength to step out and go on. His suffering was agony at its deepest. His rising was love and joy at its purest. His sacrifice was for you and me. Surrender to Him. Be enfolded in the peace that extends beyond all u

Spirit With Us by a Texas Artist Laurie Pace SOLD 30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas   The couple from the UK prayed about the name of the painting. They based it on the Trinity in a sense, but thinking of a marriage where two become together as one, Keith reflected as God at the top of the triangle and he and his wife the bottom two points. As you reduce the size of the triangle... all comes together closer as one.  He also mentioned the white Arabian symbolized purity in the Holy Spirit and the two brown Arabians were representative of he and his wife and their state of uncleanness, still working to become closer to the Father.  ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      The Linen Cloth The linen cloth tied round his waist to catch the filth from my journey's haste, He knelt before me basin at his side - Water mixed with tears as he knew what I would hide. H

More Progression on the Three Arabians 30 x 40 inches Oil on Canvas I continue to paint on this piece working with the couple in the UK on the colors and tones in the painting. Today I will be covering the drips up. They decided they wanted just the soft colors over them. So my work is cut out for me.  Will be bringing in more mauve and some cream colors.   This is a sold commissioned painting.   See more of my work at  www.cfai.co/lauriepace ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2012  Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie      The Rock Jack phoned yesterday when Terry and I were out walking. He had seen the blog and called to catch up.  I asked him where exactly he was going with the rock as he had ended up his sermon yesterday and Terry and I both somehow missed his last tie in. He said it was referring to Jesus knowing Peter would be the "Rock" the church was built upon.       Jesus knew