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Summer Rains Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

     © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 Summer Rains 9 x 12 inches Oil on Canvas. Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Quiet colors, a bit off the beaten path for this artist, but really nice for a change. The muted violets and the soft yellow greens bring intrigue into the painting...and for some dissonance a bit of orange. We all have that in our lives you know... that dissonance... the part of us that flares out different from the core of who we are. Mine is the color red that 'flares' up in my life occasionally in clothes and now in the color of my car.  It is like the 'rebel' in me I guess. Red was my Dad's favorite color and when he was in his last year of life I bought my car, my red car, and it's name is Gerald after my dad.  My kids are laughing if they are reading this.  My youngest told me at breakfast last Sunday that before I died he wanted a written confession of all the bad things I

Sunrise Greeting Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 Sunrise Greeting 8 x 8 inches Oil on Canvas. Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Even if I tried over and over I could not possibly get a good shot of this painting. The intensity of the sunrise with the pinks and golds and oranges is incredible.  Made me think of Colorado or even Wyoming near Jackson Hole. The skies clear and the sunrise vivid. Some mornings we wake up and life seems ready for us. Our plans are in place for the day and the things outlined that we need to accomplish. We anticipate joyfully all ahead, jump out of bed, dress and start that day...but...have you forgotten something?  Is God on that list?  He should be the waking thought... and the words of eagerness and joy thanking Him before you even push that foot out from under those covers.  Bring God back into your day, your hour, your minutes...give Him an active role in your life. Therefore confess your sins t

Morning Mist, Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

     © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 Morning Mist  18 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas. Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  I painted with a brush on this canvas allowing the paint to take its own path. There is an undercoating of acrylic and then I began to work oils across the surface. Here is a shot of the weak acrylic wash over the surface.  In this shot I had just begun to use the soft yellow oils behind the neck and shoulder area on the horse.  It sat over a weekend before I came back to it.  In art and in life you will learn quickly that if it is good today, it is good tomorrow.  Waiting on things and praying about them is the only way to allow God to work in your life.  #horsepainting  #lauriepaceart  #equineart   #horselovers Laurie Pace A Texas Artist   Subscribe to my studio update newsletter. My Blog          My Website          Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards   

Horse 35 Spring Winds, Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

     © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 Horse 35 Spring Winds 9 x 12 inches Oil on Canvas. sold Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  The green of spring took over this canvas with deliciously thick layers of oil. I could have added more blooming colors, but felt a balance as I worked on this. Notice the small field of blue at the foot of the middle horse in this horse painting.  There is a tiny bit of teal in the sky and some outlines of blue on the horses but the off center placement at the foot of the painting really creates balance. What does it take in your life to create balance? Where do you go in your mind for calm or quiet? What is your vision if you were to meditate and slowly began to breathe in and out?   It is so easy during the day to get 'unbalanced'.  We are pulled so many directions we often stay unbalanced. The peace we need is right there. It may be a small 'spot of blue' in the picture of our

Two Pair is Four, Pear Painting on Panel, Oil by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 Two Pair is Four 8 x 10 inches Oil on Canvas Panel Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Humm.. had so many colors spinning through my head the little pears look more like my Palette than a pear! Seriously, this was intense piling of paint and extremely FUN!  This will brighten any kitchen. Slip this little 8 x 10 oil pear painting into a frame and ENJOY! Having fun? I am!  Relaxing week of trying to get a hold on life by letting go of life...and letting God take hold.   Terry and I fretted over our Red Oak in the back yard. We were worried as the peak a boo pipe placed at the root ball was full of water...and that is not desirable. The tree man came out to double check the tree and said it was really doing well.  He said the leaves were still very flexible and sometime in the next month they will be firm. That is why we have lost so many ripping off the tree in the 35-40 mph wind

Horse 34 Catching Up, Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 Horse 34 Catching Up 10 x 20 inches Oil on Canvas. Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  I was really hesitant when I approached this canvas. It is not small but borders on medium sizing and not one I normally paint. This is NOT a panel canvas, this is a stretched canvas, so the pricing is higher on this piece because of that. You could hang this one without a frame. The colors patterned out pretty strong with my knife, not much pink but a flash here and there. It is a bold contrast between warm and cool colors; at the same time a bold race in this horse painting of three mares racing in the spring winds.  I think I love it.  The winds have not let up here at home. The garden is thriving despite the constant breeze of 25 mph out of the south. Terry is working on the rose beds right now and the roses are blooming in every direction. We have a Mr Lincoln, Mr Kennedy, Don Juan, ... we h

Spring Roses by Texas Artist Laurie Pace, Rose Painting

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 Spring Roses 12 x 12 inches Oil on Canvas Panel Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Back in about 2006 or 2007 I painted these roses and really enjoyed the knife work on them. Looking through old files prompted me to do a smaller repaint using the same palette. I have been doing so many horses lately I need to climb out of the stable and reach out again. This is a bright sunny rose painting filled with layering and texture. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! Philippians 2:5-8 #horsepainting  #lauriepac

The Painted Ponies Gathering Three at Sunrise 2014 by Texas Artist Laurie Pace, Contemporary Horse Paintings

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 The Painted Ponies Gathering Three at Sunrise  36 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas. Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Okay so this popped out over the week... had paints left on the surface of my palettes and I never like to waste the paint. I have not done many of my painted pony pulls (aka Horse Paintings aka contemporary horse Paintings) in quite a few years, so I am enjoying the fresh summer colors and the patterns that weave across the surface. Working with the palette knife always cutting the paint differently leaves room for surprise. I call this the unplanned painting that just appears.   Do you realize how often that happens each day? The unplanned... it is something you can count on all the time.  Staying flexible is the hardest thing for all of us, me included. The best part of being an artist is the discovery that comes with the creativity.  I must say I handle it better i

The Painted Ponies, The Gathering Saturday Run by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2014 The Painted Ponies, The Gathering Saturday Run 36 x 36 inches Oil on Canvas. Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Now you see them! There are actually four more but I stopped at three not wanting to overcrowd the idea.  I really want to head an experimental direction over the next few weeks and in between I have to continue with my large horses for my galleries.  Till the next painting... enjoy your spring. Wedding Day © Laurie Pace 2006 #horsepainting  #lauriepaceart  #equineart Laurie Pace A Texas Artist   Subscribe to my studio update newsletter. My Blog          My Website          Giclees on Canvas, Prints and Cards    GALLERY LINKS Mirada Fine Art Denver CO ,   The Rare Gallery Jackson Hole WY   The White Dog Gallery Carbondale, CO. Vino Dipinte Gallery   San Angelo, TX South Hill Gallery, Lexington, K