Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2009 A Hug Between Friends  by Laurie Pace - Sold.  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   We are bombarded daily with worldly complications and stress.  Not a day goes by that most of us would not welcome a good strong hug.  I love it when hubby takes me in a huge hug in the kitchen. He wraps his arms around me tightly...  I close my eyes and just float in his love radiating through me... blocking out every stress or conflict in my body.   Does a hug affect you that way? Read more about hugs in my journal on my website. “ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God . " 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Laurie Pace  -  A Texas Artist   INSTAGRAM  : @LauriePaceBlog Fol

Are you rooted in life? Is it time to make a radical change in your lifestyle? Are you ready to boldly do things that you’ve never thought of before? Trees are solidly rooted into the ground. Are you rooted? Just how deep? Click through and read about being rooted in life. Taking chances is sometimes an amazing thing.  2020 is almost here. Join my thoughts of 12 things to challenge yourself with next year,  or think of it as 12 adventures to look forward to.  Join Me Here. 

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Mare and Foal   Oil on Cradled Birch 9 x 12  by Laurie Pace  Purchase here.   $375 Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “It was a sense of privilege and mute wonder, as though he’d witnessed one of those small, everyday miracles of spring. Like a licked-clean foal taking its first steps on wobbly legs. Or a new butterfly pushing scrunched, damp wings from a chrysalis.” Tesse Dare - A Week to be Wicked The discovery in this painting was exhilarating. It started much differently with a single horse and very subtle colors and suddenly I saw these two in the paint. They appeared in shape and form. We often never see the best things God places in front of us.  This horse and foal painting is waiting for you.  “ Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth. " Exodus 34:6

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Sunrise  by Laurie Pace -  Horse Painting 12 x 12 inches Mix Media on Panel $249.00 . Purchase Here. Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” Frank Herbert . DUNE In nature and in life, there are startling moments where we turn our heads and look.  Not sure what this horse turned to take in, but I love the play of rich colors painted through that turn of his head.  Was it the braying of his mate, or the call of danger lurking nearby? What would be your story or thoughts? “ And so that you may be able to give to your son and to your son's son the story of my wonders in Egypt,

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Summer Heat 8 x 8 Mixed Media on Panel - Horse Painting - by Laurie Pace   Available $149     Purchase Here. Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “The perfect weather of Indian Summer lengthened and lingered, warm sunny days were followed by brisk nights with Halloween a presentiment in the air.” Wallace Stegner The colors of a hot summer day when the sky is blazing blue and the sun is raging hot. Texas summer weather.  Three horses at the waterhole in this beautiful contemporary horse painting by Laurie Pace - Pure Justus Collection.  Is this little beauty perfect for you? Enjoyed the rain and storm and the cold front is arriving. Not the snow seen to the northwest, but in the forties last night and the high in the fifties today.  I am hoping our long Indian Summer has fallen to the autumn temperatures.  " For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was dr

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Pot of Orange Poppies   Sold I remember the joy of this painting and how the composition of the orange poppies wrapped around the painting crowning the vase. You notice the simplicity of color and the limited palette yet your eye stays active through out the painting. White, blue with a compliment of Orange to the blue... and from the darker areas of Red orange, the compliment of green.   Pretty simple. Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   ““With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy?” Oscar Wilde Oscar seems to think life is simple and full with every little. What fills your life? I love the simple painting above! Not very complicated.  Pretty Simple. Our lives should be so simple.  It seems to grow more complicated by the day and as we sink lower into our busy lives.  I found an article about being a minimalist from BecomingMinima

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 To the Sea by Laurie Pace   Sold.  Racing the storms through the waves...LOVE painting this one. Maybe I should do another sailing painting!  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   "Day is ended, dim my eyes,  But journey long before me lies.  Farewell, friends! I hear the call.  The ship's beside the stony wall.  Foam is white and waves are grey;  Beyond the sunset leads my way.  Foam is salt, the wind is free;  I hear the rising of the Sea." J.J. Tolkien  Sailing in a storm on the water would seem scary...but we know Jesus actually walked on water.  He invited Peter, one of the Disciples, to follow him on the water.  As Peter stepped out of the boat his eyes were on Jesus and he took quite a few successful steps. As soon as he took his eye off Jesus, and saw the rising wind and waves... he began to sink. Immediately Jesus came to him, grabbing him before he went under

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Leap of Faith   Sold. This contemporary horse painting sold from Mirada Fine Art in Indian Hills, Colorado. Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “ “Faith is not about finding meaning in the world, there may be no such thing -- faith is the belief in our capacity to create meaningful lives.” Terry Tempest Williams I believe faith starts with God, not just with us. When I look at the condition of the world, all the fighting and accusing and tearing apart of our nation... I could not go through each day without giving it ALL to God. To live faith based we are living breathing examples of God in our words and actions.  During our lives here in this world, there are times God is pushing us past our safety zones and through his wisdom we grow from adversity and actually grow our faith.  Learning to walk in faith is one of the hardest journeys to make, to give up the materialistic thing

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2019 Three at the Watering Hole   Sold.  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” Jane Austen We are weaving into another contemporary horse painting done at the same time as the last watering hole. The colors seem to be where my heart was as I continued using that palette. Dee  Love the quote today. Women have much strength and resilience. Some do not even realize how deep it is woven within them.  Our Father created woman with all her gifts to be a strong mate for Adam.  It does not seem to matter the 'generation' you were born in or the circumstances of the times, we were hand crafted by God.  I know the women in our family have generous hearts and are capable of almost anything. Sometimes we sell ourselves short, or step back w