Laurie Pace - Fine Artist

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Celebrating Night to Day Acrylic on Birch  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Celebrating Night to Day  a horse painting I LOVE but have never done this process again. I need to do one. This brought me joy to paint it!!!!  James 5:15  "and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. We must pray for others to be always be strong in faith and we all should pray when some one is worried, sick or stressed, or they have family members laid low with health. God answers all prayers if we are sincere and intent with the prayer that is needed.  His answer may not be always what we think it should be, but in truth it is the right answer and He has full control.   Our Life Group from church is amazing.  We have an on going text for all of us to praise and do p...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Into The Light 2019 Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Into the Light is a horse painting that ended up living at home in Austin. It was in a show at Mirada Fine Art in Denver, and after I brought it home I spiced it up a bit and it sold!  I think it was 30 x 40. Looks like the Texas skies we have had for the last two weeks of wicked dark blue clouds spinning storms and tornadoes in both Texas and Oklahoma and on to the east.  Mark 11:22 "And Jesus answered saying to them, “Have faith in God." A simple verse above and shared to Jesus' first disciples. It is now given to you through His word ... actually given to all Jesus' true followers till the end of the world. We are called to have steadfast faith in our Father. With faith comes full trust. When we are confronted with tests and temptations in life, we trust knowing God will fulfill all his declarations and pro...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Facing the Storm Oil on Canvas 2015  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Facing the Storm, this horse painting  was created and sold in 2015.  I can still feel the power in this abstract horse. This is one I would love to hang in my home!! The horse faces things in life humans could not face. Their heart and strength is filled with God's power in their creation. Serving man here on earth, they have withstood challenges.    Psalm 37:5-6  " Commit your way to the LORD;  trust in Him, and He will do it.   He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn,  your justice like the noonday sun. " God is unfailing . If you believe in Him you know this. Trusting Him through dark times that last a long time, is truly a trying time. I literally cling to Him right now. He will not fail me. I know this. We are in year three of a family situation. I have a...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Watering Hole Crested Butte Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Mirada Fine Art and Laurie Pace   Watering Hole Crested Butte is a contemporary representational abstract horse painting . This definitely entices me to paint blindly like this and see what can be created again. I do have one in process right now but realized I need to let go further!  Matthew 8:8, 13 The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.” Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour. Was a restful night and for this morning's blog I was going to use something from scripture from early morning 5 am,  because this morning I was in my morning Devotion from Daily Bible and here is an excerpt from it, but I encourage you to read the short devotion from...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Landscape Patch Oil on Canvas 2011  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Landscape Patch was  painted in Dec of 2011. I totally forgot this painting!  Color testing, but fun to do and it sold. Patches of colors in a pattern at sunrise!Looks like my backyard at the lake! Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good,  A stronghold in the day of trouble,  And He knows those who take refuge in Him. Friday morning I started this blog and it is now almost supper time as I finish it up!  I do believe the verse above says a lot!  We need a stronghold every single step we take, just knowing the Lord is walking with us and often has his hand on our back in encouragement. Hubby has worked double today trying to assemble a new swing just to find out it is only 18 inches above the ground. Not good for me being 5 ft 9 inches and he is just over 6 feet. Lowes is picking it back up tomorrow mor...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Never to be Trusted in Shiny Red Shoes Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace  aka Elle Pace Never to be Trusted in Shiny Red Shoes Brilliance of color and thick layers of Holbein Duo Oils by palette knife in this contemporary abstract Horse Painting. Commission one today from small 8 x 10 up to 60 x 90 inches. Imagine a field full of horses in living color.   Colossians 3:17 “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. ”        Before I went to bed last night, I had a back and forth conversation in my head seeking wise counsel and debating where to reach out.  When you are lost, alone and filled with stress... where? In my pea brain I am thinking I will wait until morning and research things for women and faith, for weakness, for loss etc  but that did not happen. What happened...

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2025 Exhausted Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Exhausted.   This figurative painting with my palette knife was created back in 2008 after preparing Thanksgiving dinner. Hubby took a photo of me sitting on a kitchen chair with the red pot on the stove. I used it as my sketch I did not do prior!!!   I had so much fun painting this!!  Never did another one like, should I do more?  James 1:3  " Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance." No life exists that has not been tested. Some of us are tested  and are able to push on to grow past it. Some of us are tested and hit in rapid fire over several years. I am still there. Early this morning at 12:05 I was wide awake trying to push thoughts away to return to sleep. The room began to fill with prayer and Bible verses from my mind and cry, but the shadows seemed full of them. I ...