Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Colorful Horse by A Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse of Color Giveaway
6 x 6 inches  Acrylic on Canvas

Color abounds in this tiny Equine Art, the perfect stocking stuffer for Christmas.
 

 ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011 
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Everything is a Blessing, Look for the Light.



There are times things look bleak.
There are times people get sick and die.
There are times you may lose your job or cannot pay a bill.
There are times your house may burn down.
There are times your spouse may leave you.
While it may be hard to believe, all of these things will result in blessings.

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Laurie        
 
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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Haze Spirit Blue Horse Painting by A Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Haze Spirit Blue Horse

30 x 40 x 2 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Finished this beautiful horse painting today. I will put some close up of details for you below. This painting is available.   


 ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
Contact me for your own commissioned painting 
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On The Run at Sunrise?

Always on the run?

Always worried things are catching up to you and you have to run faster.



Early morning we start out on a slow pace...

Looking around and taking in our surroundings.

The sun has broken through with morning light and we are newly awakened to the day.

We begin our day and seem to fall right in line behind others, following their path and their way.


It may not even be the direction we are suppose to be traveling, but it seems safe, others are doing it too.  We stay sheltered and hidden in the shadows hoping no one will single us out.

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Laurie        


 
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Horse Painting Splashing in the Rain by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

SPLASHING IN THE RAIN
Wishful thinking in the horse painting entitled Splashing in the Rain by Texas Artist Laurie Pace.

SOLD
18 x 24 Inches Oil on Canvas    
 ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
Contact me for your own commissioned painting: Laurie    

COMFORT in HIM

Life moves forward around us every single second. Those seconds make minutes and those add up to days, months and years.  Moments can be filled with joy or sorrow, peace or chaos, but through it all despite discontentment or circumstance I must trust that God's hand is in everything.  I have to turn to Him.


 Truly making a day would be impossible with out His presence in our lives. Some days are harder than others when the situations involve those I love and I feel so helpless to meeting their needs. I have to remind myself, only God can meet those needs not me.  In the depths of 'hell' the only source for good and light is the Father. 



You will find if you can get to that place of relying on Him you will have balance in the moment and regain your ground. This works through times of discord and despair. 


God brings harmony if you are listening and waiting on Him and through this you will find peace.



 Laurie         
 
" I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them and give them gladness for sorrow." Jeremiah 31:13

 
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Epsilon Abstract Horse Painting in Sante Fe Gallery for Sale by Texas Contemporary Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Epsilon Two Horse Race

Available at Adeib Khadoure Fine Art in Santa Fe on Canyon Road.

This intense Abstract Horse Painting is 30 x 40 inches of Layered Acrylics. If you email Adeib and tell him you saw it on the blog you can expect a special price on the painting.  He will ship it out to you immediately.
 

 ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011

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"But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31


 
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting A Pair of Horses by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

A Pair of Horses
22 x 28 inches Acrylic on Stretched Canvas 
Available...
 

©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
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or to purchase this piece: Laurie   

  

"In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good" Ecclesiastes 11:6
 
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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting Horizon Ponies Fall Play by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horizon Ponies Fall Play
A new Horizon Pony Painting from my Studio. Abstract Horse Painting in my signature pulled paint.  Will be dry next week and ready for varnish.
 
24 x 36 inches   Oil on Canvas    
 ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011 
Contact me for your own commissioned painting or to purchase this piece: Laurie   
“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 NIV

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting Red Horse by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Red Horse
SOLD
24 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas  
 ©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
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Sharing the Love



We are home after being gone almost a week. We saw my mom and dad and our daughter, son-in-law and our precious grand-daughter Lady L.  We drove home early afternoon yesterday and were busy remembering so many precious moments with Lady L. 


Every morning when she wakes she is so excited about the day... she is two and a half years old.  She wakes with out worries or fears...just happy to be awake and cannot wait to see another face smiling at her.  She throws herself into her day looking for joy in everything. She loves sharing her toys with us and playing. She and her 'Bampa' did a lot of that today. 

I watched her carefree movements and marbled at the beauty of being so child like in innocence... which is where we need to be as adults with God.  TRUSTING so easily and not worry about anything in the future.  We are to be enjoying the NOW.


Mother Teresa once said, "It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters."  I feel this applies to our life daily... how we rise from sleep to our day... it should not be the magnitude of what lies ahead in our actions either... but simple love and trust as we make our day.  What are our intentions? Show love with all things. Demonstrate your faith. Share the light with others.


This will attract or reflect back to you in life unlimited good and you will feel more fulfilled each day.


Laurie          

"My purpose shall stand and I will fulfill my intentions."  Isaiah 48:10

 
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Monday, July 18, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting, McKenzie Painted Ponies, Signature Painted Pony Pulls by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

McKenzie Painted Ponies
Commissioned Painting
SOLD 
This collector sent pictures of her rugs, drapes, fabrics, walls, furniture and her current artwork.  This helps so much when doing a commissioned painting.
3 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas  
©Laurie Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting, Scattered to the Wind, Equine Art by Texas Contemporary Artist Laurie Pace

Scattered to the Wind

28 x 42 inches  Oil on Canvas  
      ©Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
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Painted with Holbein Duo Oils on a custom stretched canvas, this beautiful horse painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace is layered with color and infused with energy.
"Get Thee up into the high mountain." Isaiah 40:9
 
 
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Friday, June 24, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting Crossing Over, Commissioned Horse Art by Texas Contemporary Artist Laurie Pace, Crossing Over

Crossing Over
  Commission SOLD




24 x 36 inches  Oil on Canvas  Signature Painted Pony Pull by Laurie Pace

 
©Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011


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CROSSING OVER

Sometimes there is a long bridge ahead in life.  The bridge is crossing over open deep gorges of things unknown that are lost in a dark mist.  The bridge is so long you cannot see the land on the other side, and yet you have no choice but to move forward and cross the bridge.  You are paralyzed in fear before you even begin with the first step.



How would you cross over?   Easy answer for me who does not like to drive. If it were a driving situation I typically hit a bridge and go fast fast fast....I figure if I go slow the anguish and fear have longer to take hold of me... so it is easier to take a deep cleansing breath and increase my speed to cross knowing full well God is right beside me in the process.


But what if the bridge is soooo long that you cannot do that? Whether by foot or by the use of transportation...it is a 5 mile bridge. 


In life there are always times and occurrences that loom before us like the unending bridge.  We have no insight as to what is on the other side of the bridge and the alternative route of climbing through the rocks below and wading through dark foreboding streams is not acceptable.  God has made it clear to us that our path is only on this bridge and it is only one way and there is no other choice left open to us.  Things are out of our control, yet GOD is not out of our grasp. He is right there.


He will walk you across that bridge. He will carry you across that bridge. The importance is your acceptance to give up control and have total faith in the upcoming journey. He wants you to view it as something with possibilities and keep your mind open while you listen for His directions in your life. Don't assume anything. Be still and know that He is God. He is your protector, your strength and your guide as you make this crossing over.



Laurie          

"He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
   I will be exalted among the nations,
   I will be exalted in the earth.”  Psalm 46:10

 
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting Woven Horses by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Woven Horses


28 x 42 inches Oil on Canvas 
   © Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011    

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting ESCAPE by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

The Escape
18 x 27 inches of thick Holbein Duo Oils.

The gorgeous chunky contemporary horse painting brings together all 
the elements in nature blurred about the horses as they run.
I finished this painting too late to make the trip to Santa Fe so it is available from me right now.  Email me if you are interested.


      © Laurie Justus Pace    Graphics One Design 1998-2011

ESCAPE


Do you ever think about 'escaping' from a situation when you begin to feel uncomfortable or you are ready to NOT be there?  That could include relationships as well as situations.  Have you ever tried to escape yourself?


We all have our inadequacies.  We feel we are not good enough, or pretty or handsome enough, or our feet are too big or we are not good enough to snag that better job with more pay.  We limit ourselves all the time.   We measure social success and financial success and when we fall in the bottom it just reaffirms what we have felt.. that we are simply not good enough.  We seem to have this inborn sense of discontent of who we are and what our lack of gifts seems to be.  We may have the drive and the incentive to complete things but we never seem to see results that prove us to be worthy. This is the human condition of insecurity. NOBODY escapes this. Our self-centeredness keeps us focused inward on ourselves. Always it is our attempt to meet the needs of our ego. We become slaves to those needs and all of our energy is devote to what we feel we are missing in our lives.


ESCAPE... now is the time to re-frame this and begin your escape. It is time to say goodbye to the squirrel cage you are running.  The goodbye has to precede a hello. Are you ready to try it? You must say goodbye to your old habits and your old ways of thinking, your aversions and attractions, your egoism and your pride.  Don't forget your preconceived thoughts of failure as well as the years of conditioning based on fears and hopes. Time to say goodbye.  These are patterns of thinking and behavior that God does not want for us. Our human nature keeps us on that treadmill behavior. 


To escape you must be ready to say goodbye and recognize and admit to yourself you must stop thinking in this way.  Step back from situations and thoughts and look from the outside in. Stay detached and impartial if you can. As you begin to view your behavior patterns you will learn to accept them and heal with positive change. Insecurities will no longer hold you. You said your goodbyes.  Allow yourself to just be you...nothing else. JUST YOU. 



Now say hello to a new awareness and the beginning of a new relationship with yourself through God.  Keep everything based on peace and calm.  Praying to God and spending time speaking to Him is a positive way to relearn good thinking patterns. You are never alone if you are a believer. God is with you at every breath in everything you do.

Stop running.  God is the way.


Laurie        

“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”” Luke 11:13 NIV
 
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Monday, June 6, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting Three of Color by Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Three of Color
8 x 10 inches  Oil on Canvas  
Available through Mirada Fine Art. Contact Steve.
 

  © Laurie Justus Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011  
        

“so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV
 
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Abstract Horse Painting White Stallion by Contemporary Texas Equine Artist Laurie Pace, Summer Show at Mirada Fine Art Denver July 2011

White Stallion
 
3 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas
© Laurie Pace  Graphics One Design 1998-2011
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Layers of oil cover the original acrylic base. This may be done and it may not be. It is hanging in the drying room and I will address it next week... but this is the progress on this abstract horse painting...the White Stallion.

The passion of red played into this horse painting and it is very strong in its presence. This painting is for my show in Denver this summer at Mirada Fine Art.

Sharing Prosperity

When you read the word prosperity what comes to mind? Money?  Not in our household.  Prosperity refers to the abundance God grants us minute by minute, day by day. Sharing our love with others and exchanging kindnesses  is pure prosperity.   

I love smiling at strangers.  Sometimes it is a game to force them to see you and look you in the eyes as you smile a broad grin and say GOOD MORNING. When someone has sick family members it is kind to take food to them. This is sharing your prosperity. When your neighbor needs to borrow a cup of sugar, you give her two cups.  You life will be blessed in return for all that you do give so graciously because you have not expected anything in return. 

Abundance is not measured by money or possessions, but by moment to moment gifts and blessings from the Father.  Share what you can of what you have with others.  When you feel you have given it all away, emotionally, physically and tangibly, give some more.  Bless the lives of others. That is sharing prosperity.

 Laurie        
" The measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you."  Mark 4:24
 
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Progress on Crowning the Hill Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Contemporary Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Name Change as I worked..

Progress on Crowning the Hill
4 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas     
Not sure if it is done yet, I am still working on it... will take a few weeks to finish it up and two months to dry.  This is a startling visual painting of three horses completed with a palette knife and lots of paint.



© Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
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Personal Spirituality?

My husband often tells me I live in my world with my rose colored glasses.  I do not like to watch the news. I do not like horror shows, murder mysteries, or noisy gun movies.  I do not like violence.   I live in MY WORLD.  Yes and you live in your world.


In my world there is beauty, kindness, sharing, sunshine, rain (when needed) and every person is giving and caring for each other.  That is my perfect world. Some might call it Neverland.



It does not exist.  All of us live through horrendous happenings, ugly moments, illness, arguments, failures and we seem to remember those better than our fabulous moments of sheer joy and laughter.  It would be slightly delusional to think we could wipe away the ugliness that seems to drag us down.  That shadow of doubt that creeps into our daily lives dimming the light and they joy we have at that moment.


Our world is basically a broken world. We are broken people, far from perfect. A dear friend wrote me about the need to not exist every day, but to live with joy again in her life.  How do you get there?  Neverland seems a galaxy away...but is it really?

You have to take joy and embrace it.  You have to look into the mirror and see you as you are, broken and tired... and love that broken person again.  God loves you so much. He has so much for you.  He has promised you the delights of your heart.  You can't get there if you do not believe in Him.  Every day begin again with joy. Every day count your blessings...all the GOOD wonderful things you can find surrounding you.  Roses blooming in your neighbors yard, the warmth of the sun, the awesome feeling of a warm shower as you wake up in the morning, the first cup of coffee or hot tea.  If you are not feeling joy, you have allowed your senses to die. You cannot feel anymore, so you must learn to feel again.  Focus on visual one day. The next day focus on touch. The day after focus on taste.

Learn how to be joyful day by day and it will slowly return.  My spirituality is based on the beauty that God brings into each moment.  I thank my Mother for instilling this in our home and our lives. 



Laurie        
 
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” - Romans 10:9-10
 
 
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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Sudden Light Abstract Horse Painting by Texas artist Laurie Pace

Sudden Light
5 x 7 inches  Oil on Canvas   

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 © Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
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This is another one of my miniatures that I am preparing for larger paintings for my upcoming Denver Show in July at Mirada Fine art.   I am hoping to do a painting on site at the gallery if we are able to arrange it.

The base was a rusty orange coating of acrylic with heavy overlays of oil paint.

Yesterday we began working on clearing the banks of the pond some more. We are under a burn ban so we will continue to clear and then have to pay to have someone come clear the trash of trees and limbs from our lot.  We desperately need rain. My prayers this next week are focused on just that.

Make a list of things to pray about this week and keep up with it... even if you do not make another ...keep up with this first one. Pray daily about the things on your list...and when you find answers for those prayers, date the list next to that item. It is a wonderful way to see God at work as He does answer prayers. Not always the way we want him to, but things evolve and resolve.

Laurie        

"If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudging, and it will be given to you." James 1:5

 
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