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Saturday, June 7, 2014

Appaloosa in the Wind, Contemporary Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Appaloosa in the Wind

Size: 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas.
Contemporary Horse Paintings

Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

This is one of my top ten favorites as well. It is at Davis and Co Gallery in Houston.
http://www.dandcgallery.com

Color and design are the strong points in this painting. It is not for the meek of heart. I feel more men are drawn to it because of the strength, but many women like the mystery of the work. There is a gentle presence with the stance of the horses calm in the movement surrounding them.

Often when our lives are in turmoil we begin to wonder what to do to calm things down. We loose energy wrestling with what we could have done differently and slowly we begin playing that blame game.

In actuality there is a gentle presence with us all the time... God is there through it all. If we can slow the blame game down and open our heart and mind to just Him, we can find a peace in our quiet contemplation. When we are in a peaceful place it is easier to 'hear' an answer to our turmoil. This gentle spirit of the Father guides and directs us when we are open to allowing Him into our lives.

"If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit." Galatians 5:25

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Laurie Pace

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Friday, June 6, 2014

Horse 46 Fan Dance, Contemporary Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse 46 Fan Dance

Size: 12 x 12 Oil on Canvas Panel.
Contemporary Horse Painting

Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

Didn't recognize the flowers? Rotate the canvas clockwise one turn of the square and it begins to fall in place. If you have time click through to the available paintings to see the close ups on this one as they are incredible. With it being a painting built on a painting the layers lend to a depth not often seen in painted artwork. The little centered part of the green on the horses face is central to the contrast of the red throughout the painting. The blue does the same with the orange. I truly loved changing and evolving with this painting.

Trusting in God all the time as you evolved is not easy. We see our friends or family in stressful situations and we wish we could change them. We often find ourselves wanting to push a 'restart' button when we blow our schedule or even our diet. That is when we have to rise above the earthly situation and set our eyes on God. We need to remind ourselves that God is in charge. How well I know His restarts in our lives are often life changing and not always what we wish for. Stay with prayer and stay with God. We cannot determine an outcome in our own life or the lives of our family members and friends. Accepting the fact that we cannot control things, makes it easier to take a deep breath and let it out...letting go of all anxiety and control.

"Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances."
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18

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Laurie Pace

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Monday, June 2, 2014

Horse 47 Facing the Light Contemporary Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse 47 Facing the Light

Size: 12 x 12 Oil on Canvas.
Contemporary Horse Painting

Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

As I painted Facing the Light... I decided to keep this painting uncomplicated. It has thick layers of oil and movement with texture. It does not have a complicated layout... it is simply woven together.
The joy was in the simplicity.

We often search for something or someone to make us happy. Same with artists painting on a surface... constantly looking for that perfect painting. Does perfection come from something outside of ourselves? This is when we should turn inward and look for the discontentment and what is behind the discontentment. Something is lacking inside of us. The circumstances in life do not define us. As an artist they do not define our art unless we are using those circumstances to communicate our feelings and express it directly onto the canvas.

Joy is inside of each of us. It may be buried deep and still waiting to burst forth. Why is it, as an artist or a person, we do not give ourselves permission to be joyful? Why does everything have to be the hard long painful way? The joy inside of us was planted by the Spirit and is woven into each of us. We carry joy 24 hours a day. We need to learn how to experience it again, be it in our art or our lives.

No more waiting today for something 'good' to happen... it is already happening. Your Joy is there... let go and get Joyful.

"I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete." John 15:11

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Horse 48 Uneasy Ride Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse 48 Uneasy Ride

Size:8 x 8 Oil on Canvas Panel.

Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

Raw paint. Uneasy edges. Patterns of paint colliding together weaving into the surface of this panel. It is there among the texture. A horse painting emerges... easily but with the flow of paint, I entitled it 'uneasy ride'.

First time painters initially struggle to bring content and paint to the canvas. With each day they gain confidence and strength in working with their oils. The biggest hurdle is not to copy or use an image (photo or painting) of another artist. When you realize as a painter that the surface of that canvas holds unlimited ideas, you have arrived. This blank canvas holds the surface of a new world, a new creation... a new painting.

If painting becomes a struggle and not an adventure, it is time to change your perspective. Walk away from whatever is limiting you. You have imposed 'conditions' on yourself and it is time to paint in a new light. When you allow yourself this freedom unexpected worlds open up to you. The journey on the canvas becomes joyful and feels like something you have waited for a long time.

"You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forward I make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known. Isaiah 48:8

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Horse 45 Northern Exposure Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Northern Exposure

Size: 8 x 10 inches Oil on Canvas.

Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

Color and contrast are the backbone of this fast moving pair or horses... to me they looked like they were flying across snow with a brilliant morning sun. Thoughts went to Alaska for some reason, hence the name Northern Exposure. Make sure you visit my available paintings and look at the close ups on this baby. The paint is really piled high in layers.

Sometimes life is that way too! The tree we planted a few weeks ago has shed most of it's leaves. The arborist says watch and maybe new ones will sprout but I am dubious on this one. This tree looks pretty done.

I imagine God spend time watching to see if we 'sprout' new leaves after our trials and temptations, or if we basically give up.

However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: “‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord.
Or where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things?’ Acts 7:48-50

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Horse 44 Three Mares in the Pink of Things, Contemporary Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse 44 Three Mares in the Pink of Things

8 x 8 inches Oil on Canvas.

Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

Yeah there is 'girl' talk going on here. I debated only a few seconds on this one because I absolutely fell in love with the structure of the horses as they appeared to the paint. The motion of palette knife strokes and blends. The painting is different. The Painting is NOT the same. This piece is for a 'strong of heart' person.

Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God. Acts 5: 38-39

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Horse 40, Adventure by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse 40 Adventure

8 x 8 inches Oil on Canvas.
Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

Every moment at the easel is an adventure. Some turn out better than others, but the best ones are the unexpected journeys where I do not try to control what is evolving on the surface.

The painting that was up yesterday came out of a scraped canvas... this small energetic piece came from some of the same colors that were left on my palette. Hence the name 'adventure'.

May this day be an adventure for you. Let Go and Let God.

Was watching an episode of "Calling the Midwife" on PBS several weeks ago and in one of the scenes a man said, "My Mother taught me when something knocks at the front door, you open it up and it blows in... and then you open the back door and let it blow right on out." That sent shivers down my legs and arms. From that day forward, every time I am consumed with a negative thought, a malady or situation that seems overbearing, I close my eyes and think, 'Open the door"... as I fill my lungs with a deep breath..."Now open the back door and let it blow straight through"...and I let the deep breath blow emptying my lungs. With it goes the situation. I would lie if I said it works every time... because sometimes I seem to run back to 'the front door" to let it blow back in again.

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. Hebrews 6:10

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Monday, May 12, 2014

Horse Painting 38 Eclipse by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Horse Painting 39 Eclipse

8 x 10 inches Oil on Canvas.
Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

Sometimes I wonder where things come from when I paint. Each time I pick up a brush or a knife it is with a prayer for the spirit to work through me in the painting. I certainly did not set out to paint and eclipse.

I struggled wanting to scrape this canvas but there is something strong here between the horse and the sky and the eclipse. So this horse painting stands. It will either find a home through your heart, or be gifted later this year, but the tie to it, the spirit coming from it lives.

Terry has been REALLY busy in the backyard. I need to take pictures. While Dallas had a tornado and about 12 inches of rain last week, we had a measly quarter inch...but despite that the beans are peaking out of the ground in the garden and the carrots are sprouting.

Mother's Day brought lavender and day lilies to my backyard garden. My heart is filled with joy when I sit outside and see the progress he makes daily and I praise him for giving me such a beautiful place to mediate and pray.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2

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Friday, April 25, 2014

The Painted Ponies Gathering 2 The Passing of Spring by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

The Painted Ponies Gathering 2 The Passing of Spring

32 x 48 inches Oil on Canvas.
Available Paintings by Laurie Pace

If you look at the last posting and this one you can see how beautifully the colors pulled out to create the atmosphere foundation in this new Painted Ponies Painting. Why the Passing of Spring? We just had Easter and a week of on and off storms and it feels like the storms are passing leaving blue skies and sunshine. Spring in Texas means STORMY weather.

Here is a close up of this painting and it is available. You can see more close ups on the site hyperlinked above.

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This reminds me of a painting I did about three years ago with the arrival of fall. In this painting soft strong colors creating the 'atmosphere' recalling the haze of soft falling rain and drizzle.

Life is a constant change and it includes storms. Trusting that God can secure us through the worst, we watch for the soft rain and the clearing skies to show His peace with us and with the world.

"I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth." Genesis 9:13

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