Christen Horner is painting honest and nostalgic art that helps you deeply feel and re-live the moments of past stories and embrace the wild spirit we have inside.
Painting for me is healing, soul-freeing, transformative, life-giving, and full of lessons.
My original paintings come from my heart - something that I need to paint to brighten my heart, to breathe life into myself, to heal something, to paint a message or a memory.
Some have significant meaning while others... not as much. Either way, the process from start to finish is life-breathing for me and follows the path The Lord has given me.
My prayer is that the art we create transcends visuals AND BRINGS LIFE TO THE STORIES WE HOLD CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS.
CHRISTEN HORNER
ARTIST
For me, I never thought that painting could be my career. I have always tried to reign in that creative spirit since a young age but in (what I thought was) more practical ways. Finally, I felt a nudge from the Lord telling me to trust Him, and to advertise a front porch sign I had painted and take orders from that.
I grew my confidence in painting and started exploring commissions with friends, which grew to strangers excited about working with me. I finally decided I needed to take a break and reduce the number of commission so that I could paint what I had brewing inside me. So, that’s where I am today, excited to share the wild that's been growing inside and the visions the Lord guides to my paintbrushes.
just like Texas cattle, I don’t like being
fenced in.
just like Texas cattle, I don’t like being fenced in.
I dabble in almost every genre and medium. Each piece I create is honest and houses a piece of my soul somewhere in the midst.
MY VALUES
THE VALUES I HOLD IN MY HEART ARE JUST AS TRUE AS tHE STORIES I TELL ON THE CANVAS
Spirituality
I'm always listening to the directions and visions that the Lord sends me.
Knowing he's with me in all that I do make it easier to accept the paths it will take me on.
Freedom
Having the power to do what I want to do, paint what sets my heart free, and feel like no one can tell you no is what feels like true freedom. The canvas is my playground.
The Journey
Understanding our past creates us - for better or worse. To be able to tell the tales that used to be wounds but now feel like keystones in our journey only add depth to my art and life.
