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Born into the horse training tradition,
Clare Christie
began her lifelong relationship with sport horses at a very early
age. Her family moved out to their ranch in the Texas hill country
when she was thirteen. Life on the ranch consisted of horses, land
and open space. She began drawing and painting landscapes and
horses, always drawing on her surroundings. She was a part of the
horse training business, which her After living on the ranch and successfully competing on the hunter /jumper circuit in Texas she decided to seek a liberal arts education. During the years, at the University of the South, Clare discovered a world of extreme intellectual and creative stimulation. Challenged academically and nurtured artistically, Clare soon expanded into mediums beyond drawing and painting. “I began by creating horses built of sticks and wire, light and linear, they were merely suggestions of what I wanted the viewer to see. I then addressed a new challenge by creating this same feeling of light, fleeting movement with heavier, more massive materials. My purpose is to draw the viewer into the horse’s world.”
After graduation, Clare returned to
Austin. Clare is available for lessons at Oakhaven on Friday evenings and Sundays. Visit Clare's website to view her extraordinary equine art.
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