Chris Lange
Chris Lange is a second generation Californian. She grew up in an artistic family.
Chris began painting at the early age of 5 years old. She studied watercolor with a local San Diego County landscape artist. She entered her first picture in the Del Mar Fair Children's exhibit at 6 and won Honorable Mention. Her sisters and brother took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. At age 10, she entered another summer community art class and won 1st place for a watercolor landscape.
Chris studied Fine Arts at the San Diego State University's School of Education. After graduation, she continued to paint and expanded into ink drawings and acrylics. It became necessary for her to earn money and support her family, so she entered the workforce. Her passion for painting continued during this 37 year hiatus.
Chris enjoys the outdoors and began visiting National Parks at age 5. Her travels provided further inspiration for her paintings. She enjoys sketching and photographing landscapes.
Horses have always been a part of her life, but it was not until 1987 that Chris began to ride. Since that time, she has had the opportunity to study the disciplines of hunter/jumpers and dressage. Her love of horses and the study of their unique personalities has led her to draw and paint them, which she incorporates into some of her landscapes. Several trips to Ireland on horseback riding trips with her equestrian team has broadened her subjects to Irish countryside scenes of both horses and castles.
In 2007, a series of tragic events prompted Chris to begin painting again and show her works publicly. Her first works were of Laguna Beach and Irish Hunt Scenes painted on wooden boxes. She connected with artists and art dealers in the industry, who encouraged her to paint on canvas, which she began doing in early 2008.
View Samples of Chris Lange Art
Ride to Aghnaneur Castle 16" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas
Monument Valley II Sealed Acrylic on Pine Wood Box.
About Chris' Art
Chris works primarily in acrylic on museum quality archival canvas and board. Her Art Boxes are acrylic on high quality pine wood boxes sealed with a non-yellowing archival acrylic sealer in a matte finish. She specializes in landscapes with a focus on horses and castles.
Artist's Statement
I have always had an interest in nature and capturing the dynamic play of light on the sides of mountains, sifting through trees, and sparkling off brooks, streams and waves throughout the West. My love affair with the horse, has led me to capture their essence in their distinctive movements, and unique faces. Painting has always taken me away from the craziness of life to a serene harmony of my surroundings.