"My entire lifetime has been a never ending love affair with horses! I have spent it as an avid student, learning every detail of their anatomy and the subtle expressions that makes each one unique"
"Beau Cheveaux" means "beautiful horses", and since 1967, I have dedicated myself to creating beautiful hand-painted, original horse sculptures. My clients are world-wide and include several celebrities and professionals within the horse industry. My work has also been commissioned for use as breed association awards and I am happy that donations of my pieces have been extremely successful money-earners for various fund-raising auctions .
 A Harness Pony was used as the trophy for the 1997 Hackney/Harness Pony Medallion (youth) winner. Sponsored by the American Hackney Horse Society, this award was presented at the American Royal Horse Show - Kansas City, MO - the winner was Miss Tabitha Ireland. |
 Chris presenting a portrait model of the horse: "Neighbor Lady" to her owner at the 1983 Missourri Paint Horse Club's year-end awards banquet |
 Presenting the High-Point horse of the 1983 Missourri Paint-O'Rama show in KC, MO. | |
I love to share my love of horses and art by educating others. To that end,I wrote and published the book, Trade Secrets, (updated in 1985, 1990, & 1999). In it, I take the reader step-by-step through the process of creating beautiful horse sculptures. In 2007, I celebrated 40 years of my art career by writing and publishing TRADE SECRETS AND METHODS OF A MODEL HORSE ARTIST - "What I've learned in my first 40 Years". This book features full-color photos as well as many black and white illustrations. I also enjoy teaching others in seminars at events throughout the country.
My Husband, Pete, and I live in Oklahoma. I work in my studio surrounded by horse art and reference material. I also love working in leather and I enjoy making hand-tooled belts, wallets, purses, miniature tack and dimensional paintings. To see more examples of my Leatherwork, Click here: LEATHERCRAFT
