Artist Profile

Christine has loved horses and art as early as she can remember. She spent her growing up years in Sunnyvale, California, with a Big Fat Greek Family whose gatherings at the 1,000 acre George Ranch in Sonoma, California, gave her a lifestyle about which to dream. It was there that she first connected with the spirit of a horse, rode bareback free on the gracious acres, cared for, learned natural natural as well as traditional English riding and ownership.

Christine's professional work in equine art and graphic design is based on a life time of experiences. Initially, she worked for Landor Associates in San Francisco, then branched off into her own design company while serving in higher educations as assistant Department Chair for San Francisco Academy of Art University for a decade, Chairing Corcoran College of Art and Design Department in Washington DC for 2.5 years, and now back teaching 2 packaging design classes at AAU.

Christine's work has been recognized by a Clio and 2 Addy Awards, which were won while collaborating on corporate and packaging identities from Coca-Cola, The New Coke, Dole, Tree Top, Jergens, Continental Air, Del Monte, DiMare, V8, The International Space Station NASA, 1 800 Suicide, Ghost Horse Vineyards, Black Stallion Winery, Bourassa Vineyards, Legends on Tour, to name a few.

Here equine art has focused on working with, photographing, and painting many famous clients: Gandalf's trusty stead Shadowfax from Lord of the Rings, Kentucky Derby Champion Mind That Bird, Big Brown, Street Sense, Barbaro, Smarty Jones, and many more.

Her fine artistry including photography, oil paintings, and carousel horses, has appeared in such internationally prestigious publications as The Bloodhorse, Equine Images, Horse Talk, Sidelines, Horses in Art, Cambridge's Who's Who to the Kentucky Derby Gift Shop Museum, Back in the Saddle Catalogue, Exclusively Equine, and more, with being one of the Official Photographers of the Kentucky Derby Archives, WBAL TV Triple Crown Coverage & Legends on Tour, the Legendary Jockeys, to paintings in the Pentagon, she shows in galleries and with agents in 11 states from California to New York. For more on Christine's work go to www.ChristineGeorge.com

Christine's gift is capturing the essence of each horse's spirit and bringing it alive through whichever medium she chooses.