About the Art
"I paint
from my heart
choosing
subject matter
that I know
and feel
passionate about."
The Artist's Statement
My art reflects my experiences with horses and the landscape. I paint from my heart, choosing subjects that I know and feel passionate about.
Horses were my first love, and my early exposure to them shaped a lasting fascination. I enjoy spending time with them—interacting when possible, watching, sketching, and photographing them for reference or simply to capture their beauty. When I paint them, I think about their spirit and personality, communicating that through expression, gesture, and color.
My interest in the landscape stems from years of travel in my youth. Experiencing such varied and dramatic scenery nurtured a joy in spending time in nature.
I hope to offer a connection with what may have been unfamiliar, opening a new understanding and appreciation for the character of the horse and the pull of the landscape. Ultimately, I paint for the liberty I find in the act itself, with horses and the landscape offering me freedom.
"The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." Arabian Proverb
The Artist's Bio
Chrissy Rogers was born in Long Beach, California, and grew up surrounded by creativity. One of her earliest inspirations was her grandfather, whose small workshop was filled with tools, tile, and colorful bits of broken objects he transformed into mosaics. His artistic spirit made a lasting impression on her.
From childhood, Chrissy loved both art and horses. Encouraged by her mother, she spent hours drawing horses and caring for her first pony, a shaggy gray mare named Judy. Summers were spent traveling with her grandparents, camping across the United States and Canada. Those long road trips—from California to Newfoundland or north to Alaska—sparked her deep appreciation for the landscape.
After high school, Chrissy moved to West Germany, where she explored coastal villages in Holland, the scenic Rhine, the Tyrolean Alps, and ancient castle walls. When she returned home, her love of animals led her to earn a diploma in Animal Health Technology, where she especially enjoyed learning anatomy. Creativity continued to weave through her life in clothing design, jewelry making, photography, and studies in art history. She later spent many years homeschooling her children.
When her children left for college, Chrissy and her husband focused on breeding, raising, and showing American Quarter Horses. A series of difficult events, beginning with a career-ending injury to her mare, changed the course of their equine work.
During a visit with her youngest son, who had been painting, Chrissy felt inspired to try painting herself. She picked up acrylics and immediately connected with the process. Horses became her natural subject, and painting soon became both restorative and deeply meaningful.
Today, Chrissy continues to grow in her work through study and regular practice, staying rooted in the horses and landscapes that have shaped her life.
Chrissy Rogers CV
Education
2025 - Simplify the Landscape: Light and Shadow - Anton Nowels, Scottsdale Artists' School -
Merit Scholarship
2025 - Human Anatomy for Figurative Artists w/ Critique - Alicia Ponzio, Scottsdale Artists' School -
2025 - Equine Anatomy for Artists – Jill Soukup, Scottsdale Artists' School
2022-2025 - Painting instruction with artist Julie Fleming
2013- Art Appreciation - Bakersfield College
2005 - Survey of World Art History 1B - Taft College
2002 - Survey of World Art History 1A - Taft College
1989 - Animal Health Technology – San Joaquin Valley College, Bakersfield, CA – Certificate of Merit and Diploma
Shows
2026
"Best and Brightest" Juried Art Show and Sale, Scottsdale Artists School, 3720 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ - 2/9-3/12 physically and on their website @ scottsdaleartschool.org
2025
Group Show "Fall" - Bakersfield Art Association Gallery, 1607 19th Street, Bakersfield, California - 10/25
Diamonds and Denim Gala, MARE Therapeutic Riding Center, 18110 Johnson Road, Bakersfield, CA - 10/4/25
Featured Artist – Dagny’s Coffee Company, 1600 20th Street, Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield Art Association Satellite Show - 9/25
Beautiful Bakersfield Awards Gala, Dignity Health Theater and Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California -by invitation, The Third Braid
Featured Artist – Toss It Salad Bar, 1917 Eye Street, Bakersfield, California, BAA Satellite Show - 5/25-7/25
Group Show "Pets", BAA Gallery – 5/25
"Best of Kern", Juried Art Show, Arts Council of Kern Gallery, 1020 18th Street, Bakersfield, California – 4/25-5/25 *Awarded 2nd Place for District 5 of Kern County, The Third Braid
Group Show "Plein Air", BAA Gallery – 4/2025
Featured Artist- Covenant Coffee, Bakersfield, CA, BAA Satellite Show – 3/2025-4/2025
Featured artist – Modern Aesthetic Institute, Bakersfield, CA, BAA Satellite Show – 2/2025-6/2025
Group Show - BAA Gallery, featuring work by the students of Julie Fleming - 1/25
2024
Group Show - Bakersfield Art Association Gallery, featuring work by the students of Julie Fleming - 12/24
Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, BAA Satellite Show - 10/24-12/24
Featured Artist - Dagny's Coffee Company, BAA Satellite Show - 10/2024
Featured Artist - Houchin Community Blood Bank, "Cantina" Room, BAA Satellite Show - 6/24-8/24
Group Show "Horsin Around", BAA Gallery - 5/24
Artmix - Bakersfield Museum of Art - 4/24
Featured Artist - Covenant Coffee, BAA Satellite Show - 3/24-4/24
2023
Group Show - Bakersfield Art Association Gallery, featuring work by the students of Julie Fleming - 12/23
Artmix - Bakersfield Museum of Art - 4/23
Group Show "Mini", BAA Gallery - 3/23
Group Show "Critters", BAA Gallery - 1/23
2022
Group Show - Bakersfield Art Association Gallery, featuring work by the students of Julie Fleming - 12/22
Group Show "Masterpiece", BAA Gallery - 7/22
Memberships
Bakersfield Art Association, Juried Member – 3/22 to present
Past Memberships
Cowgirl Artists of America – 8/24 - 8/25
Bakersfield Museum of Art – 4/23-4/25
Art Tribe – Louise Fletcher – 6/24- 2/25
