Christiane Fagan

  I was born in Gibraltar on 25th September 1966.   Not having taken after my parents` love of classical music, I was otherwise inspired by nature and from an early age, began to draw and paint animals, mainly horses. Although I never grew up with horses my passion for them developed further and I now dedicate most of my spare time to doing horse portraits (as well as other pet portraits) .  I travel to Jerez quite a lot to find my "models", most being the Cartujano horses at the Yeguada De La Cartuja in Medina Sedonia, Jerez.  One of my personal favourites is `Farruco` seen in one of my portraits below.  I still continue with my pet portraits, often taking private commissions but my favourite subject will always be horses

One thing I did inherit from my parents was an eye for detail and I have used this for the accuracy of my paintings, especially my military paintings of uniformed soldiers.  This is another area  in which I also specialize  and which gained me a commission for the 2005 Gibraltar Rock Calendar to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar.  The calendar featured 12 paintings by local artists, depicting different scenes before, during and after the famous battle.  My painting featured Nelson preserved in a barrel of brandy and Captain Hardy is seen cutting a lock of his hair which , it was said, was then sent to Lady Hamilton.  The original painting was sold to a private collector in Gibraltar