Celeste Havener

About the Artist

I received a Scholastic Award for a wooden sculpture in High School.  But I let life get in the way and didn’t really pursue art for years.  Then my ponies encouraged me to do sculpture again.  By being naughty.  The two BLM (Mustangs) horses I own are chow hounds who eat their rations then go after the two Arabian mares grain.  So I became hall monitor.  During that time, I began to fold the baling wire from the hay into shapes that became horses, bison and pronghorn.  It hadn’t occurred to me that people would like them until an art professor came to visit and wanted to know the gallery I was showing at.  To my surprise people do like them.  After learning about the work of Debra Butterfield I have begun to expand materials for my animals using bicycle parts, sagebrush, and willow.

Likewise my oil painting began when my husband had a horse wreck that required three months of bedrest.  An incredible neighbor brought me brushes, canvas and paints. ‘You have always wanted to paint, use this time to try’.  Birger Sandzen was my favorite artist growing up and I mimicked his work, then started on my own interpretations of incredible landscapes around me.

I also draw pen and inks of mustangs and pronghorn.  Simple, inexpensive and meant to bring a smile to the viewer.

I can’t tell you which of these is my favorite forms, I love them both.

I like art, I believe that in this world of confusion creating art important.  As humans I feel we have a duty to bring beauty into a world that needs more smiles. 

I am drawn to horses and wildlife as an art form.  I enjoy watching the animals outside my windows, their movements and antics intrigue me. My most notable art to date?  Not sure. I think it is my next one. 

Learn More

You can learn more or purchase Celeste’s artwork outside of Touchstone by going to her website at celestehavenerart.com. You can also find her work at Works of Wyoming at 300 S 2nd St in Laramie, Wyoming, at Blue Moose Gallery in Fort Collins, Colorado, or at Shadow Mountain Gallery in Evergreen, Colorado.