CHRISTIANE PALPANT - ARTIST
ABOUT CHRISTIANE
My artistic chapter unfolds as I transitioned from a 25-year corporate career in financial services leadership to pursuing a life-long love of painting with a passion. From my artist mother, I learned a strong sense of color, and formed my first ideas of communicating through artistic medium. My artwork features abstract horizons and landscapes in which I use dramatic and bold colors, to create psychologically and aesthetically engaging oil works on canvas. A two-year journey with a rare health condition, pushed my artistic expression as I picked up my paintbrush with “prolific intention,” to create works that inspire inner calm and a sense of hope. Follow along as I now embark on a 50-state tour in Millicent the Sprinter van, customized as an art studio on wheels.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/60f980fe-8d21-4997-b8f6-fa58e64bd710/Christiane+Palpant+Headshot+2+2020.jpg)
MILLICENT STATES
![ARKANSAS - Chickasawba](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1655305240721-CK3XAMS54JXVKBBT8D4F/image-asset.jpeg)
![CONNECTICUT - AUDUBON](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1655305026944-FIITB8FD5CG65PBQCG05/image-asset.jpeg)
![DELAWARE - Cape Henalopen Salt Marsh](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1656246469308-6YCTEGM5HXE355D57HX8/image-asset.jpeg)
![FLORIDA - Paynes Prairie Preserve](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663527350817-7TDZR5KO4RNDLMOCYORT/image-asset.jpeg)
![GEORGIA - State Route 10 Loop](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654790881007-LXQBLCYXFTDDAXY9TTH0/Georgia+040622.jpg)
![ILLINOIS - Bucolic Buttercups](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654807124072-DU7ZXUIB82C70F6RAL4B/image-asset.jpeg)
![INDIANA - Cedar Creek](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654791853342-MNQ3QNXVI837BKBNQ0OK/image-asset.jpeg)
![IOWA - Leach Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663531703013-8ZVVVABBAYYL224SVCF5/image-asset.jpeg)
![KENTUCKY - Before Bluegrass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654807441711-S4QB5MM7LCOQ3CYDR201/image-asset.jpeg)
![MAINE - Trundy Point](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663533285673-XVP2YPKOOFQW4ZWMV67J/image-asset.jpeg)
![MICHIGAN - Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Lake Superior](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663530933780-7Y6D5BX7YBFUWR317S2S/image-asset.jpeg)
![MICHIGAN - Bleecker Farm](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654791648601-K6O7M9CB0TFJE02EYSWH/Michigan+040422.jpg)
![MINNESOTA - Redwing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663534379985-O1KZ4B989BT25ODSWYY0/image-asset.jpeg)
![MISSOURI - Big Muddy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1655305368026-QWXMMSRJA18U3MB6MA7R/image-asset.jpeg)
![NEW HAMPSHIRE - White Mountain National Forest](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663534634315-T5QZZFAT5PBC54D56MSL/image-asset.jpeg)
![North Carolina - Otto Oasys](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654824218322-TALV0GRBKSO9IRTKVRJJ/image-asset.jpeg)
![NORTH DAKOTA - FORT LINCOLN](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663530068557-YWSPV5HLEDQI0ANJYOGW/image-asset.jpeg)
![OHIO - Park Drive](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654791073076-5ZZGWVS5RLYKY9ZUWNGM/Ohio+040622.jpg)
![SOUTH DAKOTA - Steinke Ranch](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663532155823-M0JB6UG2C87HU9203FXO/image-asset.jpeg)
![TENNESSEE - Mountain Pass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1654791454418-AK7VPNKFKRH6CZO1M61C/image-asset.jpeg)
![VERMONT - CABOT](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1655304729142-YGHTPG6X0BDTL750R7HI/image-asset.jpeg)
![VIRGINIA - STONE TOWER](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663528795642-MU5HAU8OA35XNX6ZWJFI/image-asset.jpeg)
![WEST VIRGINIA - Lambert's](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1656247077637-0MSU2QWX6RCH4R8VG112/image-asset.jpeg)
![WISCONSIN - RICHARD BONG STATE PARK](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1663530514776-IZMZMIEM5BVKUSU9GU4X/image-asset.jpeg)
NEWS
During Christiane’s recent trip with Millicent through Indiana, she met with Mark Bennett of the Tribune-Star in Terre Haute.
Local news channel WDEF Chattanooga featured Christiane and Millicent the van in a video interview.
Christiane had a blast talking with Julie Edwards at Local 3 News in Chattanooga. They had a beautiful conversation about health, stillness, creativity, and her van trip.
ON ABSTRACT HORIZONS - current work
![Calm Amidst the Chaos](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1644177092515-J5LCZBWO6Q23CYWH9KVM/image-asset.jpeg)
![The Journey Aglow](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1644177163848-ILLY074K582WLRLBGSPJ/image-asset.jpeg)
![Resilience](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624916883121-FC93F6X5AE10SMVN4GNK/image-asset.jpeg)
![Pausing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1644177243323-VTV303BOAFJADZJIXX0W/image-asset.jpeg)
![Long Awaited Hope](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1644177209188-WV2KF18XP3XNBQWMK3HH/image-asset.jpeg)
![River Rock Respite](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1641829499245-KCD2CZ03JJ7RHUSFGWN6/image-asset.jpeg)
![A NEW AND GLORIOUS MORN](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624914277543-GZKDAYX57WG33R6AJI08/image-asset.jpeg)
![Hidden Gem](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624916805160-JX1FPEZXJP984ZM89ZKU/image-asset.jpeg)
![LEVER D'ORANGE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624914352626-K5ATILO505CE7QYKCUNH/image-asset.jpeg)
![First Rays of Hope](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1591484880761-G42KHGGBLCPODIW2SVVW/image-asset.jpeg)
![New Chapter](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624914710188-U5S09O7I0439ZGB5802R/image-asset.jpeg)
![METAMORPHOSIS OF A DREAM](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624915174793-XMA82V7VF7TFDEKEQH64/021319+Metamorphosis+of+a+Dream+24x36+Large.jpg)
![TURNING POINT](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624915697511-B3PN8WJI9DIDRPDYS6XK/image-asset.jpeg)
![MERIDIAN SUNRISE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624915785009-OERVMZ8JE3GPRQZW3KSB/image-asset.jpeg)
![MORNING POSSIBILITIES](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624915906106-EK5C0Z5XJXHN84GPXBF6/image-asset.jpeg)
![Renewed Perspective](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1641830119867-LXP9TGK2COMBDDH84T1O/image-asset.jpeg)
![Awestruck](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624917179410-C3T1JUF75SGDXIR5F7OR/image-asset.jpeg)
![Grasslands](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1624917254273-4B5LBQIZJHD5W9HLKMES/image-asset.jpeg)
ON THE BLOG
ON THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e7798e4b033c75b974669/1634222737288-ZO0YOCH3F09IL3MAVOM2/CP+Next+to+Millie+0621.jpg)
CP and Millicent the Van Intro
The Growing Bolder team in Orlando did an amazing job filming Millicent the van and engaging in a thoughtful conversation about Christiane’s health journey, career change, art pursuit, and her 50 state van trip.