Born and raised in Ohio, Horn graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art, then worked as a graphic designer for many years before discovering his love for painting. He now lives in Northern California, paints full-time and teaches painting workshops around the country and abroad. His subject matter often includes structural elements such as old buildings and vehicles, with his paintings of Airstream trailers among his most popular and most recognizable. Horn’s paintings are as much about the subjects he paints as they are about the effects of light within a particular scene. He has won numerous awards, has been featured in several magazines, including on the cover of South West Art in 2012 and is currently represented by 5 galleries around the country.
I look for unexpected beauty in the everyday, often created simply with dramatic light. The translation into paint occurs through thoughtful experimentation. A manipulation of shape, color, and space, to create a structure of interdependent relationships, in support of the greater scheme. The work evolves from a visual reference and an idea, into something in between the two.