Vanessa Horabuena: The Artist Trump Introduced to Charlie Kirk
Showing 2 Vanessa Horabuena videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.
Vanessa Horabuena, a speed painter known for creating detailed portraits in minutes, first met Charlie Kirk at the White House while delivering paintings to President Trump, an encounter she describes as unexpected, since Trump personally introduced the two and suggested they collaborate on future events, a partnership that never came to happen before Kirk's assassination. Following his death, Horabuena created a musical painting tribute set to an original song honoring Kirk's faith and legacy, describing him in the accompanying lyrics as a modern-day Paul who walked college campuses defending Christian values and constitutional freedoms. Separately, Trump personally auctioned off one of Horabuena's live speed paintings for $2.75 million at a Palm Beach event, introducing her to the audience as one of the greatest living artists in the world and inviting her on stage to demonstrate her ability to complete an elaborate portrait in roughly ten minutes while music played. Horabuena frames her connection to Kirk as something she believes was part of a larger purpose despite their planned collaboration never materializing before his death.