Painter in oil, born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, self-taught apart from criticism from his friend and noted local teacher Will Penn. Became a freelance decorative artist and signwriter and was curator of the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum. Two key influences on Forrest’s pictures were “the story of landscape and transient effects of sunlight and shadow across sea and land”. Forrest was a member of RCamA. Exhibited in groups including Festival of Britain and Merseyside Artists, both at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport; Grosvenor Museum, Chester; MAFA; and Williamson Art Gallery. Had solo shows with RCamA, Conway; Rushworth’s Gallery, Liverpool; and Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight. There was a retrospective at RCamA, 2003.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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