Through aqueous washes, I try to retain fluidity & motion to convey the way marine life continually shifts with the ebbing & rising tides.
Catherine Forshall
Catherine has been exhibiting with the gallery since 2002 including a joint show with Julian Meredith in 2004 and four solo shows to date:
Under Water, Over Land 18th May - 10th June 2006
Ocean Light 11 - 27 Sept 2008
Shallow Waters 10 - 26 June 2010
From the Water’s Edge 27th Sept 13th Oct 2018 (accompanying catalogue)
La Terre Vivante 18th May - 3rd June (accompanying catalogue)
She was born in 1958 and grew up on the west coast of Scotland, She studied painting and drawing in Florence from 1976-78. From 1985-2003 she lived in France, followed by two years in Spain before settling back in Devon in 2005 and she is an avid supporter of the Marine Conservation Society. She has exhibited widely in France, London and the provinces and her paintings are held in private collections in the UK, Europe, Australia and North America.
Bibliography:
David Buckman, Artists in Britain since 1945, 1998 & 2006, Vol 1, p. 535.