Shaun Forward
Shaun joined the Society in May 2024. He studied Technical Illustration at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art in the 70s and then enjoyed a 50-year career in the graphic design industry.
Now retired, he can find more time to devote to the finer arts and particularly enjoys observational painting and drawing work - outdoors. His preferred subjects would be local coastal and rural scenes - particularly architectural details and small boats.
Shaun enjoys painting with acrylics and drawing in pen & ink, as well as carving linoblocks for limited edition prints. Shaun's style is continually evolving, and although he has traditionally leant towards the more detailed, he now seeks to explore a more impressionistic style with his work. Having discovered ‘urban sketching’ in the autumn of 2023, he also really enjoys being out in the town, drawing architectural subjects from life, with a local group.
Shaun has held two solo exhibitions and had work taken by galleries in both Dorset and Cornwall - something he intends to focus more on, since retiring.
More about Shaun and his various fine art disciplines can be found here. Commissions happily accepted.
Chettle Lodge Garden Gate, acrylic, 20cm x 20cm
Poole Quay from the Water, acrylic, 20cm x 20cm. Click here to see the painting in its frame
St Stephens, Pamphill, acrylic, 21cm x 30cm
Lady St Mary, Wareham, oil, 20cm x 20cm
Quay Hill, Lymington, acrylic, 21cm x 30cm
Priory Gate, pen & ink, 20cm x 20cm
Click here to return to the Artist Index Page or below for the next or previous artist.