Forbes Art & Frames

Louise Forbes — a local small-​town artist with tremendous talent!
She is famous for her animals paintings, acrylic on natural ash wood. I was fortunate enough to view a number of her paintings on print at the local Montrose Arts and Crafts Fair over 25 years ago. Shortly thereafter, I went to her art studio in Montrose and had the privilege to view some of her original acrylic on ash — wood paintings, most of which has already been sold.
There was this very large majestic looking male lion painting that caught my eye and instantly I had to have it. However, the painting had been sold — to my disappointment. Louise, had offered to paint me a somewhat smaller version of a male lion utilizing the shadow box framing concept which really adds to the overall artwork. John Forbes, her husband was the craftsman behind building the shadow box framework for all of her original artwork.
So, I commissioned Ms. Forbes to paint a similar — smaller male lion. I’m here to tell you, the artwork that she created for me was masterful, and still in the original condition today as when she first painted it.
I’m sorry to learn that she recently passed.